This past week we embarked on what will hopefully be our last cross-country road trip for quite some time. We have safely arrived in New Jersey and are becoming familiar with the land of concrete. :) Actually it is quite pretty and thankfully we don’t live next to a parking lot. The adventure started last Saturday as we drove to Springfield to pick up the moving truck. We decided not to haul the car behind it so that meant we both had to drive the entire trip. On Saturday that trip was only from Springfield to West Plains but we had a chance to get a feel for the road and to test out our new super-duper walkie-talkies (thanks Dad!). After we got back to West Plains we spent the rest of the day loading the truck…

As the truck filled up the garage became empty…

On Sunday we just had to pack a few final things and then we were on our way. But not before each getting a road-trip survival kit…aka snacks…

…taking a final picture with the truck…

…and saying goodbye to my parents…

So after all this hard work we were finally on the road. On Sunday we drove from West Plains, MO to Indianapolis, IN. Lucas drove the big rig while Paca and I followed behind in the girl car. Paca and I spent most of our trip looking at this…

Paca quickly made herself comfortable…she always has to have a view of the road…

Bye, bye Missouri…

After lots of driving and a few cat naps…

…we said hello to Indianapolis.

Little known fact…Lucas graduated high school from Greenfield, Indiana which is just outside of Indianapolis. So on Monday morning we went on the Lucas Endicott Reality Tour…we saw his high school…

…and their old house…

Then it was time to drive from Indianapolis, IN to Harrisburg, PA. This day was a pretty long day especially since we were both driving. Again Paca was quite the trooper and we even saw some pretty sights once we were out of Ohio…

…Almost heaven…

Pennsylvania was pretty crazy because we spent most of the day on the turnpike and it was Monday of the long Labor Day weekend. Traffic was pretty crazy at times…

But the trip was broken up by several tunnels..

After a restful night’s sleep in Harrisburg, PA we woke up bright and early on Tuesday morning to finish our cross-country move. After only a few hours on the road we finally made it to the promised land…

Since arriving we have spent our time unpacking, making Target runs, unpacking, walking on the trails behind our place, unpacking….oh and more unpacking. Hopefully in a few more days I’ll be able to show you around our new place. Until then…

-Shannon

***No animals or human beings were harmed in the taking of these pictures…although at times the driver may or may not have swerved off the road in order to achieve these photographic masterpieces. :)