Moving. I don't think I'm ready to do it again anytime soon. I'm very grateful we went with the we-pack-the-trailer-they-move-it-across-the-country moving company. It was so nice just to drive in our car and be comfy. This allowed us to do more of a vacation as we go move which was so much fun. We went to Mt. Rushmore on our way out. It was pretty cool to see in person and I'm glad we did it while we had the chance. I don't think we'll make that trip again.
We broke up our 4 days in the car with a stay in Minnesota with Brad's family. In true Packer fashion, plans were made and changed at the last moment so that all 4 Packer boys were together in Minnesota. This has not happened in many, many years. Also in Packer fashion, a family picture was put together (with matching outfits non-the-less) within 24 hrs. More pictures to follow of our adorable nieces and nephews in their own post (including 2 newborns, yeah, we're that lucky.)
We were a bit sad to leave Minnesota and head onto our final leg of the trip. It was a little crazy with the brake problems we were having in Chicago which led to a 45 minute detour driving through the city. We were glad to see the sign for Indiana saying we had officially left Chicago.
So after 2,358 miles and 33 hours in the car we made it to Philadelphia. There is so much to be said about our experience in Philadelphia so far. First, Todo, we aren't in Kansas anymore. It's so different living "downtown" in a major city. Some of it's good, some of it's different, and some of it's going to take some getting used to. But that's for another day.
(We also tried to go to Crazy Horse, but they wanted more money than what it cost to go to Mt. Rushmore. So this is the best picture we have.)
We also stopped at the Mitchell Corn Palace. Everything is made of corn. All the pictures, the signs, the colors, all made with corn.
We broke up our 4 days in the car with a stay in Minnesota with Brad's family. In true Packer fashion, plans were made and changed at the last moment so that all 4 Packer boys were together in Minnesota. This has not happened in many, many years. Also in Packer fashion, a family picture was put together (with matching outfits non-the-less) within 24 hrs. More pictures to follow of our adorable nieces and nephews in their own post (including 2 newborns, yeah, we're that lucky.)
We were a bit sad to leave Minnesota and head onto our final leg of the trip. It was a little crazy with the brake problems we were having in Chicago which led to a 45 minute detour driving through the city. We were glad to see the sign for Indiana saying we had officially left Chicago.
(I tried to get pictures of the state signs, but 90% of them were either half a sign or blurry. These are the ones that actually made it.)
So after 2,358 miles and 33 hours in the car we made it to Philadelphia. There is so much to be said about our experience in Philadelphia so far. First, Todo, we aren't in Kansas anymore. It's so different living "downtown" in a major city. Some of it's good, some of it's different, and some of it's going to take some getting used to. But that's for another day.
2 comments:
great idea getting pictures of the state signs. if i ever travel cross country i'm going to steal that one.
glad you made it! hope phili is treating you well!
Wow....I'd forgotten how cool Mt. Rushmore is.
So glad we got to see you and glad you made it safely.
This will be a great adventure!
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