Although I have lived in Oklahoma for my entire life, I actually spent quite a bit of time in Colorado several years ago. The reason that I spent so much time in Colorado was because I was dating a girl who lived there. We met in Oklahoma when she spent the summer here with her aunt, and after she left to go back to Colorado, we made the decision to stay together. Even though we were in a long distance relationship, we actually made it work for over two years. I think the main reason for our success was because I made an effort to go to Colorado so often (and she did the same to come to Oklahoma).

Even though we normally just used her Mercury Cougar to get around when I visited Colorado, there was one special occasion (which was her senior prom) where we decided to rent a different car for the evening. Because I was under twenty-five, I was not able to get the car rental on my own, but luckily her Dad liked me and was willing to put the vehicle in his name!