Home sweet home, finally. Today we completed the last stretch of our 7 days/6 nights , 3230 miles journey cross-country, across 13 states (NJ, PA, OH, IN, IL, MN, WI, ND, MT, WY, ID, NV and CA). We arrived in Napa at 11:00 am and were settled in the house by noon.
Jos's yesterday entry is soo true. The closer you get to the target, the farthest you seem to be. Today it was only 197 miles, but they were the longest 197 miles of our lives.
The crossing over Sierra Nevada was breathtaking and the perfect ending to our mountainous journey.Then we got to Napa and there were beautiful vineyards all along the freeway ( I can't say highway anymore, here in California it is freeway :-) ).
The Greys were restless too during the trip, I think they were picking up on our vibes. They love the house as you will see on the video I made. They are exploring everything and have already marked their territory on the yard.
The house is even better than what I remembered and I am very happy to be here.
We met one of our neighbors from across the street and she was very nice. She gave us very useful tips about grocery stores. Speaking of which, my neighborhood supermarket is AMAZING. I could not spend much time there today, but next visit will be long. I LOVE supermarkets.
Customer service so far has been impeccable and people actually smile at you! That is such a difference from the East Coast.
Tomorrow our stuff will arrive and then we will have to go through the laborious process of unboxing and organizing everything we want to use and storing what we do not.
This has been a phenomenal experience to us. We had fun, we got exhausted, but we never wavered from our goal. My husband is a very special man, and I do not think I could have done this with anyone else. I love him very much.
Oh, and I forgot to tell you that we managed to travel coast to coast without being pulled over by any police,which was surprising. I had expected at least one pull-over. ( I can say it now, no danger of jinxing anymore...) Actually, we did not see cops from Minnesota until we reached Nevada. That should go on the record book :-)
Well, I would like to thank all of you who cheered for us and encouraged us, who followed our blog, either actively or silently. You made our trip all the more exciting because we paid double attention to everything so that we could tell you later. Thank you for being such good friends, we love you all very much.
Picture Gallery
Sierra Nevada
damaged by fire
Greys: Yes baby, we're there.
