From Roc to Nashville!

07.16.14

The Move: Part I

Hey everyone! Guess what?! I am officially all settled in my new home of Nashville, Tennessee! I feel so behind on posting because we haven't had internet access until yesterday afternoon. I want to recap a little on my last night in Rochester and the drive down South.

We spent all day Thursday packing and loading the truck. My friend of 17 years, Jenn, stopped by for one last hug and "See You Later" and she wrote my the sweetest note! And Emma, one of my oldest friends, came directly to our house from her road-trip home to say bye! I seriously have the greatest friends. 

Victory dance in the truck!

Our cousins, Jack and Dane, came over for some very enthusiastic hugs. 

Emma and I can't get enough of Dane!

Jack is going to miss me, I just know it.

One Last Look on Friday AM

Our Fearless Leader in the Truck

 We left Rochester around 6 AM on Friday morning. My parents were in the truck while Allie and Mac drove in the Mini Coop. It was just little ole me in my car for 13.5 hours. To be honest, I thought I was going to be a wreck pulling out my driveway and driving through Rochester but I was doing just fine. I joked with Allie and Jenn that I would be sobbing until I got to Ohio. But I think my dry eyes were a sign that it was time for me to leave. 

It was an interesting experience to drive through five states (New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee) all by myself. We only stopped 3 times for about 10 minutes. We were determined to just get there. We hit some nasty traffic in Kentucky that set us back about an hour. Oh, and we all managed to get very lost in Kentucky. Allie and I were using an out-of-date GPS and it took us through these verrrrry interesting back roads. Have you ever been in the backwoods of Kentucky? With no cell service? Try it sometime.

We stopped to fill up our tanks one last time and we were with some interesting company. Shirtless, guns in their holsters, and cracking open a Bud Light as they peeled out of the gas station parking lot. "Toto, we are not in Kansas anymore."

Finally, around 7:30 PM CST, we arrived in our new home! We spent the whole night unloading the truck. Needless to say, we slept like rocks that night. 

Mac is already loving his new home!

To be continued...