The Big Move to Reno

Let's back up just a tiny bit although I'm sure most, if not all of you, know the story. In the beginning of October we found out that Eddie got a job up in Reno that would allow him to work in a field that he is knowledgeable in and will challenge him. Plus I would get to stop teaching for the second time and stay home with Nate again. It was a big decision considering all that we would be leaving behind, but something we needed to do for our little family. This must has been the right decision because everything just fell into place for this move to happen.

We decided that our last days at our jobs would be November 16th and that we would load up the day before Thanksgiving, enjoy Thanksgiving in St. George with the Atwood side of the family, and then make the big drive on the day after Thanksgiving. It's a little difficult orchestrating a move around a holiday like that, but we managed. We almost didn't have a truck because the truck rental location decided to close early for the holiday and didn't bother to tell us. Luckily we needed to pick up the truck earlier to deliver our fridge that we sold and found out before it was too late. We had a bunch of help from the church getting all of our stuff loaded up. We ended up making some quick decisions right at the end of the things we had to let go so it would all fit. It was a tight squeeze and this was after selling and donating a lot of our stuff already. That was probably the most stressful day we had in the whole move. We signed closing papers to sell our house that day as well. Busy day.

Friday morning we got on the road at 8:00 with Eddie in the big truck, Nate and Phantom in the van with me, and Mom in Eddie's car. We anticipated a 9 or 10 hour drive, and it ended up being about 10 hours from getting on the I-95 to pulling into our driveway. We made a quick stop in Beatty to stretch our legs since we didn't know for sure when the next good place to stop would be. Our next stop for lunch was in Tonopah where we pulled into a McDonalds and ate outside and let Nate burn off some energy on his bike.

 

We made one last stop in Fallon to fill up the cars and stretch our legs. Nate rode his bike around the gas station there as well. He did very well in the car, but would start getting squirmy at about 2 1/2 hours or so. Grandma drove the van with Nate and Phantom from Fallon to Reno. We pulled into our driveway around 6:30. It didn't feel like a 10 hour trip to me. Luckily we didn't get in too late.

 

We unloaded the cars and dug a few things out of the truck. Mom and I picked up some dinner at Qdoba, which is a quick Mexican place down the street. Nate slept in his Pack N Play and the rest of us camped out on the floor in the bedrooms with blanket and pillows. Not the most comfortable sleep we've all had, but we survived.

 

The next morning some wonderful guys and a few kids from the church down the street came and unloaded our truck in an hour. I don't know how we would have managed without their help. We got cable Internet and TV installed and had a visit from our landlords (a nice older couple who just bought the house as an investment). Then we just unpacked as much as we could with Mom's help all weekend. We got a lot done with her help.

 

We've just been unpacking, well mostly I have been unpacking during the day when Eddie is working and doing some together on the weekends. We are nearly there. We have both cars in the garage. It's a tight squeeze, but they are in. Mostly just wall decor is left and a few miscellaneous things here and there. We've also decorated for Christmas and got a real tree over the weekend. Pictures of the house to come soon.