Our Poverty with a View

Day 1-Colorado Springs

Posted by Brittney | Filed under Dashboard Diaries

We took off on Friday and made the 2 hour trip to Omaha to visit our friends Kurt and Marisa before we “officially” were on the road. We celebrated our epic trip with red velvet cake and champagne. Delicious!

Saturday morning we hit the road semi-early with Colorado Springs set in our sights. We were feeling pretty good. The Penske truck cruised at 70 and the dogs were doing just fine in their kennels.

Our first stop for gas was right outside of Lincoln, Nebraska. This my friends, is where the shit hit the fan.

Matt was pumping the Diesel and I had to rearrange the kennels. I took Lulu out of hers and put her on the bench seat while I tried to fit it back under the seat. Well, she decided to make a break for it and JUMP OUT OF THE PENSKE TRUCK. I turn around and our 4 pound puppy is lying on the cement just squealing like she broke her legs (which is totally legit since it’s like a 6 foot fall). I was hysterical (and I am grossly understating my emotional state). She went into some crazy trance where her pupils were dilated and she was all tense. I was 95 percent certain she was a goner. I wrapped her in Matt’s jacket and hoped for the best. If there was a vet anywhere in the vicinity we would have been there but Western Nebraska was pretty vacant.

I held her for about the next 3 hours and she started to perk back up and she had recovered by lunch time. I still had some serious guilt. I may have promised her a double cheeseburger if she could just make it through. She road shotgun with me the rest of the day since I felt so horrible.

The rest of the trip was pretty uneventful (thankfully!). We made pretty good time but were kind of surprised that there is still snow on the ground here! We’re staying at La Quinta-a great pet friendly hotel for all you travelers with furry friends! We found them via bringfido.com.

Here are some shots of today’s scenery….