As of today, we have exactly 2 weeks until the packers show up to start loading up the house! Needless to say the next 2 weeks are going to be crazy! The movers will be here that Wednesday & Thursday and our tenants (yes, PTL we have renters who signed a year long lease!!!) move in on that Friday and we head out on the road for our 8 day journey to our next destination. We never do anything simple and driving out to Arizona is no exception. We could do the typical thing and make it out there in a couple of days. But with 3 kids and a dog and two cars (meaning we both have to drive every day all day) it just does not seem reasonable or sane. So we purchased a pop up camper and are going to take our sweet time getting there. Our plan is to stop in every state along the way at a state park and camp out for the night. All the state parks we picked are on a lake so we have water access as well as a playground for the kiddos. I'm excited and think this will definitely be a new adventure! My goal is to keep my Facebook page updated on our journey as much as possible and will update my blog with lots of pictures and details once we get settled in our house at Fort Huachuca. Did I also mention we already have a house waiting on us for when we get there... so grateful that everything is falling into place!! So without further a due here is our itinerary :)
Our day 1 stop is outside of Memphis, TN at Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park which is located in Millington, TN.
Day 2 stop is at Lake Fort Smith State Park in Mountainburg, AR.
We will be stopping at Lake Thunderbird State Park in Oklahoma for day 3.
Day 4 finds us at Palo Duro Canyon State Park in Amarillo, TX.
For day 5 we will be at Bluewater State Park in Prewitt, NM.
And the best part of the trip we will be spending days 6-8 at the Grand Canyon in Arizona. So excited to spend 3 nights there which gives us 2 full days of sight seeing and exploring.
Days 9-10 we will spend the weekend at a hotel in Sierra Vista, AZ which is where the post is located.
And finally after 10+ night on the road or in a hotel, we sign for our house that Monday morning. And the plus is it has 4 bedrooms so everyone will have their own room to retreat too!
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Monday, July 8, 2013
Our Weekend
This past weekend we made our final drive from Clarksville, TN to Summerville, SC. It was a busy, packed, fun filled weekend!! We were so happy to see our P after a month of her being at Mimi & Papa's house.
On Wednesday we drove down and it was a very long day in the car! We got on the road a little later than planned and it rained on us for most of the trip and there always seemed to be traffic especially around a major city. It took us 12 hours to get there and we were all too happy to get out of the car! My dad cooked supper that night and everyone was over to visit. Brandon and I snuck out of the house during bath time to go see a movie. We saw The Lone Ranger and it was great! We just enjoyed the chance to get out by ourselves. We definitely needed it after that drive, ha!
Thursday morning both the boys woke up too early for this mama! Thankfully Papa gets up early too. After we all got ready for the day we ventured in to town and had some lunch and hit up Target. We all had some quiet time during Scott's nap. That afternoon my dad grilled out and we all enjoyed a yummy dinner for the 4th. That night we went downtown Charleston where my brother works to see the fireworks. Papa volunteered to stay home with Scott since the show didn't even start till after 9. The weather was so nice. We got a spot right on the pier next to the water. The breeze was fabulous! It was a long wait till they started but so worth it. Such a pretty fireworks show!! All of us enjoyed it!! It was a fabulous way to end the day.
Friday morning we went over to Granny and Granddaddy's house for a visit and lunch. They took us out to Kelly's BBQ and it was so yummy. We love eating there when we are home and both ate way too much! It was so nice to catch up with them and the kids enjoyed getting to play with them. That afternoon while Scott napped and Brandon & Henry stayed home; my aunt, P and I did some shopping. We hit up a few local stores in downtown Summerville and found some unique antique stores. That evening my parents and aunt baby sat the kiddos for us so we could have a date night. We went downtown with our amazing, dear friends. They are our oldest friends and we love getting to see them whenever we get the chance. I love that no matter how long its been since we've seen each other we can always pick up where we left off. We all enjoyed dinner at an amazing local restaurant, did some walking around and some yummy dessert as well. It was a very nice night!
On Saturday, Brandon & Papa stayed home with the boys while us girls went shopping! It was such a fun day! We had lunch at Atlanta Bread then headed to the Outlets. It was crowded but there was so many good sales!! We stayed there for hours and shopped till we dropped. We scored a lot of great deals. That night my whole family went out to dinner at a local pizza place. It was a great way to end our long visit in SC.
Sunday morning we woke up very early (445 our time) and headed back to TN. Traffic was rough in some places but we gain an hour heading back and made it home around 430 local time. Brandon and I worked on getting as much done as possible. He unloaded the car, cleaned out the car, mowed the front yard and kept an eye on the kids playing outside while I got everything unpacked, put away, organized, sorted and started a load of laundry. When we both got to a stopping position, we went and ate dinner a local Mexican restaurant. We were all so tired that night. Everyone got a bath or a shower and the kids were asleep in no time.
So thankful for this opportunity to visit home!!! It was much needed and we enjoyed every moment of it! Now we are just counting down the days left in Clarksville till we start our journey westward :)
On Wednesday we drove down and it was a very long day in the car! We got on the road a little later than planned and it rained on us for most of the trip and there always seemed to be traffic especially around a major city. It took us 12 hours to get there and we were all too happy to get out of the car! My dad cooked supper that night and everyone was over to visit. Brandon and I snuck out of the house during bath time to go see a movie. We saw The Lone Ranger and it was great! We just enjoyed the chance to get out by ourselves. We definitely needed it after that drive, ha!
Thursday morning both the boys woke up too early for this mama! Thankfully Papa gets up early too. After we all got ready for the day we ventured in to town and had some lunch and hit up Target. We all had some quiet time during Scott's nap. That afternoon my dad grilled out and we all enjoyed a yummy dinner for the 4th. That night we went downtown Charleston where my brother works to see the fireworks. Papa volunteered to stay home with Scott since the show didn't even start till after 9. The weather was so nice. We got a spot right on the pier next to the water. The breeze was fabulous! It was a long wait till they started but so worth it. Such a pretty fireworks show!! All of us enjoyed it!! It was a fabulous way to end the day.
Friday morning we went over to Granny and Granddaddy's house for a visit and lunch. They took us out to Kelly's BBQ and it was so yummy. We love eating there when we are home and both ate way too much! It was so nice to catch up with them and the kids enjoyed getting to play with them. That afternoon while Scott napped and Brandon & Henry stayed home; my aunt, P and I did some shopping. We hit up a few local stores in downtown Summerville and found some unique antique stores. That evening my parents and aunt baby sat the kiddos for us so we could have a date night. We went downtown with our amazing, dear friends. They are our oldest friends and we love getting to see them whenever we get the chance. I love that no matter how long its been since we've seen each other we can always pick up where we left off. We all enjoyed dinner at an amazing local restaurant, did some walking around and some yummy dessert as well. It was a very nice night!
On Saturday, Brandon & Papa stayed home with the boys while us girls went shopping! It was such a fun day! We had lunch at Atlanta Bread then headed to the Outlets. It was crowded but there was so many good sales!! We stayed there for hours and shopped till we dropped. We scored a lot of great deals. That night my whole family went out to dinner at a local pizza place. It was a great way to end our long visit in SC.
Sunday morning we woke up very early (445 our time) and headed back to TN. Traffic was rough in some places but we gain an hour heading back and made it home around 430 local time. Brandon and I worked on getting as much done as possible. He unloaded the car, cleaned out the car, mowed the front yard and kept an eye on the kids playing outside while I got everything unpacked, put away, organized, sorted and started a load of laundry. When we both got to a stopping position, we went and ate dinner a local Mexican restaurant. We were all so tired that night. Everyone got a bath or a shower and the kids were asleep in no time.
So thankful for this opportunity to visit home!!! It was much needed and we enjoyed every moment of it! Now we are just counting down the days left in Clarksville till we start our journey westward :)
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