Well, we made it out to our new home! Obviously there is so much to account for, so I am just going to do it in small pieces. We are so thankful we got to drive out to Atlanta. Our trip was full of laughter, silliness, tears, and great conversation. We enjoyed driving through each state and watching the scenery change. We had many fun moments and others that were just simply frustrating. Here are a few of the memories starting from the beginning.
We joked that we were homeless for a week, but this yellow Penske truly became home to us. We gave it a name (won't tell you what it is--so dorky) and it ran great. We were amazed that we could fit our material possessions in a 16 ft truck, and that we drove across the country with all that we owned.
This is where we slept the night before we left-- in our home sans furniture. Needless to say, we only had a couple of hours of real sleep, but it seemed significant to us to stay our last night in the only home that we have lived in together. We shared memories, as well as new hopes and dreams before we went to bed (or, uh, to sleeping bags).
The morning that we left was a very difficult one for us. All of our marriage has been spent in this home. Not to mention, we spend a lot of time and hard work upgrading the house. We took time to pray and take in each room, saying our goodbyes to the home. This is the last picture I took before heading to the car.
We took a picture of the sunrise in Riverside as we headed out. We joke now because there is a Riverside here in Atlanta, but it actually means that it is by the river. Hard for me to get over the other connotations of dry heat, the 91, and traffic.
This proves that I actually did some driving as well. The Penske was not quite the beast that it looks, and I handled it like it was nothing :)
We both had to take a picture with this awesome horse parked out front.
Isn't it so Texas? Look at the man in the cowboy hat and the woman's hair!
We joked that we were homeless for a week, but this yellow Penske truly became home to us. We gave it a name (won't tell you what it is--so dorky) and it ran great. We were amazed that we could fit our material possessions in a 16 ft truck, and that we drove across the country with all that we owned.
This is where we slept the night before we left-- in our home sans furniture. Needless to say, we only had a couple of hours of real sleep, but it seemed significant to us to stay our last night in the only home that we have lived in together. We shared memories, as well as new hopes and dreams before we went to bed (or, uh, to sleeping bags).
The morning that we left was a very difficult one for us. All of our marriage has been spent in this home. Not to mention, we spend a lot of time and hard work upgrading the house. We took time to pray and take in each room, saying our goodbyes to the home. This is the last picture I took before heading to the car.
We took a picture of the sunrise in Riverside as we headed out. We joke now because there is a Riverside here in Atlanta, but it actually means that it is by the river. Hard for me to get over the other connotations of dry heat, the 91, and traffic.
This proves that I actually did some driving as well. The Penske was not quite the beast that it looks, and I handled it like it was nothing :)