Well Folks, We've Moved :)!
Well Folks, We've Moved :(!
Although our move was very exciting in multiple ways:
-Seth has a job, which he is so excited about-
-We're going to be so close to both of our families....We may even get tired of being so close to each other!-
-We'll have nicer winters (and probably worse everything else!)-
-We'll be surrounded by beautiful trees!-
-And we'll be so much closer to this cute little stud....-
Well Folks, We've Moved :(!
Although our move was very exciting in multiple ways:
-Seth has a job, which he is so excited about-
-We're going to be so close to both of our families....We may even get tired of being so close to each other!-
-We'll have nicer winters (and probably worse everything else!)-
-We'll be surrounded by beautiful trees!-
-And we'll be so much closer to this cute little stud....-
Oh, he needs his Auntie E and Uncle Seth close!
Our move was just as sad in other ways:
-Soooo many friends that we are leaving behind.-
-Beautiful scenery!-
-Our Wellsville Mountain landscape and gorgeous Cache Valley.-
-Our church-
-Just plain Seth and I-
-Absolutely Amazing Summers!!!-
-A land of hardly any bugs!-
-A land of NOOOO humidity!-
-My wonderful job working with wonderful people.-
Before we start the stories about our move back to the SouthEast, let's first remember that our trip West 2 1/2 years ago was such a wonderful, perfect, no hiccups, smooth ride, easy going, beautiful, warm, and delightful trip. We took four days to venture through GA, TN, MO, KS, NE, WY, and finally into UT. We enjoyed picnics, warm sunshine, new landscape, the excitement of being newly weds, and having Seth's parents venture to the West with us.
Our trip back to the South East didn't go quite as Seth and I had planned :). Although, there were a few minor glitches along the way, we made it to SC all in one piece. We are very very thankful to have had Mr. Jimmy traveling with us, so many of our friends and family praying for us along the way, and that all the glitches had impeccably perfect timing!
We picked Seth's dad up Thursday 3.21 with intentions to eat one of our last Utah meals at Seth's favorite, Red Iguana. Didn't happen...Red Iguana was PACKED out, so we settled for In & Out Burger. Friday I finished up my last day at work and the chaos began!
The route that we had planned to take happened to be on the course of a snow storm; therefore, our trip had to be rerouted. Seth & Mr. Jimmy decided we should take the southern route, which added several hundred miles to our trip. This caused us to need to leave on Friday afternoon. Fortunately we did have some friends in Price, UT and were able to meet them for dinner.
Beautiful picture, still in UT.
Saturday we spent all day traveling through New Mexico. New Mexico had a few sketchy people that we encountered and was just simply not my favorite state. I'll let that stay at that. That evening during one of our gas stops my car had a small cranking issue which then led to smoke coming from the hood. I drove it to a small parking area and Mr. Jimmy proceeded to tell me 'She's done.' After telling Seth, the men took Seth's truck off the Penske trailer and moved my beaut onto it. Knowing we still had a bit to drive we scarfed down some Subway and jumped back into the trucks.
**The good: I had been driving the car just before we stopped for gas. The car could have easily had these issues arise while I was driving it and I wouldn't have been able to handle her, but she waited to act up while we were at a gas station with the Cook men around to handle the situation.**
Sunday we started driving super early to make up for lost time on Saturday. I drove the Penske since it was an automatic and probably a lot easier than driving Seth's truck. Sunday we traveled through TX, OK, AK, and was in TN when another issue arose. Seth and I both heard a pretty loud noise while traveling on Memphis' interstate. I asked Seth what it was and he said he hoped it was something in the road that we had ran over. Seth began to look for Mr. Jimmy in the mirrors and couldn't find him. Seth told me to get his phone out because he knew his dad was about to call. Right when I got his phone out Mr. Jimmy called to say a trailer tire blew off the axle. Seth pulled over on the side of the interstate while Mr. Jimmy was saving the trailer tire. We called the Penske emergency crew and they said they'd get someone to help us within 90 minutes. After much debate Mr. Jimmy went to the hotel we were to stay at that night while Seth and I waited for the Penske folks.
Even though the girl thought it a tad weird, it was to crazy not to get a picture with the penske after all that'd happened.
**The Good: We had just switched from me driving the Penske to Seth driving. We had also just gotten out of a pretty tight single lane construction. If the tire would have blown off then we'd have held up lots of traffic and there was NO room for us to have pulled over. No one was hit or hurt by the tire blowing off and rolling around in the lanes of the interstate. We happened to be on a very wide interstate with a very spacious side emergency parking. Lots of good!!**
We got to the hotel about 1230-1ish and slept in a tad the next morning before beginning our final leg to South Carolina! No glitches on Monday!
What a great sight!
Tuesday we were going to move into a house in Camden that Seth's aunt and uncle own. My parents and brother took the day off to help move us, but that morning we found out there was a bit of an issue and we couldn't move in. We went on to Camden to stay with Seth's grandmother Tuesday evening. Wednesday we found out we could go ahead and move in anytime (once the kinks were worked out), so we headed back to Joanna to get the Penske and bring it back to Camden. After traveling for an hour and a half from Camden to Joanna, we pull into my parents driveway and I immediately see Seth's face drop and disbelief set it. I asked what was wrong and he hit the keychain. I looked and only saw his red truck keys. He said he left the Penske truck keys at his grandmother's house.
**At this point I will have to say that I had reached my limit of issues that I could handle. I am not a very emotional girl-I don't cry very often. I get very embarrassed when someone sees me cry for some odd reason, so I avoid these situations at all cost. So, we pull into the driveway for Seth to say he left the keys to the Penske in Camden and I just burst into tears. I try to contain the tears and get myself together to walk into my parent's home. At this point Seth just wants to be alone, so I walk into my parents thinking I had everything under control. I see my mom and dad and I again burst into tears and tell them 'We left the keys in Camden'. My dad consoles me and tells me everything will be okay. Then he goes outside to call some of his Joanna buddies to see if anyone can hotwire a Penske diesel :).
The Good: Zach is in Camden. My Uncle Henry is in Irmo. Zach got the keys and took them to meet my Uncle on Clemson Rd. My Uncle Henry met my Mom and I in Chapin, and we were able to bring the Penske back to Camden that evening!**
We still haven't gotten into our routine here or settled into our new place, but we are working on getting that all into gear QUICK. Seth is enjoying the new job, and I am enjoying babysitting Seth's cousin Levi in the mean time. It's been nice to have our families close and spend Easter with everyone. Here are a few pictures from Utah and from Easter in SC.
Seth & I with the Eccles and Nora.
My family on Easter :).
Miss you all in Utah, looks like ya'll are getting AMAZING weather! Visit us, we'll visit you!
The Cook's :).
-A land of hardly any bugs!-
-A land of NOOOO humidity!-
-My wonderful job working with wonderful people.-
Before we start the stories about our move back to the SouthEast, let's first remember that our trip West 2 1/2 years ago was such a wonderful, perfect, no hiccups, smooth ride, easy going, beautiful, warm, and delightful trip. We took four days to venture through GA, TN, MO, KS, NE, WY, and finally into UT. We enjoyed picnics, warm sunshine, new landscape, the excitement of being newly weds, and having Seth's parents venture to the West with us.
Our trip back to the South East didn't go quite as Seth and I had planned :). Although, there were a few minor glitches along the way, we made it to SC all in one piece. We are very very thankful to have had Mr. Jimmy traveling with us, so many of our friends and family praying for us along the way, and that all the glitches had impeccably perfect timing!
We picked Seth's dad up Thursday 3.21 with intentions to eat one of our last Utah meals at Seth's favorite, Red Iguana. Didn't happen...Red Iguana was PACKED out, so we settled for In & Out Burger. Friday I finished up my last day at work and the chaos began!
The route that we had planned to take happened to be on the course of a snow storm; therefore, our trip had to be rerouted. Seth & Mr. Jimmy decided we should take the southern route, which added several hundred miles to our trip. This caused us to need to leave on Friday afternoon. Fortunately we did have some friends in Price, UT and were able to meet them for dinner.
Saturday we spent all day traveling through New Mexico. New Mexico had a few sketchy people that we encountered and was just simply not my favorite state. I'll let that stay at that. That evening during one of our gas stops my car had a small cranking issue which then led to smoke coming from the hood. I drove it to a small parking area and Mr. Jimmy proceeded to tell me 'She's done.' After telling Seth, the men took Seth's truck off the Penske trailer and moved my beaut onto it. Knowing we still had a bit to drive we scarfed down some Subway and jumped back into the trucks.
**The good: I had been driving the car just before we stopped for gas. The car could have easily had these issues arise while I was driving it and I wouldn't have been able to handle her, but she waited to act up while we were at a gas station with the Cook men around to handle the situation.**
Sunday we started driving super early to make up for lost time on Saturday. I drove the Penske since it was an automatic and probably a lot easier than driving Seth's truck. Sunday we traveled through TX, OK, AK, and was in TN when another issue arose. Seth and I both heard a pretty loud noise while traveling on Memphis' interstate. I asked Seth what it was and he said he hoped it was something in the road that we had ran over. Seth began to look for Mr. Jimmy in the mirrors and couldn't find him. Seth told me to get his phone out because he knew his dad was about to call. Right when I got his phone out Mr. Jimmy called to say a trailer tire blew off the axle. Seth pulled over on the side of the interstate while Mr. Jimmy was saving the trailer tire. We called the Penske emergency crew and they said they'd get someone to help us within 90 minutes. After much debate Mr. Jimmy went to the hotel we were to stay at that night while Seth and I waited for the Penske folks.
While waiting, I figured we may as well capture the moment to remember for later laughs.
After our second long day of traveling, Seth and I were both pretty pooped.
They finally made it exactly 90 minutes later :).
Working on switching the trailer's out.
**The Good: We had just switched from me driving the Penske to Seth driving. We had also just gotten out of a pretty tight single lane construction. If the tire would have blown off then we'd have held up lots of traffic and there was NO room for us to have pulled over. No one was hit or hurt by the tire blowing off and rolling around in the lanes of the interstate. We happened to be on a very wide interstate with a very spacious side emergency parking. Lots of good!!**
We got to the hotel about 1230-1ish and slept in a tad the next morning before beginning our final leg to South Carolina! No glitches on Monday!
Tuesday we were going to move into a house in Camden that Seth's aunt and uncle own. My parents and brother took the day off to help move us, but that morning we found out there was a bit of an issue and we couldn't move in. We went on to Camden to stay with Seth's grandmother Tuesday evening. Wednesday we found out we could go ahead and move in anytime (once the kinks were worked out), so we headed back to Joanna to get the Penske and bring it back to Camden. After traveling for an hour and a half from Camden to Joanna, we pull into my parents driveway and I immediately see Seth's face drop and disbelief set it. I asked what was wrong and he hit the keychain. I looked and only saw his red truck keys. He said he left the Penske truck keys at his grandmother's house.
**At this point I will have to say that I had reached my limit of issues that I could handle. I am not a very emotional girl-I don't cry very often. I get very embarrassed when someone sees me cry for some odd reason, so I avoid these situations at all cost. So, we pull into the driveway for Seth to say he left the keys to the Penske in Camden and I just burst into tears. I try to contain the tears and get myself together to walk into my parent's home. At this point Seth just wants to be alone, so I walk into my parents thinking I had everything under control. I see my mom and dad and I again burst into tears and tell them 'We left the keys in Camden'. My dad consoles me and tells me everything will be okay. Then he goes outside to call some of his Joanna buddies to see if anyone can hotwire a Penske diesel :).
The Good: Zach is in Camden. My Uncle Henry is in Irmo. Zach got the keys and took them to meet my Uncle on Clemson Rd. My Uncle Henry met my Mom and I in Chapin, and we were able to bring the Penske back to Camden that evening!**
We still haven't gotten into our routine here or settled into our new place, but we are working on getting that all into gear QUICK. Seth is enjoying the new job, and I am enjoying babysitting Seth's cousin Levi in the mean time. It's been nice to have our families close and spend Easter with everyone. Here are a few pictures from Utah and from Easter in SC.
A last dinner with our Pate friends and their girls.
Our lovely neighbors: Hanna & Jaron
Sweet Nora and I.
Olivia & I on Easter, watching the kiddo's find Easter eggs.
JohnThomas & Aunt Suzie.
Olivia & Mom.
Uncle Seth & Auntie E.
He's spoiled by all.
Mom & Dad.
I just adore him!
Miss you all in Utah, looks like ya'll are getting AMAZING weather! Visit us, we'll visit you!
The Cook's :).
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