Moving Cross Country Part 1 - The Truck

Our move to Georgia two years ago was paid for by Andrew's former employer. That trip was mostly about sight seeing, visiting friends and family, and building excitement for a new life in Georgia. This trip was all on us. We could have used his signing bonus and paid someone to do it all for us but what fun would that be? We chose to save our money and do it ourselves. We rented a Uhaul and depended on the kindness of friends to pack up our home and move it to California. Fortunately, we had so much support that not only did the truck get packed up, but we even got a friend (the day before we left!) to drive with us. We are blessed. This is Dawn driving the truck. She did more driving than either Andrew or me. Regardless of all the help, packing was not without it's hiccups. As we packed the truck, our summer long concerns became a reality - our stuff was not going to fit into the truck. We had to rent a trailer and give a bunch of stuff away, but we did it. We closed the doors and were off. I haven't decided if it's amazing that all our stuff fit in that truck and trailer or if it's scary that we have that much stuff! Driving the truck was...I wouldn't know because I never did it! I spent the entire trip driving or riding in the van. Jason and Beth both got a turn driving in the truck but Andrew and Dawn did all the driving. They didn't love it's handling on bumpy, narrow, or steep highways but overall they did great and the truck did its job.(this was my view for four days :)