Long & Winding Road Trip
Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 09:05AM 
We are officially moved out and the van arrived at our new home yesterday with my husband and his sister in charge of the "move in" process. It has been a task that has totally encompassed pretty much every waking moment for the past couple months for me. It's also a milestone for our family because in all of our years and moves it is the first time Raymondo has actually been present, let alone in charge of getting all of our stuff moved in.
Now, accompanied by my two youngest birds, we are taking The Long & Winding Road Trip to the new phase in our lives. The adventure of relocating from Michigan to Austin, Texas is officially underway.
Lake Erie
Beach days
My good old Ford Flex is packed in a fashion that would do a German engineer proud. We hit the road out of Michigan last Monday and arrived at our first stop at our cousin's house on Lake Erie and have been enjoying beach side living for the last few days. It only took us a few hours to arrive here, so it was just a very baby step in our journey.
My Aunt sharing garden lessons with the neighbor
Bounty from David's garden
We have shared a couple of days of bounty from the nearby gardens, fresh flowers mysteriously arriving on the porch each morning before we get up, sand, surf, games, camp fires, great food & wine. Traveling is lovely when your visiting salt of the earth people who can cook like nobody's business.
As hard as it is going to be to leave here, we need to finish our blueberry pancakes and hit the road. Today is a big travel day through Columbus, Cincinnati, Kentucky, Tennessee and on to the good old Smoky Mountains of North Carolina where my mountain goat of a Daddy lives.
My baby has a baby
My biggest challenge in the next hour before we hit the open road is making sure we don't have a stow away on board named Olive. When you have a 125 pound beast for a family dog, little Olive may be far too big of a temptation for my baby to bare. I can't have my cousin chasing after us trying to retrieve her little darling, can I ?
Thanks to the hostess with the mostest
Reader Comments (8)
The Great State of Texas welcomes you with open arms. Have a great trip, and don't forget to pack the duct tape in the glove compartment, where it's handy.
Michigan is going to miss you & your family Cecilia. I'm glad I have Sasstown to keep in touch.
So good to see you are having some fun on the way! Lake Erie looks beautiful as does your bathing beauty on the beach!
Does your entire family cook amazing meals? Princess #2 comes by it easily. The apple(s) don't fall far from the tree!!!
The garden bounty is beautiful! Wish we could all eat like that every day!
Again, girl, have a safe and fun trip to your dad's. Beautiful mountains, fresh air, great Asheville restaurants here you all come!!!
Will never forget the "you must be Orville's daughter" story when you stopped in for directions. Nothing like a small town to make you feel important! Enjoy!!! and say "hi!" to your cute Papa for me!!!
I am missing you all ready!!! Michigan is not and will not be the same without you!!! What do I do wrong with my best buds moving to Virginia, Georgia and now Texas... very, very lonely here. Very.
i got butterflies in my stomach reading this post. a little excited for your adventure and a little scared for the new chapter. it might be an adventure we may have to embark on soon and you are handling it much, much better than i think i might. godspeed on your journey sass.
I know I have been championing your move to TX, but I feel a little disoriented knowing that you aren't back home in MI. Have fun visiting our beautiful relatives across the country! It sounds like Dad has got the kitchen unpacked in TX....some serious progress!
Wow! Glad to know you've made the move... and look forward to hearing about the rest of your journey to Austin. xoxoxo
Happy Trails, friend. And welcome to the Great State of Texas! Can't wait for you to get here.
*sigh* No more coffee dates with my friend. Maybe zi'll fly down to Austin this winter...