The Drive...

Ok, so I'm going to rewind a little and play catch-up here.Sorry if this one is a little boring but I just want to get it on here so I don't forget!

 As you all know, I moved from Arizona to Washington at the end of February. For those who aren't aware....it's a long drive! I think my total was like 1,700 miles or close to that. I took about 5 days to make the trip. I worked my last day in Tucson and then drove to Mesa to stay with my parents before starting the longest leg of my trip. I had a great Sunday with Mom and Dad. We just relaxed and enjoyed the day. On Monday, I started the drive to Utah. I just want to take this opportunity to mention what an awesome sister I am. See, Utah is not really located in a direct path to Washington at all...and it was also February which means, bad weather was possible. BUT...since I'm such an awesome I went out of my way to see Kiersty, Brittany, Seth, the Bodines and.........this adorable girl! It was a short stay, I got there on Monday night and left on Wednesday afternoon. In the middle of that, I had a great visit and got my haircut. As you can see from the picture, Michelle, does a great job of cutting my hair. If only I could afford to fly her up to cut my hair all the time!

Wednesday I drove to Twin Falls and caught up with some old friends. I haven't bee back to Idaho in a few years and haven't seen some friends in a looonnngg time. So it was awesome to see some of those friends. I was sad that I was only there for a day so I didn't get to catch up with everyone that I wanted to . I saw quite a few people on Wednesday and then planned to leave Thursday afternoon to drive to Boise and stay with my friends Bethany and Ty. I visited a few people on my way out of town Thursday and as it usually happens, the visits were longer than planned. But I got to catch up with a good friend I haven't seen in over 5 years and see her family. I also saw my Aunt and a few cousins that I haven't seen in about that long also. It was really nice to see everyone and I'm glad I stopped! I drove up to Boise Thursday evening and saw Bethany and Ty and met their son AJ who I hadn't met before. He's such a cutie and it was so fun to visit with them. I even got to babysit AJ briefly on Friday morning before I left. He's such a cute baby, it wasn't hard to watch him! Then, I started the last leg of my journey...Boise to Seattle. This was also the part of the journey that I've never done before. I'v never driven past the Boise area really, so it was fun to see all the new things. I was really bad at taking pictures throughout this drive but I did get some on this last day. I had too, since this was all new to me! So, I left Boise and started the drive out of Idaho and into Oregon and then Washington. For those of you who haven't made this drive, I'd definitely recommend it! It's beautiful...even though it was pretty foggy and cold through my drive. I took quite a few pictures of the scenery on this leg of the drive, mostly because it was so different than what I've been used too. Coming from the desert for the past 6 years, it was like a whole new world! I loved seeing all the trees and the water...oh the water! There is so much water here! The river beds actually have water in them...all the time! It's such a crazy concept for a girl used to the desert and river beds being dusty and dry! I didn't take quite as long as I could have making this drive. There were so many places I could have stopped and explored a little further but I had to get to Seattle and get somewhat settled before Monday. So I stopped a few times and took some pictures and mostly just enjoyed the scenery from my car! I'm hoping this summer I can take a little more time and explore some of the places I passed. 

Anyways, I did make it to Seattle and only got lost once.....I somehow got in an Exit only lane in the heart of downtown on Friday night and it was TONS of fun! I was not happy with all the one way streets and the craziness that creates. But, thankfully GPS got me out of there and back on the road. I found my house and moved some stuff in that night, but mostly I just wanted some sleep and to get used to a new house! 

My pictures aren't up loading tonight so I'll have to try again later....darn internet!