We Made It!

The last week has been an exhausting one, but we finally made it to Colorado. We had a moving day on Sunday and filled a 24 ft. truck and a 12 x 8 trailer with all of our stuff. We had a good handful of people to help with the move, so that made things move along fairly quickly. The last half was the most challenging, as it became a puzzle for us to fit what we had in the limited space. To our amazement, we didn't have to leave anything behind.

Zac's dad, Steve, agreed to drive the big truck to Colorado Springs and was also supposed to pull one of our minivans behind it. Budget goofed up and didn't have a vehicle towing trailer available for us, even though we made the reservation weeks in advance. Zac's mom, Pam, requested time of from work at the last minute to drive our other van down for us. It all worked out and we were set to take off on Monday.

Steve left Monday morning, but the rest of us had to wait because we had our Minneapolis house closing at 4pm that day. After the closing, we got a bite to eat and hit the road. We basically drove non-stop through the night with only an hour or so to rest at a rest stop. Steve stayed in a hotel that night, so we ended up beating him to The Springs... which is good because we had to go get the keys to our new home once we made it into town.

So now it's Saturday and the exhaustion is beginning to fade. We've already met a few of the neighbors and we found some kids in the neighborhood that have been keeping our kids occupied. So far, everything feels very comfortable. We are very thankful for Steve and Pam helping out, it would have been extremely stressful if Zac and I had to move in without the help.

Steve flew home on Friday and Pam will fly home on Sunday. We were able to have one fun day together on Thursday as we visited Garden of the Gods and drove up to the top of Pikes Peak. Click on the album below to see some pictures:

Move to Colorado