Night 1/Morning of day 2: Colorado Springs: We couldn't find a camping spot like we had planned, so we stayed in this dirty little motel off the side of the road. It advertised rooms for $39, but then you had to pay $10 for each additional adult. Our first room had a moldy bed! I am not kidding. I guess they had a leak in the ceiling and had fixed that, but forgot to change the sheets. Luckily they had a new room, and though we questioned their cleanliness after the experience with the first room, we had no other options. The hotels were pretty booked because of the Senior PGA Championships.
On Friday morning we went to Garden of the Gods:
... and the Air Force Academy where I started my undergraduate education. Man, did that place bring back memories. The cadet chapel is pretty impressive with its tall spires. 
Inside, the ceiling was pretty cool too.
On Friday we made it to Texas:
Here is a collection of some of the funny things we saw on our trip: Is anything more Texan than a truck that says "Boogie Down"? We also liked the camouflaged "God's Army" truck and the town of Waxahachie... well, the name anyway. How could anybody live in a town called Waxahachie and not be totally happy?
We camped in the Texas humidity on Friday night (lesson: don't camp in Texas during August) and was thrilled to get to the place we will call home for the next two months. Compared to Greentree... well, to almost any apartment, this place is SUPER! They even have maid service that will clean every other week. I could get used to this! Take the tour below: Elia is loving the place too. We didn't have bubble bath so we used dish soap for her bath last night. We weren't paying attention and she dumped in about half of the bottle and enjoyed a fairytale like bath with gobs of bubbles.
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Congrats Petty's!!!! I was thinking about you guys this past weekend, and wondering if you had left for Texas. I am so happy you made it their safely and that you have enjoyed it so far. Keep us posted on your adventure and keep the pictures coming. We miss you!
I love the place. It's bigger than our house, and I'm so jealous of the closet and the pantry-they're an unobtainable goal right now in my life:) Best of luck house hunting. I think it's great to be on a new adventure together!
Wow, congrats on the move!! You need to post more about Eric's job...which company? What does he do? We are so happy for you guys! Advice for new home buyers...well we haven't closed on our house just yet..but my advice is..take your time finding something you really like!
Welcome to Texas! Are y'all hot and wet enough yet? Have you figured out it DOES NOT cool down at night?? We hope you love it as much as we do! If you ever get up to Dallas, please look us up or if you want to come up and see the sights, you always have a place to stay! I can't guarantee anything too high class, but I promise no mold on your sheets...
Congrats to you guys! I'm jealous you only had to drive to Texas. Last summer we were coming to AZ from NY. That was a VERY LONG 6 days!
Glad to see you made it. Didn't think we would be hearing from you for a while. Looks like you have a nice place to stay while you are transitioning. Maybe you should stay there. Look for some house buying advice in the way of email. I won't take up the space here.
Sherrie
You're right- I shouldn't have watched the tour of your new place. It's gorgeous! We had a great time last night visiting with you. Sierra is already asking about her friends.
How can you think this new place is better than Greentree?? :) Kidding kidding! What a great place! I love it and it looks so spacious, open and new. A bit different from our favorite place on Greenway. I hope there are some nice parks nearby for Ethan and Elia to play at!
Whoa look at the size of your kitchen is all I can think! It's a beauty! So happy you've made it to Texas!
Congratulations!! We are so excited for you guys. You will have to post all about Texas. We could have given you a bed in CO. I am happy to hear you made it safe.
Good luck house hunting, it sounds very very exciting!
Congratulations Petty family! We miss you guys and wish you well! We miss Bro Petty leading us in song and just for the record he and Mark Gordon were the BEST home teachers we EVER had! God bless -
hi guys! so texas is your final destination huh? wish you the best. house hunting sucks... we are in the same boat and it's not fun... good luck :)hey, at least housing in TX is really cheap!
I think I missed this post! Congrats on the job! More details please! That place looks awesome and OH to have a place of my own again...I'm actually counting down the days until I go to Suncreek--only because it is my place. :) Good luck!
Hi Petty's. Congrats on your Job, move and fabulous interim housing. Glad things are going so well for you. We miss you guys so much and from what we can tell, our Thunderbird group will be a lot smaller this fall. :( Anyway, have a blast and enjoy everything.
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