512 miles today
Well, today the real adventure began. As we headed north out of Las Vegas, all the familiarity disappeared and the reality hit - we're really doing this. We all have so many mixed emotions - sadness, excitement, fear, doubt, and peace - all at the same time. We know we're doing the right thing but truthfully it's pretty darn scary. Our safety net won't be there. No one to bail us out, babysit, help fix things, pick us up when we break down, go to dinner with us, heck - MAKE dinner for us... the list goes on and on.
And yet, we are excited, too. Excited about the big new house. Excited about the green mountains that await. Excited for new schools, a new town, a new start. It's a crazy time inside my head and heart right now. :)
So after another great breakfast at the Cafe with Mom, we gathered our things and loaded into the car. This good-bye was rough - Mom and I have really grown into the closest of friends. I hated saying good-bye. I'm glad she's considering a road trip soon to see us, though, and I'm thankful for free cell-to-cell minutes and that we live in the internet and e-mail age...
Anyway, we heard a *THUMP* in the night. Woke up in the morning, gathered into a ti
me of family bonding on the bed - and saw J's eye. He'd fallen out of bed in the middle of the night and although we comforted him and put him back to bed, we didn't realize he must've hit his eye on the table on the way down. Odd thing is he doesn't remember it at all. It's a lovely shade of lavender today, and I'm sure the colors will continue to change as the days go by.Today was a long, long day. We did the majority of the driving today. It was long and very tiring but wow - we saw some of the most beautiful mountains, mesas, and other scenery along the way. God's handiwork is absolutely incredible.
We drove through the northwest corner of Arizona, lunched at McD's in Cedar City, Utah (where they didn't have the new Angus burgers, hehe), got some rain outside of Richfield, UT, and had a Subway dinner in Green Valley, UT. We are only averaging about 13.3 mpg with the trailer, and gas prices have varied from $2.87 up to $3.30. We had hoped to geocache at various spots along the way to stretch our legs, but nothing worked out.
Got into Grand Junction, CO around 9 and stayed at a nice Quality Inn there. There was a little rain and lightning so the kids didn't get to swim, but we'll make up for it, I'm sure.
OK - on a totally Beth note - the hotel was nice (not fab) but it had the coolest toilet flusher ever. The way my, um, dookie, shot down the tank was fab! hehehe Hope that wasn't TMI for you readers, but hey, it was one of the highlights of the day. :)
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