On the road again . . .

As the greatest birthday present ever! we began our big move on my birthday. After waking up at 6am so we could have the carpets cleaned, we spent the day packing then left for my parents. It was just 4 hours on the road, 2 completely weighted down cars, 2 cats, 1 dog and our first evening of driving. We arrived at 12:30am, a schedule we grew to ummm, love?

Friday began day one of driving. We left Bath County, VA at noon, then stopped for the evening in West St. Louis about 12:30am. 13.5 hours of driving down and we were still not halfway done. Poor Sky could not lie down in the seat, so he sat leaned against the seat with a morose look all day. The kittens slept (or at least were quiet) most of the ride, with the exception of the 30 minute stretches where Stabler mewed incredibly loudly. All in all, not bad.

Saturday was our super long day of driving. We left St. Louis about 7:30am and just kept going. My goal was to stop only once in each state, but Nebraska is really frickin' wide and well, there is a lot more driving north in Missour-ah than I had remembered. I feel we could make up for it by not stopping at all in Iowa or Illinois. Anyway, we pulled into grandma's about 12:30am, making it a day of 18 hours of driving. Really, not a problem, except the kitten's refusal to use their litter box made for a bit of an accident coming across the Laramie summit. I like to believe they were intimidated by the giant Abe Lincoln bust at 8,000+ feet. We didn't stop this visit because a) it would have to have been our 2nd stop in WY, and b) the combination of the setting sun and the 8 billion bugs that had gathered on our window in Neb. meant that I couldn't see any of the exit signs.