Dave and I packed all our stuff up (my mom helped a couple of times too with packing of the kitchen! Thanks mom) by last Tuesday. On Wednesday we picked up our U-Haul and headed to my parent's house to grab our piano and a few last things that were still hanging out there of mine. We headed back to our apartment where we started loading up the big furniture pieces while we waited for my brothers to show up to help us. Tommy and Kiernan were an awesome help loading everything into the truck with Dave. After all the boys' hard work we went to Fat Burger for the last time for us (first time for my brothers) and enjoyed some tasty burgers. Dave and I went to Target to pick up some cleaning supplies, loaded Comet into the back of the car, and then got to work on cleaning the apartment. I cleaned the bathroom counter and toilet, then fell asleep on the floor while Dave cleaned the rest of the bathroom/laundry room and kitchen. He's so wonderful for letting me get my little nap in! After all the cleaning was done we went to my parents' house and went to CPK for dinner and then back over there to stay the night (where I fell asleep at 9 pm and woke up at 7 am). Luckily before falling asleep I got to say goodbye to Kiernan and Jessy who had school when we took off in the morning for CA. My mom made me breakfast and then we said goodbye to my parents and Tommy and drove off to U-Haul to attach our car to the trailer which hooked up to the moving truck.
We drove all the way through Oregon on the first day to Redding, CA. I took an hour long nap. Had to use the bathroom a lot on the trip. We filled up the truck and were glad that Dave's company was paying for everything with each receipt being around $100. Checked up on Comet who was still in his cage in the backseat of the car. Drove through a little rain in WA and OR. Drove through snow in CA. Drove past a street called Packer Bay Blvd and Wonderland Blvd (or they were Dr or Ln or something like that at the end). Ate junk food. Had to tune the truck's radio many times to find a radio station since they didn't even have a tape player. Jumped into our bed at a Best Western in Redding and were glad we only had three more hours to drive the next day.
After our short but needed rest at Best Western we hoped back into our truck and continued our trek. We made it into Roseville around noon and signed our papers with the apartment. Set Comet up on our patio which he loves to scamper all around. After which we ran a few quick errands and started pulling the small items and boxes out of the truck while we waited for Juan and Sara to come up from the Bay Area to help us out with the big items. Since Sara is two months farther along than me we both pretty much chatted and just unpacked the boxes. We ran to Red Robin to grab some food while the boys were busy putting boxes in the rooms they needed to be in. We ate, chatted, and then went to bed.
The next day we went to Mimmi's Cafe for breakfast which was very yummy! Dave and I got Costco cards!! Where we shopped for a little bit getting the food we needed while Sara and Juan ran over to the distribution center since we're closer to our temple then they are to theirs. After that we did a little more unpacking. Sara and I picked up another bookshelf at Target and assembled that. We chatted some more over the kitchen table while we ate our Costco pizzas. Then we all went to bed.
We were sad to see our friends leave Sunday morning but were so glad to have them around for help, company, and laughs.
