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On The Road Update…

I’m sitting in a hotel room in Shreveport, Louisiana, tired but not able to go to sleep! roll So let me catch you up on what’s happened since last post!

Wednesday the movers arrived at 8:30 bright eyed and bushytailed….at least someone was, I was exhausted. But things got moving pretty fast and it looked like they would be done around 4 or 5 o’clock! Not bad for all of our “stuff!” Well….things didn’t go as planned. shrug It rained, off and on, so it delayed things….and apparently we had acquired quite alot of “stuff” while in Georgia because they just kept bringing more and more “stuff” out! I thought it would never end!

During this time, the driver for the transport company who is transporting two of our four vehicles called and informed us that he had been delayed in Oklahoma City and wouldn’t be to our house till the following day! Well, that wouldn’t do since we would be gone! So after calling our coordinator and few more phone calls, they arranged for the cars to be picked up a few hours later. That really was the only major snag we had other than the rain.

Four o’clock passed and there was still alot of house left to be loaded…so we changed our plans about leaving and driving for a few hours that night, by then we were dog tired! It was 8:30 when the 55 foot semi moving truck was fully loaded (and I mean Packed FULL! embarrassed ) pulled off with all our belongings. We had been going since six o’clock in the morning and the only thing I wanted was a shower and a bed!

We drove to the other side of Atlanta, all four of us starving, sweaty, smelly and tired. We didn’t look to great at this point and didn’t care to much what anyone thought, so we decided that Waffle House was the place to go. I had never eaten at a Waffle House before, though everyone else in my family had at one time or another. I don’t know if it was because I was so exhausted and beyond starving, but it was one of the best breakfasts I have ever had!! mrgreen There were some “regulars” in this particular one we stopped at, and they were getting quite a kick out of listening to the Waffle House Newbie! It was fun and it was good!! thumbsup

We did get a good nights sleep. All of us crashed as soon as our heads hit the pillow! But we felt better this morning…amazing what sleep will do!

After driving to Shreveport, we decided it would be fun to go to one of the casinos for a few hours to just have some fun, and it was! party We went to the Horseshoe Casino, and Big D won some money on a slot machine…that made him happy. mrgreen Me too, because what’s his is mine! lol

We will be in Texas in the morning, stopping to see D’s parents for a few hours and then on to Fort Worth. It’s been an adventure. My next post will be when I’m officially a Texan again! smug

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filed in: Moving, Personal

Packed and Stacked!

Holy Cow! It’s done! All our belongings are boxed up and stacked throughout the house. Walls are bare, cabinets empty, and it feels really funny sitting here looking around at the house in this shape! I take such pride in my home, enjoy decorating and have to have everything in it’s place….so it’s every control freaks nightmare to have this mess!! shock

I was amazed at how fast the lovely ladies who packed everything up managed to get things done! They were amazing! We have a large house, 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 car garage with a storage building, that’s 3000 sq. feet. They finished it in a total of seven hours!!! shock And sweet….they were so sweet! Though one of the ladies was very afraid of Rocky…she called her a tiger! lol I was kind and put my “tiger” in her crate. -) If you ever are in need of a moving company, let me recommend Graebel Van Lines, this is the second time we have used them and they have been wonderful both times!!

Last night we did something really fun, Big D had arranged for the kids and I to have a private a tour of where he worked here in Georgia, where the F-22 is assembled. It was amazing to see those awesome flying machines up close! We toured the Flight Line where we saw F-22’s, F-16’s, C130’s and C5’s, all amazing flying machines. It was also really nice to see where D had worked, including his office which is in a secure area and normally we would have never been able to see. Not only do I have a deeper appreciate of my husbands work, but for all those who build these awesome fighters! It was a very cool experience for me and the kids, and I think Big D was quite proud to show us what he does to provide for us. -)

Tomorrow is the big day! The movers will arrive at 8:30 in the morning! I can’t believe it’s really here! I will try to keep you up to date as things progress and when I have a connection! Gotta love that WiFi! innocent

Texas here we come!! mrgreen

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