Packing and the Move!

We have finally arrived in Portland, Oregon! Sorry that I have not been able to update the blog lately but we have been pretty busy since my last entry. Since then, we spent a week in Fresno tying up loose ends before we left for Portland. We were hoping to spend time with our families and friends but it seemed that every day we had something to do. Its one thing to move cities but it’s another thing to get married and move. I had to get my name changed on the important documents and then we had to close out banks, open wedding gifts, return wedding gifts, and don’t forget pack everything we own to move. It was a busy week in Fresno after we got home from our honeymoon. We wished we had more time to see people. We look back now and wish we had one more week to spend time with everyone.
On Friday January 2nd, my dad picked up a 6’x10’ U-Haul trailer and the packing started. Saturday morning we were up early and with the help of my parents we got the entire trailer packed with almost everything we needed to take. We even packed the back of my dad’s truck and we packed my car to the brim. After getting everything in my car we realized that we forgot to pack my T.V. but we had no more room whatsoever. We were so packed in my car that you could not see out the back and I had a box at my feet and I held a duffel bag on my lap! It was good times!! Andrew and I left Sunday after church and my parents decided to leave earlier since they were pulling a trailer. We decided to make it a two-part trip and drove to Medford, Oregon the first day. Andrew and I got to Medford around 9:00pm and my parents got there just about an hour before us. The next morning Andrew and I left a little earlier so that we could get to Salem, Oregon and spend some time with Andrew’s family. My parents got to Salem and we headed towards Clackamas and our new home!

Packing up all my stuff in the U-Hual

Andrew and my dad packing the U-Haul

My car completely full!