We made it!

We got up later today than we had planned so we didn't get on the road until 10:40. We were in the need of gas and decided to stop at the next stop for a break. We drove and drove and finally saw what we suppose was a town but it just looked deserted. We have heard people say that if you sneeze you could miss it, they are surely referring to many of the towns on the Texas border. We had some pretty bad roads today too. It seemed like the last hour driving through Texas was nothing but corn field after corn field and then the huge silos used to process the corn. We did pass by a big sunflower farm which was really cool because Carrie was eating sunflower seeds at the same time. We passed into New Mexico and were only in the state for a little over an hour. We had heard so much about the Raton pass between New Mexico and Colorado and were worried about it. We were very pleased to find that it was really no big deal. We were able to stay at 40mph going up and then just kept switching gears going down. The scenery was absolutely beautiful! That was the worst part of the pass, we were trying to keep our eyes on the road and it was hard to not look around at all the trees changing colors. After we got to the Colorado side we looked into the distance and could see snow topped Rocky Mountains. It was awesome! They looked like a postcard. Carrie was really excited to see Christopher's reaction to his first view of the beautiful mountains. The rest of the drive through Colorado was really uneventful except for the most awful, vile bathroom on the planet. While we were fueling up we smelled this wonderful smell and couldn't believe how strong it was. It was pine from a nearby tree. We watched the mountains on our left and the plains on our right. When we got into Denver we passed Invesco Park where the Broncos play. We were surprised that everyone seemed to do the speed limit (55). We're gonna have to adjust to that one. We found our hotel for the night and are just going to relax since we have a big day tomorrow. The movers are coming to unpack and we have to figure out our way around. It's been really weird for us with the air. The elevation is really noticeable when we breathe. It doesn't take much to make you short of breath. The temps have been warm too...around 80 degrees but lows in the 40's. We'll keep you updated on our day tomorrow and let you know what we think about Broomfield and our apartment.