This is where we live. Behind the city with the best views of the mountains!
Before we moved to Colorado we had talked to numerous people about what the area was like. We never heard one bad thing about it. Neither of us had every been in the city before but we took the chance and decided on our moved based off what others were telling us.
"It's beautiful!"
"A family friendly state!"
"There is so much to do, you won't regret it."
And though we haven't done much because we are watching our money due to the drastic change of pay we are about to have, we have seen what the state has to offer.
We don't live close to the base we are stationed at, approximately 7-8 miles maybe but we do live close to Peterson AFB. We are about 3 miles from the commissary/BX. It literally takes us 2 minutes to get to the gate on Peterson. Which is great. Grocery shopping, banking, regular shopping, ect...All super close.
The people have all been great. We've only had one bad experience with a person and that was my midwife. She was old and probably hated her life anyways ;)
Everything is SUPER CLOSE to where we are. 1 mile down the road is the main road that goes through the springs. On that road is everything, walmart, sams, the mall, restaurants, car dealerships, banks, hotels, EVERYTHING! Lol There is no need to travel anywhere else. Everything is at our fingertips which makes gas saving easy! We have literally traveled the furthest about 8 miles from the house and that was to the hospital on Carson. We had a half a tank of gas when we arrived in Colorado a week ago and we still have a quarter tank left!
Since we are in the end of winter, it's still cold. But gets warmer during the day, (most days). Today it got to 57! SUMMER CLOTHES!!!!!! This morning at 41 I was wearing just a t shirt because it felt so nice after having weather in the 20's and 30's for a couple days. You adjust to it rather quickly!
I'm still having a hard time though adjusting to the elevation. Coming from sea level to about 6,000 feet above is just a bit of a transition. I get winded from just walking up the stairs in our house...Of course, I'm pregnant and this contributes but I mean, I'm about to die when I reach the top! My lips are constantly dry and I have this nasty rash on my arms from dry skin I'm assuming. Lotion is a must! Of course, I already have gotten into the habit of using it every day so we're on track...My hair here is constantly smooth and never frizzy, even if I don't blow dry and straighten after a shower. It goes almost instantly straight and is super soft. I LOVE IT!
Other then all the wonderful factors up top, Colorado is just another stop in our military career...So far we love it and at this point are talking about buying here. We've been off and on about it for awhile, since we first talked about moving here but now we are getting more serious about it. It's exactly smack dab in between both of our homes and plane tickets and/or driving wouldn't be that big of a deal to get home. Vacations would be more easily accessible because we wouldn't have to waste a full day + a few hours extra traveling each way which has taken away from vacations the last couple years and money to get home won't ever be an issue, unless of course we were completely dumb with our money.
Adjusting to the pay is going to be a transition. At this point we are considering taking ALL of our savings and putting it to pay off bills to free up several hundreds of dollars off our pay each month. This seems more practical at this point because in Hawaii, yes, living with all our bills and payments plus whatever recreation we wanted to partake it was possible but living here, though possible, wouldn't be comfortable.
Life really is great here. We love it and can't wait to build ourselves a bigger, better home with our new baby girl in August! And to all of our friends whom are contemplating Colorado...DO IT! You won't regret it (:
Anyways, it's movie time. Until next time!
"There is so much to do, you won't regret it."
And though we haven't done much because we are watching our money due to the drastic change of pay we are about to have, we have seen what the state has to offer.
We don't live close to the base we are stationed at, approximately 7-8 miles maybe but we do live close to Peterson AFB. We are about 3 miles from the commissary/BX. It literally takes us 2 minutes to get to the gate on Peterson. Which is great. Grocery shopping, banking, regular shopping, ect...All super close.
The people have all been great. We've only had one bad experience with a person and that was my midwife. She was old and probably hated her life anyways ;)
Everything is SUPER CLOSE to where we are. 1 mile down the road is the main road that goes through the springs. On that road is everything, walmart, sams, the mall, restaurants, car dealerships, banks, hotels, EVERYTHING! Lol There is no need to travel anywhere else. Everything is at our fingertips which makes gas saving easy! We have literally traveled the furthest about 8 miles from the house and that was to the hospital on Carson. We had a half a tank of gas when we arrived in Colorado a week ago and we still have a quarter tank left!
Since we are in the end of winter, it's still cold. But gets warmer during the day, (most days). Today it got to 57! SUMMER CLOTHES!!!!!! This morning at 41 I was wearing just a t shirt because it felt so nice after having weather in the 20's and 30's for a couple days. You adjust to it rather quickly!
I'm still having a hard time though adjusting to the elevation. Coming from sea level to about 6,000 feet above is just a bit of a transition. I get winded from just walking up the stairs in our house...Of course, I'm pregnant and this contributes but I mean, I'm about to die when I reach the top! My lips are constantly dry and I have this nasty rash on my arms from dry skin I'm assuming. Lotion is a must! Of course, I already have gotten into the habit of using it every day so we're on track...My hair here is constantly smooth and never frizzy, even if I don't blow dry and straighten after a shower. It goes almost instantly straight and is super soft. I LOVE IT!
Other then all the wonderful factors up top, Colorado is just another stop in our military career...So far we love it and at this point are talking about buying here. We've been off and on about it for awhile, since we first talked about moving here but now we are getting more serious about it. It's exactly smack dab in between both of our homes and plane tickets and/or driving wouldn't be that big of a deal to get home. Vacations would be more easily accessible because we wouldn't have to waste a full day + a few hours extra traveling each way which has taken away from vacations the last couple years and money to get home won't ever be an issue, unless of course we were completely dumb with our money.
Adjusting to the pay is going to be a transition. At this point we are considering taking ALL of our savings and putting it to pay off bills to free up several hundreds of dollars off our pay each month. This seems more practical at this point because in Hawaii, yes, living with all our bills and payments plus whatever recreation we wanted to partake it was possible but living here, though possible, wouldn't be comfortable.
Life really is great here. We love it and can't wait to build ourselves a bigger, better home with our new baby girl in August! And to all of our friends whom are contemplating Colorado...DO IT! You won't regret it (:
Anyways, it's movie time. Until next time!
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