well we made it to Nevada!

We are about 4 hours away from our new home and ready to get unpacked! Yesterday was more than we anticipated as we did not make an advance reservation and had a hard time finding a hotel that accepted pets )o: Summer travelers seemed to be filling up the hotels on our route and they are all like us, they have a pet. So..... we had to travel about 3 hours further than we had planned but happened upon a great town, Park City, Utah. Still snow on top of the mountain but was 86 degrees when we left this am (my kind of weather.) Now anyone who knows me knows that the bugs that are on the front of my car are sending me over the edge! Gross is all I can say about it you all know that the first thing that gets unpacked will be the van so I can go get it washed!
Colorado was gorgeous the landscape is like nothing I have ever witnessed but I would be lying if I did not say that I miss seeing the ocean... Gisele is holding up well she still has her runny nose (might be allergies) but she is great about being in the car. We have heard every Hannah Montana, High School Musical and Taylor Swift song there is... I am ready to get the house unpacked and start to get settled in but still feeling lucky that we have been given the opportunity to see this much of the United States places I would never had visited on my own but am glad that I got to see them. Overall the trip has gone well, but I long to see a familiar face, I think I felt the same way when we moved to NC from Cape Cod. Sorry for the day that I skipped I just was exhausted and on that note until next time...

Started in Nebraska and ending the day in Wyoming...

All I can say is the scenery today was breathtaking! I have never seen so many cows in all my life! Everyone is holding up pretty well, Gisele has a runny nose but we think it is a combination of some seasonal allergies and just going as hard as we are. We checked out the Great Platt River Road Archway in Kearney,

Nebraska and it was well worth the trip. The day started out rainy and foggy but the sunset tonite was so worth seeing! Enjoy the pics and look for another update soon hope everyone is well and enjoying summer

Spending the night in Grand Island Nebraska

We are about 4 hours behind schedule but the reason makes it all good!
We spent the night and most of today in Salina and Gisele had a BLAST! The hotel had a 45 foot slide into a pool and I am pretty sure that she went down it at least 1,000 times!
We had an extra special visit with some extra special people... and then the road beckoned us )o:
We were able to see the largest ball of twine. It is located in Cawker City, Kansas and really needs to be seen to be appreciated we met Miss Kathy in the post office when we asked of directions she gave us a personal tour! (she has a shop across the street and gave us some twine to add to the ball and shared a lil about the town and how this all started really neat little town.) Then we were off to Lebanon, Kansas and there is the geographical middle of the United States. Pretty cool spot!
Now about Nebraska....let's just say it puts a whole new spin on the words "there is nothing out here but bugs on the windshield"
So we are aiming for Wyoming tomorrow but we will see how everyone travels. Until then... have a great night everyone!

We are in Salina Kansas

Finally made it to Kansas. It was a very long day of driving. I had a lot of time to think, go figure! I was thinking of all our friends and family as we drove and I think it was because everywhere we went today there were reminders of them. Deep Creek, the towns of Alma and Hines. I guess the biggest reason for thinking of them all was Gisele in the back seat saying boy would Miss Robyn love that farm or take a picture of that Auntie Lynda would thi

nk that was cool. Nana would move to this town if she ever saw it! We saw cars that reminded us as well. So as we venture on our journey know that we are thinking of each and everyone of you along the way!
Gisele got to spend some time with her birthmom while we are here which is very special to us all. Until next time...Love the Allans!

we made it to Illinois, saw Santa along the way!

Well we are in Mount Vernon Illinois about to head out to Salina Kansas.
Interesting day of driving, Tennessee is beautiful! I dont know what else to write here I am so tired... Everyone is traveling well Holly is doing good, the ,medication is def helping. Gisele is keeping us laughing. I am so lucky to have Kristina (our niece) with us, she is my co-pilot, snack getter, help Gisele with EVERYTHING!, takes Holly

when I need her to she is really my right hand on this trip. I know she must be thinking at times what have I signed up for! But she is being such a good sport about it all. Joel and truck are plugging away cant get about 50 with it but that is okay. until next time...We stopped in Santa Claus Indiana def a must stop for the christmas lover!~

we made it to TN!

Well we saw some hail, rain, lightning and made it to TN about 1030 last nite. Mountains were really pretty (from what we could see) The weather we could have done without, hail and tractor trailer trucks were not a nice mix. We are headed to Santa Claus Indiana today and then onto Kansas tomorrow. Hoping to get to Salina by late Friday.
Our packing was done by some incredible friends, we did not fit everything in the truck but between friends and family the house was empty and ready for the renters. It is clear to me now that our family has been blessed by some incredible people. The weather was not perfect for moving hot and humid but as Joel said it could have been worse! We cannot thank all those that helped enough, we are forever grateful! Hope you are enjoying the blog and let me know if you watching us and if I should keep this up! Hugs from the Allans!

Said goodbye to our FAVORITE place here )o:

We were hoping to see some wild horses one more time. We were not that lucky but what a perfect day at the beach! We had some dear friends with us and even thought they are just starting their tour here and we are ending ours it was a great day! The smell and the sand and those great waves will all be missed but I am surely going to see you again!So until then....

4 days how did that happen?

In four days we leave NC and head west! I cannot believe how fast the time has gone and all that there is still to do! I will try my best to update this blog as we go. I am laready sick of looking at boxes, the heat is back and so is the smoke from a fire in Dare county, this could make for an interesting moving day. Wish us smooth moving vibes, cooler weather and say a prayer that we see no cRaZy weather!

ch ch ch changes.......

this past month has brought more changes than I care to have. Watching our sweet girl handle her goodbyes I knew would be tough, just not this tough. She has taught us that there is hope in everything she sees. Watching her grieve in her own way has given us a sense of peace that even with changes we will be okay