A Long Week (Almost As Long As This Post)

The timeline of our move goes like this:

Sunday, December 21st - I left work at 3:30 and we picked the U-Haul 24 ft truck up at around 4:30. Once we got back home we spent a couple hours loading to get a little head start. And the temperature was 6 degrees.

Monday, December 22nd - We got up at six and started loading by 7:00, it was 4 degrees when we started and got up to a sunny 16. We loaded the truck until around 1:30 p.m. 0r 2:00 at which time we switched to cleaning and errands mode. After running to the cable place to drop off the modem and trying to track down the recycling center for our last load of cans and bottles (which we never got rid of), we ran home and scrubbed and scrubbed. We got to bed at around 9:30 exhausted.

Tuesday, December 23rd - We got up at 3:00 a.m. and did some last minute packing and were on the road by 5:00. We stopped for one last fountain drink refill ($.89) at the QT and departed 239 Houston Street for the last time (almost). Forecasts across Missouri and Kansas were calling for temperatures around freezing with rain. Not the best news. By the time we got to Kansas City (the one in Missouri) it started raining and it was freezing on the windsheild. The road didn't look that bad but a Jeep Cherokee started doing a 360º spin on the opposite side of I-70 and got clipped by a semi. It was white knuckles for awhile. It eventually dried out on the western side of Kansas City (the one in Kansas).

We stopped for gas and Taco Bell in Lawrence, Kansas. Gas and Taco Bell being somewhat redundant. By 4:30 Mountain time the radios were calling for 1 to 3 inches of snow through eastern Colorado. Since it was getting dark and the trailer's taillights were out we decided to stop for the night. We picked a Holiday Inn Express in Goodland, Kansas to spend the night. We're both "push on" kind of people, especially when we're that close to our goal. I don't know why but we had a fit of good sense that paid off. By the time we got Moon unloaded and were ready to go to dinner there was a blizzard outside. At the recommendation of the hotel clerk, we went to a place called Crazy R's. It was a great smokey dive and there were several local families there having dinner and playing pool. I had a great KC Strip and Bud Select. Unfortunately, as you might guess, they didn't have much vegetarian fare and the cigarette smoke was closing Lisa's throat so it was less fun for her. She got Subway afterwards and got to swim in the pool so she was happy.

Wednesday, December 24th - We hit the road at 7:00 for the remainder of the trip to Littleton (where Lisa's Mom lives). We rolled in around 12:00 and had lunch from Noodles Inc. and unpacked the stuff Lisa would need while staying in Littleton. Than we left for Colorado Springs with Lisa's sister Jennifer who graciously volunteered to help us unload.

When it was all said and done we had the truck unloaded and we were back in Littleton ready for bed by 8:30.

Thursday, December 25th - Christmas we went to Idaho Springs for dinner at Chris's house and then Lisa dropped me off at the airport for the flight back to St Louis. Which is where I'll stay until January 16th at which time I'll be heading for Colorado Springs.

That was about it. There were some misadventures last night after I got back to St Louis involving my search for food and the tricky entrance to the Best Western but other than that the trip kind of wore down. I had to go to work this morning and I'm still tired so I've got to end this thing quick. Night.