... the drive ...

yup! still playing catch up here!!

the preparation for our move

and the stress caused by the long drive

is something that i wanted to document quickly!!

our moving schedule was as follows:

pack up truck -thursday evening

finish packing and cleaning - friday

drive to oregon - saturday

you know that we sedated rascal due to her unhappiness in the car,

so we made the complete drive in one day!

our original plan was to leave at 4 am

and catch up with my wonderful parents who left with the truck

the night before. however;

due to my lack of attention as to the placement of my keys,

we had a later night than was intended!

we set our alarm for 5:30, then woke up and sedated the beast ...

made sure the car was packed as tight as we could get her...

 

... and then we sat around until 7:30 waiting for the sedatives to kick in ...

the first 1/2 dose that we gave her did absolutely nothing,

so we gave her another 1/2 dose, put her in the carrier

and hoped for the best! luckily, as has been discussed, she did awesome!

the drive was pretty uneventful, but we started out with a beautiful rainy morning - 

we like to think that logan was shedding tears because it was going to miss us!

as we crossed into idaho and then over to oregon, we saw a lot of this:

it really was a pretty drive, but our favorite part was this:

hitting the 'forest ... y' part of oregon and driving through the cascades

was absolutely beautiful, and we can't wait to head back up to explore more!

and of course ... she was happy to arrive as well!

we are so grateful that we were safe, that my parents were safe,

that rascal did well, and that nate's parents and tom met us in grants pass 

to help us get settled! we have got the best families and friends ever!!

Visiting the Vet

Ever since Rascal was diagnosed with her Hypothyrodism,

we get to make a semi annual trip to the Vet so that she can get her blood checked!

If you know anything about Rascal, you know that she HATES car rides

(which is why sedating her was necessary on our drive out to Grants Pass).

She gets anxious, she gets whiny, and more at least once each way,

she throws up! 

It is not a fun experience!

In order to prepare for her visits to the vet,

we wrap her up in a blanket or towel so that we can force her to sit still,

and on this last visit, I decided to pull out my phone and snap a few photos -

because even though it's miserable, it's also pretty funny!

This last visit was a little more rough for her because in preparation for our move

they had to update all her vaccinations, so she got poked a few extra times.

When they brought her back in, she literally turned her back to us and stared at the wall -

for quite a while! It was pretty funny, even though I felt a little bad!

It's crazy what we do for these silly pets!! :)

BBQ with the BFF's!!

We got together with the best friends a few weeks before we moved away!

In true BFF BBQ fashion, the boys stood around the grill and cooked,

and the girls sat around the table, chatted and ate all of the chips and dip :)

After dinner, we sat around the fire pit and chatted

while the kiddos played night games, ninja, and climbed the fabulous trees!!

 

We are so grateful for our friends and we feel so blessed 

that they and their beautiful children are so important in our lives!!

Dear Wilkies & Duts - we love you guys so much

and we already miss you like crazy!!

... we made it ...

 

i've been posting photos to instagram for days,

but i figured that it was time for a real blog update,

ya know, just in case you're not an instagram ... er ... ;)

we made it to grants pass after a 13 hour drive last saturday!

it was a long day, but we drove it all in one

so that we wouldn't have to sedate rascal for more than one day!

she was a champ! she did so great, and we are so grateful!!

the day was long, and we were so ready to get out of the car,

so when we pulled into our new driveway, we were stoked!!

my parents beat us to grants pass with the truck by about 2 hours,

and nate's parents and tom met up with us on sunday morning,

and the unloading and most of the unpacking was done

by the time they all left on monday!

we did get time to check out the local cuisine and a local park -

a break from unpacking was definitely needed!

we are loving our new place!

we have so much space, and it is only about 6 years old,

so it is in wonderful shape!!

we have both had this week off, so we're taking our time getting set up,

checking out the area and local eateries, and catching up on much needed sleep!

i have so many more pictures to post from events before we moved,

so look out for many, many blog posts - and don't expect them to be in order :)