So Long, Farewell

Tomorrow is the day!

15 months after requesting a transfer, I am packed up. The truck is loaded with all of my worldly possessions and we are hitting the road. The drive to my new home of Sacramento will be 2,583 miles.

We've decided to break the drive into five days. We haven't set all of the stops in stone because basically we'll be seeing how we feel each day and how much longer we can stand to be on the road and in the car. I know we're shooting for St. Louis, Missouri for that first night. That's around 8-9 hours of driving and with a truck and car that's a lot of driving. 

Some people may ask, why not take the northern route? Well from what I've heard from a few people who've driven across the country before, with a truck it can be slow going once you hit the mountains. The northern route also makes me wonder about the frequency of gas stations. Want to know how many miles to the gallon the moving truck gets? Oh that would be a whopping 8-10 miles. No wonder the price of everything is rising! It's the truck gas we're all paying for now. So the southern route it is then! 

During this drive, I wish for 3 things...

1. I wish for us to get there safely and without any incidents of sickness or thefts. 

2. I wish for mental piece. I hope to feel 100% confident in the choices that are being made. I'm really close to 100% but with such big life changes, I assume there's always that little bit of doubt that creeps inside.

3. To see some of the USA and make a memory that will last forever. 

Catch all of you on the flip side! West Coast Bound!!

Theater Thursday

It's Thursday and that can only mean one thing, it's Theater Thursday! This week's featured movie is, Gidget Goes Hawaiian.

Gidget (Deborah Walley) is a California girl who has her last two weeks of summer all planned out. Unbeknownst to her, her parents have planned a luxurious trip to Hawaii. When Gidget finds out she's so upset that her parents can't believe it. When she tells her steady boyfriend Jeff (James Darren) about it, he's all for her going. In turn that makes Gidget even more upset because she feels like he doesn't want to spend time with her. 

Gidget decides to break up with Jeff aka Moondoggie before the trip and heads to Hawaii with her parents. On the plane over she means some new friends and they begin to have a good time on the island. Mean while, Jeff has been sitting at home thinking about Gidget and decides to surprise her by showing up in Hawaii. Plus the fact that Gidget's dad sends for him helps out. 

When Jeff arrives in Hawaii, he finds Gidget in a compromising position with entertainer named Eddie (Michael Callan). From then on out it becomes a game of Gidget flirting with Eddie and Jeff flirting with another girl in the group. The entire gang can't figure out what's going on since they all have no clue that Jeff is Gidget's ex-boyfriend. 

One thing for sure... it's definitely an entertaining time in Hawaii. If you've never seen this great classic movie, then you must watch it today! 

Down to the Wire

Yep that's me on the inside right now. 

I've been a steaming hot mess. There's the packing, trying to close on the house, the fact that I'm suppose to leave this weekend to move across the country. Figuring out all of the financials, getting utilities turned on, booking hotels along the way...

The list goes on and on my friends. 

I've also learned that not only am I already poor, I'll now be destitute once I move. Moving isn't cheap and moving across the country doesn't make it any less expensive. Also buying a house is not cheap at all.....

Like I might be so poor now that I can't have cable. As in I may not have internet either. Ek! Let's all keep our fingers crossed that I can figure it out. I feel like I might be scouting out an extra part time job once I get there.