Monday, February 10, 2014
California to Ohio Our Move
Heres what happened last week.
MONDAY
Moving day was probably one of the most exhausting, uncoordinated days ever. Davids company organized our move and said that they would take care of moving our box springs downstairs (on move in we had to pull them up to our third story balcony since they wouldnt go around the stairs). A few days before move in, we were asked if a crane would fit to lower them, we said NO, they just needed to be lowered by a pulley etc. Well that morning a crane showed up ... it got here before the movers did, so it sat in our driveway, blocking our neighbors garages for about 2 hours and he missed two other appointments. I need to emphasis that we didnt organize or pay for this!! I dont want to know how much it cost ... Im sure way more than the box springs cost.
They were lifted out the back balcony, over the roof and then down.
I wont bore you with the details, but there were a lot more hiccups that day ... Lets just say that I was glad to be out of Pismo so it was all over.
TUESDAY
First day of our drive and first day of the government shutdown. HORRIBLE timing, right?? We planned our entire trip around going through the national parks, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Mount Rushmore, etc.. Jennifer suggested that we focus on the yummy food along the way, and we did! It was a little hard with the puppy, so we focused on quick places with outdoor seating. I gained a few pounds along the way .. so its going to be clean(er) eating for a while now ..
We decided to head through San Francisco instead. We had lunch with Davids brother at Boudin. Annabelle had the whole backseat to herself, her bed on one side and blankets on the other so she could look out the window without standing up. She loved it :)
We went through Napa, ate at Gotts, we got an ahi tuna burger, barbecue chicken sandwich, and garlic fries. And finished it off with a black and white shake :) Yum!
WEDNESDAY
We woke up in Lake Tahoe, such a beautiful place! Got our last In n Out before we left the west coast in Reno.
Saw a double rainbow, stayed at Hotel Monaco - how great is that headboard?
THURSDAY
By chance visited the Park City, Utah olympics site. We got off to let Annabelle go potty and found outlets (love me some j crew) and the olympics site, a happy accident!
We saw windmills in Wyoming, got some rain and snow, and then lots of fog (thankfully not at the same time) before we called it quits in eastern Wyoming for the night. Oh and my car hit 100,000 miles :)
FRIDAY
We started early, trying to get out the snow. The car was already covered, picture us in flip flops wiping the snow off the car with our sleeves, we took our scrappers out of the car before we moved to CA. Whoops!
We drove about 14 hours that day and stopped in Iowa right on the Illinois line.
SATURDAY
We stopped in Elgin IL, to see my childhood home and a few other things in the area. I wish I could have gone in!
We stopped at Portillos, one of my favorite placed to eat as a kid (see Annabelle?) We also got a Chicago style pizza. Trying to avoid traffic we stopped outside of Chicago, but we really should have went in, it wasnt as good :( Love Giordanos IN Chicago. We also stopped at Blick Art supply to pick up a few things for projects, but forgot to snap a pic.
We then drove to South Bend, IN to to visit my brother. So funny that we got to see both of our brothers on this trip!
SUNDAY
We made it to Ohio! We got some more rain - we made up for all of the rain that we missed in CA. First stop, Target, naturally :) I restrained myself from picking up a few things in the home clearance section.
MONDAY
I worked on my laptop from the deck of the hotel. The view was pretty!
TUESDAY
We found a place to stay! More details soon, but were staying in a unit until ours is finished (getting new appliances etc.) So were waiting to get the rest of our things delivered until we move into our "permanent" (for the next few months) place.
Its kinda like were in a little treehouse or camping ... its smaller than our last place, lacking storage and a garage, but it has cathedral ceilings, a loft and a spiral staircase so thats pretty cool! Im hoping that theyll let me do a little DIY ... so well see :)
Were so glad to be semi-settled! Unfortunately well have to wait about 2 weeks to really move in - we were just happy to find a place that would take Annabelle (I got a lot of no pets allowed ..)
It was a long week. Part of me wished that we flew, but at least 50% of our reason for driving was still applicable, Annabelle. She would have to go in cargo... So worth it :)
It was a long week. Part of me wished that we flew, but at least 50% of our reason for driving was still applicable, Annabelle. She would have to go in cargo... So worth it :)
I hope that you all have a great weekend!!
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