Let me just say that these trucks are HuGE & UnCOmfOrTaBLe! We did have a good time together though. Our first stop.....
We stayed with my sister-in-law Becki & her 5 kids. (My brother was out of town-bummer) We went hiking & had a picnic at the Red Rocks. It was a BLasT! We also went & saw 'Kung Fu Panda' which is a darling movie. While in Colorado, we realized that we accidently, well I accidently left our passports in the file cabinet which was packed in the middle of the truck. You would think that wouldn't pose such a problem, but we were going to be driving through Canada on our way into Buffalo. So...Doug being the trooper he is, climbed in, over, under, behind everything to get to those passports. I have such a forgiving & patient husband. :) We had a great time in Colorado & already miss you guys like crazy! Thanks Becki for your Travel Survival Kit! So we left Sunday morning for...
Omaha, Nebraska! We were quite pleased with the drive in. It was so green everywhere! We spent Sunday night with our friends Julianne & Jayson Clark. They have the cutest home & seem really happy in their new place. Jayson had to go to school on Monday so Julianne showed us around. We went to this cute little shopping villa that had tons of fun little shops, restaurants etc. There was this candy shop that gave out FrEE pieces of fresh fudge. We of course had to try it & it was FaNtAsTiC!That afternoon we took a short drive to IOWA to stay with our friends Mitch & Robyn Gubler. When I say short, it was still 5 hours, but it is amazing how short that seems after you've driven 10 & 8 hour drives. We went out to eat at TeXAs RoAdHOuSe & then they drove us around town. They took us to a park that they had been to for a BBQ 2 weeks prior. It was completely covered in water!! (that is what those pics are of) They had to help sandbag for people & some streets were closed due to the flooding. Scary! We went & saw their home to be & it is so nice! It was so great to just hang out & not DRIVE!!! Thanks Mitch & Robyn! We left on Tuesday morning & headed to...
The Becker family was kind enough to let us spent 2 nights in their lovely home. We went to this really neat park that has a little lake for swimming, paddle boats etc. They also had this SpLaSH PaD that was really cool! It was fun playing with little Ellie & seeing her interact with everyone. She is great at making friends & made us feel right at home. Emily & I stayed up late talking & catching up. I love that! You guys are great & seem so happy! Thanks for a great time!So we left Michigan Thursday and drove another 5 hours through Canada. Why is it that when you go through the border they always have this attitude that makes you think you've done something wrong? :) Oh well. We got through just fine & oddly enough I felt almost home just by seeing a simple sign.
WE MADE IT! We went from Sandy, Utah to Buffalo, New York in 6 days & we couldn't have asked for a better trip. We had great weather the entire way, fabulous places to sleep & mostly, wonderful people to share our experience with. Our journey to & from each stop was so fun! It was great for me to see my friends in their new homes & see how they have adapted to a new life. Thank you to everyone we stayed with! It meant more to us than you know. We love you & miss you!
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It looks like you guys had so much fun. I am glad that you got to see fun places and people along the way. I hope the moving in is going well and that you are enjoying your new home! Keep us posted.
What a long and fun trip! I am glad you guys finally made it. Now you can set up your house and make it feel like home. Thanks for staying with us for a night, it was so fun to see you!
I had no idea that your road trip was going to be so fun-filled! I miss you everyday...Keep your blog current because I'm always wondering how you're doing :-)
How fun to have friends to stay with all along the way!! We are so happy that you guys are here! We look forward to lots of adventures in the next few years!
That really does sound like a blast! I sure do miss you! You will have to do a post about your cute house once you get it all put together!
Fun road trip. Me and Stacy were saying the other day that we already miss you...I hope everything is going great!
36 hours! wow sounds like a lot of fun! your pictures got me really excited to drive out.. answer to your question: we are going to Manhattan, New York... Columbia..our apartment is right by central park and yankee stadium You should come visit if you guys get a chance.. you have a place to stay.. new york hotels get $$$!!!!!
It's so fun to see all you did on your way! It looks like you had a blast! I can't wait to see all you're doing up there! :D Miss you!
Rach!
It was so fun to read about all this finally, since we're so good at playing phone tag. Looks like your road trip was grand...how fun. I'm jealous you got to spend two whole nights at the Beckers. FUN
Sure love you.
Sorry, it has taken me so long to get back to checking blogs. You sure do a terrific job Rach - I love the picture collages! They really give me a feel for you guys' trip back to New York. Thanks for sharing.
Mom
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