March 16, 2011
Today the movers came to take all of our stuff, pack it onto the big semi (with 4 other families lives) and take it away to Washington. What a fiasco! The guys that packed us on Thursday didn’t do it right (Military moves are much stricter than standard moves). Therefore, the guys that came to load the truck today had to spend a few extra hours RE-packing our stuff. UGH. Not to mention the lady that almost rearended our truck, and slide out of control up into the grass of the storage unit place. Don’t worry, no one was hurt. We weren’t even near them at the time. But still scary. The police had to come out and take a report. Worst of all, the lady took off on blown tires (and I mean, SHREDDED!!). What a nightmare. The movers today were nice though. So that made for a good experience, even in the rain. Blech!
The rest of the day was really busy, tying up loose ends and getting stuff together for the trip. We were even able to sell our little red car (the one I’ve driven for the last 3.5 years). Sad to see Big Red go, but it was time! It went to a fabulous family that I’ve known for 12 years, so I know it’ll be taken care of really well. Don’t want to get to nostalgic. It is JUST a car, right? :-)
After we had made our run to Meijer for trip supplies (Tylenol PM, Cliff Bars, Trail Mix and Diet Coke), we made our way to Amato’s Pizza, downtown Delaware with my parents and Benz. It was AWESOME. We are kicking ourselves that we didn’t eat there sooner. Not to put out a promotion, but if you are ever downtown Delaware, get to this place. (*end shameless plug*)
We got the car all packed up. A very uneventful activity. Made sure everything was going to fit in the overhead carrier, and we moved right into bed around 10PM, giving us plenty of time for a 4 hour nap. Up at 1.50 to get ready to leave at 3. Gotta look our best for the road. Never know who you’ll bump into. Maybe even someone famous?? We can dream (I mean, I can dream. Wes couldn’t care less. HAHA)
May 17, 2011
Early morning. Hard to say goodbye. We’re really sad to go, but so excited to start our lives. My parents are the most wonderful people. I am going to miss them so much. I know that Wes will too. Cheddar and Mooshu will as well, I’m sure. The only person/living thing not doing any missing will by my mom’s cat Jinx, who hates all things to do with our little family.
On the road at 3.10. Not bad considering how early it is, and we still had to pack the overhead carrier this morning. Everyone got up to say goodbye (even Jinx, but I think she was saying “Good Riddance”). Benz (our exchange student) even climbed out of bed! We all said our tearful goodbyes and see you laters, knowing that it was only a few short months until we could visit with them again (and thank goodness for Skype). On the way out of the door I was able to say “I’ll call you later today”, which 30 years ago would never have been heard of. Pretty cool what our society can offer us in terms of technology and communication (Jetsons we right, we CAN video chat with our neighbors and friends at the touch of a button).
Wes started our trek in the drivers seat. The cats in the back, in their kennel (pictures to come), whining about their new harnesses (gotta have a way to grab them if they get away). I think Mooshu was more mad about his being neon blue, than actually having to wear it. HAHA
We’re just making our way out of Columbus. Seeing the bright ambient light coming off of the city makes me miss it already. Going to be tough getting used to high mountains on the horizon and not miles of farmland and trees. (Will post pictures once we’re across the country).
Loving the thought of a new life ahead of me, and so proud of the life I’m leaving at home.
Missing my entire family like crazy already. Wes and I are the luckiest people to have all of the wonderful people in our lives that we do. If you’ve ever crossed our path in the past, know that you are very much so loved by both of us and we miss you terribly.
More to come later (I NEED A NAP ALREADY). Haha
11AM May 17, 2011
We’re just making our way through Illinois. About 70 miles from St. Louis. Been a long morning already. It seemed like almost every time we stopped the cats decided it was a good opportunity to use the litter box in their kennel. Go figure. I guess we shouldn’t complain, seeing as we were able to clean it out right then and there. It’s quite the funny process to see a grown woman climbing into a cat kennel in the back of an SUV to clean out her cats litter box. YUCK!
We did give them some “Prozac” like drugs to help calm them down. It’s really helped, I think. We hardly hear a peep out of them. And of course, as I’m typing this Cheddar chimes in with his meek little “Mew”. Almost as if to say “Hey! You aren’t acknowledging us back here and we’re lonely!” They have each other, so I don’t feel so bad. I’ve got a couple really funny pictures, and hopefully once I get some internet working I can share them with everyone.
Wes and I have been trading on and off with the driving. Seems to be that every 2 hours one of us is really tired. That’s what we get for only sleeping 4 hours last night. It was like Christmas, only I wasn’t getting a stocking in the morning. I was getting a car full of stuff and two screaming cats. Great. Just what I always wanted. HAHA Wes and I are just excited to have this adventure underway. We’re not going forever, and with today’s technology we can keep in touch with everyone at the touch of a button. It’ll be really great to explore the other side of our country.
Evening May 17th, 2011
We got to Kansas City around 4pm. WAY earlier than I tought we would. So we had time to explore the ENORMOUS Cabela's store near our hotel. Good thing too because I wanted to look at backpacks for hiking, and hiking boots. And of course, we scoured the camping equipment. Can't wait to get to Washington to explore all of the hills we are going to hike!
Now here we sit in our hotel room. The cats have had a chance to explore more than we have. We were able to meet up with Tony George and his little girl Riley (20 mo). We had a blast at this great Hibatchi restaurant at the Legends of the Village West. This great outlet mall in Kansas City. It was a lot of fun. They had a great restaurant for kids called the TREX. It was really cool. Reminded us of the Rainforest Cafe in Disney, from our honeymoon. It was a really cool place. Exterior shot at right! Interior Shot Below!
After dinner we got to see Riley play in the water at the mall. Technically it was a fountain, but she was so excited about the water. See picture. What a stinker. An adorable stinker!
We "rented" Yes Man from the hotel, (they have a free library of movies), and now we're curled up watching and laughing. The cats have calmed down and we're all ready for a good nights sleep. Going to need it tomorrow on our way to Denver!
Posting tomorrow night as well!
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