The Drive

Well Brian and I are here in Austin and LOVE it! We took 3 days to drive down here. I had the flu throughout the drive. Miserable. But Brian drove and let me sleep it off. By the end of day 2 I was feelin great again. We didn't listen to ANY music the entire drive. Amazing. We listened to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn instead and laughed our heads off ... such a good book.

Day 1 of The Drive.
Provo, Utah to Gallup, New Mexico. Loved the red rock and various rock formations of the Moab/Monticello part of the drive. Hated the ugly dirtiness of New Mexico. Proud of our Uhaul for going 70 mph steadily instead of the 55 mph we expected. Enjoyed our stay at the Ramada Inn .. relaxed in the hot tub and pool. Ate Cracker Barrel, watched Lost, and went to bed at 9PM - record for Brian.

Day 2 of The Drive.
Gallup, New Mexico to Amarillo, Texas. Still hated the ugly dirtiness of New Mexico. Loved the ruggedness of Huck Finn. Admired the creativity of Tom Sawyer. Thrilled to cross the Texas state line- mostly because we were out of New Mexico. Spent the evening with Grandma & Grandpa. Enjoyed a tour of downtown Amarillo - given by Grandpa Jim. Ate a delicious Lasagna with all the fixins made by Grandma. Laughed and visited with grandparents. Watched Everyone Loves Raymond. Didn't sleep very well.

Day 3 of The Drive
Amarillo, Texas to Pflugerville, Texas (we've said we were moving to Austin but the secret is out that we live in a town with a horrible name about 10 minutes from downtown Austin). Went to Denny's with Grandpa for breakfast at 6am. Loved the green landscape of the country part of Texas. Got sick of Tom Sawyer's creativity. Freaked out when our GPS turned off suddenly. Celebrated when it came back on 30 minutes later. Arrived at our apartment. Got a tour ... LOVE everything about our apartment. Pool is awesome, gym is incredible, free personal trainer is HUGE, apartment is clean and spacious. Ward members arrived to help us move in -- bless them! The only other LDS couple in our complex - love that - invited us over for dinner. Camilla, Sofie, and Lucy arrived to PARTY!