Briefly...

Just a quick note and then hopefully some new pics in the next few days. We are back in Omaha and so, so happy to have the trip done. It was quite an adventure this week getting everything packed up in time and out of the apartment we had in Midland. Dan and Stacy arrived a few minutes early on their flight Tuesday night and that's the only thing that happened even close to on time!

We planned to get out of town by 9 Tuesday night, but instead were out a bit before 10, then it turns out moving trucks are not made for speed, so a 90-minute trip took 2 hours over to Sweetwater. The motel cost considerably more than we'd been told it would be, but that's just how it goes sometimes. We got to sleep late, got up early, but still didn't get out until around 9:30 or 9:45. Then, we managed to take what is normally a 12 to 14-hour drive and turn it into almost 18 hours, arriving in town well after 2 a.m. Dan and I then had to take the truck to the house, unload my Jeep, then drive back to Gary & Nell's in Bellevue. This meant getting to bed around 3:30 in the morning and then, just to make it fun, I had to get up at 8:15 so I could be back at our house by 9 for the movers to unload! What fun!

Needless to say, I crashed last night before 10:30 and slept until 7:30 this morning. Tomorrow (Saturday) morning, we're off to return Dan and Stacy to Custer and that's another 9-hour drive. What fun! At least we only have 1 vehicle instead of 3 for this trip, meaning we have a better shot of sticking closer to that 9-hour window. I hope to update soon with pics and or video this week! Take care everyone!

Leaving Tuesday Night!

Well, I wanted to get an entry in here before we have to shut things down Tuesday morning and I don't have a good shot at doing anything for at least several days. We picked up the rental truck today and the movers are coming first thing in the morning to load it up. Of course, since Dan & Stacy don't arrive until about 8 p.m., we'll have a long day of not much to do while we wait for them. Originally, the movers were to be here around 3:30 in the afternoon, which would've left us plenty of time during the day to pack the last few things up. With the change in plans they gave us today, Katy and I have been furiously packing everything so the movers can get at least 98% of it loaded in the 2 hours or so they'll be assisting.

We do have a few things we can get out of the house to do, fortunately. We have a number of items we'll be donating to Goodwill, and we need to run by the cable company to drop off the cable box and modem. Plus, then I need to bubble wrap the big TV and get it ready to load into the Jeep. Meals will be a bit of a challenge, and I know tomorrow night we'll head over to Odessa to hopefully eat at Chik-Fil-A one last time and then head to the mall for a bit to use some time before we have to head to the airport.

Once Dan & Stacy arrive, we're on the road, planning to stop about 1-1/2 to 2 hours east of here in Sweetwater for the night. This will give us a little bit of a leg up on the trip and keep us from hitting Oklahoma City during any part of the rush hour on Wednesday. We may hit it in Tulsa, but Tulsa is considerably smaller so it shouldn't be a big deal.

Please pray for us as we make this 1000-mile trek. It's not an intimidating trip at all, but it's time consuming and any time you are driving a larger moving truck, it adds a different element and slows you down a bit as well. Take care, everyone, and I'll update soon!