Road Trip: Part 1

Charlotte has been living in Rexburg and it now moving to California to go to grad school.  I decided to go help her pack and move (it was really just an excuse for a fun road trip).  We had/are having so many adventures.  Here are a few…

I first flew into Salt Lake City and got to spend the afternoon with Jer and Heidi’s family.  I am always amazed by how tall the kids get between visits- they are all so fun and so great. Charlotte picked me up there and we went up to Rexburg to pack. 

Charlotte took me around the BYU-Idaho campus to see all the new changes and renovations. Ben and I graduated 2 ½ years ago and haven’t been back since.  There were so many changes to campus- new sky walks, a new Conference Center (BYU-I Center aka the Coliseum), and all the updated stuff.  She also drove me around the town and showed me the new complexes and strip malls. It was great to see Rexburg again but it just solidified the feelings that we needed to move and we are done with that phase of our lives. 

We worked hard to pack Charlotte’s stuff and then try to pack everything in the car. The downfall- it was raining and hailing when we had to pack the car AND there was a lot of stuff. We managed to get everything in with the great ‘push it in and slam the door’ technique.  We ended up driving with a trash can and piano stand between us and some stuff in the passenger’s feet- but it was all in!

We started for CA Tuesday morning at 7:00 and drove…and drove…and drove.  From Rexburg to Sonora is about 13 ½ hours- we only made two stops (one at In-N-Out for dinner) and gained an hour in the time change- so it was a great drive.  It didn’t feel so long because we talked a lot and sang loudly to most of the Glee Soundtracks.  I had never been to Northern California and the drive through the Sierra Nevada Mountains was beautiful.  The trees look different than Colorado trees and it was just beautiful.  While driving Charlotte told me about the towns and countryside- I learned so much and am excited to share it all with you!!