We Moved!
Yep it's true...no longer do we reside in that state of beehives and Mormon majority...that land called Utah...we gave it up. Well, we changed locations anyway. Greg graduated...he looked like this...
Cute huh. Yep Magna Cum Laude (top 5%) and with High Distinction (uh we still don't know what that means exactly...Greg thinks top 2% of Grad School...don't know but sounds pretty cool). His parents came into town....and Steph and Chris came to the graduation...we all looked like this...
Then we packed up the truck...ok so let me just say...we had some great guys from the Ward come and help us pack up...and they were Tetris GENIUSES! Greg and I seriously doubted that our truck would be able to hold everything...but because of them we got EVERYTHING in...simply amazing.
We left on April 28, for what my husband calls...while putting his hand over his heart mind you...the Great State of Minnesota. I figured that I would document the drive in pictures...so here is Utah...
Well not the whole thing...but a mountain in Utah....a mountain with snow at the top at the end of APRIL...And here is Wyoming...
Dear Wyoming,
You're boring.
Love~Lindsey
And here is North Dakota...
Dear North Dakota,
You smell like cow for about 30 miles...try and do something about that....
Love, Linds
For Iowa and Illinois it was either dark and I was driving...or it was dark and I was sleeping...so no pictures there....
But then around 11:00 am April 29...Greg saw this...
That says Welcome to Minnesota...in case you can't see it....Hooray!!! We finally made it. Now time to unload all our crap...Here's Greg smiling because 1. We're in Minnesota and 2. We get to store our stuff FOR FREE at Scott and Nicki's house (thank you very much Scott and Nicki).
Yep thats our stuffed truck....packed tighter than my pantyhose on Sunday. So we unloaded all that stuff...took our suitcases to Greg's parents and crashed. (Meaning we fell asleep...like coma sleep) Greg is very proud to announce that we did the whole trip with that truck (and 12 miles a gallon mind you) in 21 hours...we pulled over around 4am and slept for an hour but then just kept on truckin. Overall the trip was pretty easy but I would like to take this moment to write a short letter to Penske.
Dear Penske,
Thank you so much for the truck rental. I was surprised that the truck was actually very clean...my belongings weren't marked or scarred at all by any leftover residue. It was very easy to drive and quite roomy in the cab. One thing though, can you please make sure your windows can be tightly shut. You see we had to drive the 21 hours with what can only be described as a fighter jet taking off like sound blaring in our ears because the seal to the drivers side window was loose (we couldn't fix it and BELIEVE ME we tried). So after a few hours my dear husband's left ear literally fell off and is now somewhere in North Dakota being chewed on like cud by their stinky cows. So just a suggestion, but fix your windows...
Thanks,
Lindsey
So now that we're in Minnesota we're going to live with the in-laws until we can find a house. Greg's cramming for the CPA exam at the moment but rigorous househunting should commence next week. I've already driven (ok been driven around by someone else) and looked at a number of houses or neighborhoods...so we'll just have to wait and see what happens. All in all its a pretty exciting time!
