"One day, you're 17 and you're planning for someday. And then quietly, without you ever really noticing, someday is today. And then someday is yesterday. And this is your life."
-- One Tree Hill
I can't believe today finally came. We have been planning this move for months, and it didn't really sink in until I turned in my apartment keys that we are really doing this. It was a long day, but we completely wrapped up life in Lafayette, IN and made it as far as Findlay, OH. Let the adventure begin!
With the drive only being 3.5 hours, it provided a good trial run for the animal travel accommodations. Allie is pretty easy to please as she just needs a place to sleep, so a soft bed was all she needed. The cats are a little more difficult. Tink gets claustrophobic in a normal sized cat carrier and gets carsick. Skittles is large enough that she doesn't fit very well in a normal sized cat carrier. Therefore, John has spent the past month designing a luxury kitty condo to keep both cats comfortable throughout the trip. The verdict is that the cats approve. However, Tink still gets carsick, so there will medication in her future.
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| The "kids" approve of their travel accommodations. The kitty condo is 2 levels and includes food, water, a litter box and a soft bed with both levels being cushioned. |
For getting our stuff across the country, we decided to move everything from Lafayette via U-haul and then load it into a Pod once we got to Findlay. The Pod is leaving for Sacramento next week where is will await our arrival. We initially were hoping to arrive in Findlay mid-afternoon, but it took all day to pack and clean in Lafayette so we didn't arrive until 9pm which made for a late night of moving everything into the Pod.
When selecting a U-haul and Pod, John decided we needed the largest U-haul available to make sure everything would fit easily (despite the fact that there wasn't all that much stuff in Lafayette). However, he was confident we could fit everything we own at both locations into a Pod that was smaller than the U-haul. I think he forgot to use his math major problem solving skills because there is no way everything is getting into that Pod. We will be ordering another one tomorrow, and depending on when it can be delivered, we may need to swing back through Findlay to load it.
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| John was very proud of the gigantic U-haul he got to drive and the much smaller Pod. |
The next couple days will be filled with final packing and cleaning in Findlay as well as making sure to eat at our favorite places. But for now it is time to sleep.
