March 6, 2009
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ARRIVED!
Well.... I already posted a whole album about the new house on facebook yesterday. So I thought I'd just add the pictures of the treck to COS on here, since there is a little more story to tell.....
Of course, when we first got here we didn't have internet yet, so I couldn't really report from the third day. Luckily the hotels along the way provided me with my daily "fix".... LOL.... Did you know, btw, that all the rest stations on the highways now offer free wireless internet? I guess a lot of truckers use that now, as well. And why not?
OK.. so here it goes. Prepare for another onslaught of photos!
This is how we started out. This is the view I had for three days! Did you notice by the way, how low the MPV sits? ;P - packed to the gills - I'm telling you!
We did this a lot! We usually drove 1 1/2 to 2 hours then either gas, pp, or stretching break. Sometimes all of the above! I believe this was in Selma, AL
This is the view into my car. :O - Cedric on the bottom, Silvester on top, cooler at hand - and this is literally and physically the ONLY room in this car - the driver's seat.
The second morning - Monroe, LA! We are all packed up again and ready to go.
Sylvi's car looked similar to mine, except that her "backseat" was relatively open, with Rygar occupying one seat, Sierra the other and Moritz on the floor (can't see him). But behind that was the same wall that you could find in mine!
After one of the stretching breaks Sierra decided she had enough of the backseat and wanted a shot at my driver's seat! Silvester didn't think that was funny!
The second night. The hotel in Vernon, TX. As you can see Cedric wasn't really that stressed out or concerned about the whole trip thing. Somehow he found a way to entertain himself. (oh... and yeah... that is Nemo's tail hanging out of the litter box.... LOL)
As long as his fluffy blue pillow is there, Silvester can sleep anywhere. Poor thing had it worst of everybody, though. Motion sickness is no fun, and he promptly threw up every single day. But then the medicine kicked in and he at least was able to sleep most of the time. He used the time in the hotel wisely to recover.
When we went to bed Lucy had found her own accomodations - in my travel bag ...
... but when we woke up the next morning Nemo occupied that same spot!
The third day started out early, but a little rough. We had to stop several times for various reasons. One of them was that Max found a way to exploit a weak spot in the construction of the kennel door and escaped into the car!
Ahhhhh.... New Mexico and Mesas in the background!
And this is the first time we saw the Colorado Rockies (very faintly in this picture through the glass with the crack.... LOL)! Not much longer! Are we there yet?
YESSSSSSSS!
Hal got us "Welcome Home" balloons. How cute is that?
Together again!
And I already have a "view" picture on the facebook. But this is a little different angle and not zoomed in. Still very stunning, no?
And this was yesterday! Beautiful sunset. Same view from our backyard!
I love it here! Everything seems to be right up my ally. You can get EVERYthing organic! Everybody is very conscious and into recycling. The people are very genuinely friendly and Customer Service still seems to be very valued here. It just feels like home. Yay!
Comments (6)
These are amazing.. I want to come see you SO bad!! Is that RY's backyard?? wow he's probably SO excited..
I miss you guys SO much.
Is the rest stop wireless ACTUALLY free, or is it "free" in the sense of the "free" wireless at airports? You know, you can connect to their wireless just fine, but you can't actually get on the INTERNET unless you buy a day pass from something stupid like Boingo or Tmobile?
@cyndelee -
Yes.... the backyard has a swingset and slide - and a sandbox. He's really excited! Also... there is a raised "flower bed" - or rather a vegetable/herbs bed. Plus there are 4 huge barrel planters that I will go to town on pretty soon here.....
@Shana1228 -
I don't know.. I just saw the signs, I didn't try. We never stopped long enough! LOL!
@assipassi -
Eh, I bet it's BS just like at the airport.
OMG that backyard is SWEET! I know Rygar is loving that already. How on Earth did Cedric get up there? Did he scale the ironing board? Hahaha he's trouble!!!!
It's kind of cool that you guys went the same way I go when I went to Columbus. I knew all the scenery you saw until you got to the Morton exit! lol Let me ask you, did you get the feeling when you were going through Demopolis that you were going through Forks? That narrow stretch when you are just getting into that town looks just like going into Forks in the beginning of the movie.
I can't wait to come visit you guys! And now it's time for me to go Transformer shopping for Rygar!
Love ya!
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