An unexpected road trip

When Greg and I arrived to my parents this past weekend and looked at all the boxes that were already packed and then looked at what still needed to be packed and then looked at all their furniture that was making the move and then saw what was in their storage needing to be moved we started getting concerned that it might not all fit into the rental truck...my mom assured us that their home teacher thought it would all fit, and besides they already rented the biggest truck available...

But even after puzzle piecing everything into the truck it became very apparent that there was not enough room...it was decided that another truck would need to be rented...seriously...so the next size down truck was rented and the rest of the stuff was packed very precisely into that truck...and if you can believe this there was still things left behind...so my niece and her family scored! But the question that needed to be solved was who was going to drive the extra truck up to Spokane...Kenya volunteered, my parents thought they could do it, Brady???? We found out that you needed to be 21 years to drive the trucks so Kenya and Brady were out...and there was NO WAY we were letting my parents drive the truck...no offense mom and dad but we expect you to live longer than your move/drive up north...Greg had his busiest week at work and so I became the driver of the second rental truck...

So as my kids and Greg headed south Sunday morning, the rest of us headed north...it was a two day trip with a sleepover in Bend, Oregon...yep...never thought I would ever go to Bend...but my very first trip to Spokane turned out to be great fun...even without makeup or clean clothes (I was so not prepared to travel for longer than 2 days) I made sure we stopped for some photo opps...and if anyone is thinking that Spokane, Washington seems to be in the middle of nowhere, I am here to tell you that you are right...it is :)...and it was sooooo cold...but the landscape was still pretty to look at...and at the end of the trip it was a treat to see my sister and the rest of my nephews and niece who I had not seen in two years...

My mom rode in my truck the whole way...it was great to be with her for the two days...I love this photo of my mom...there is something about it that makes me giggle...

Mt. Shasta after we passed by it...

Was laughing really hard when I saw this happening...Brady was so glad I had my camera...I am the BEST Aunt ever...

We drove next to the Columbia River on the Oregon side for over an hour...

I followed Alan the whole way...so when I saw him roll over a curb I was able to adjust and not do the same...

Saying goodbye to my family sans makeup and clean clothes :)...happy for the new beginnings for my parents...glad that they are near my sister and Alan and grandkids...will miss all of them...