As you cross the border from Nebraska into Colorado, you think, “O.K. Cool, not too much longer, right?”

Wrong.

When you’re following a UHaul carrying an auto-transport, it’s not like you can do 80 MPH on the highway.

I guess I never realized how much further south Colorado Springs is from Denver. I knew it was 70 miles, but I didn’t realize it was considered “southern Colorado” We didn’t go into Denver, though, or that would have been a long way here, we drove around Denver and I have to tell you, there’s not much going on on the eastern side of Colorado on the way down.

Lots of farmland and ranches, spotted with a small town here and there, and that’s about it.

It was about 5 hours to get from the Nebraska border down to Colorado Springs. I knew we were getting closer once we started seeing the foothills of Pike’s Peak.

We arrived at the apartment complex about 1:00 or so in the afternoon, filled out all the paperwork and got our key. Emily calls it a “hotel” since they have a clubhouse with a fitness center and pool. She’s so cute! If it helps her adjust, then she can call it a hotel.

When you think about it, it’s almost like a large extended stay hotel. There’s a living room, dining area, kitchen, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and fireplace.