The big day before many upcoming big days was upon us.
The moving truck.
Finally we were starting our journey.
It was getting real.
Looking back now (as I type this from my bed in North Carolina)... It went so fast (these few days when we had the moving truck). Seemed like we waited forever to get the truck, fill the truck, and then the day was here.
The kids thought it was great. Hopping around in the truck and even helping us move some boxes.
Daddy and I loaded what we could by ourselves, and I got the kids (and I ) ready for the drive to Ohio. We decided it would be easier if I took the kids by myself to Ohio for about a week, and Daddy would do all the dirty work, close up the house, move the truck and one of our cars down south first. Then fly to Ohio and we'd all make the long drive together once everything was in our house that we are renting.
Leaving Buffalo is bittersweet.
We know where we've been trying to be for a long time. We fell in love down here .. we had Samantha here. Its not strange to us, its familiar territory. But nothing will replace the 5 years we had in Buffalo. We had good times (mostly) and some trying times too.. Each a growing period that brought us to this very moment in time.
The house sold in 1 day. We moved all our stuff out 6 weeks later.. and we were on our way to our new chapter.
Leaving Buffalo is bittersweet.
We know where we've been trying to be for a long time. We fell in love down here .. we had Samantha here. Its not strange to us, its familiar territory. But nothing will replace the 5 years we had in Buffalo. We had good times (mostly) and some trying times too.. Each a growing period that brought us to this very moment in time.
The house sold in 1 day. We moved all our stuff out 6 weeks later.. and we were on our way to our new chapter.
I was kind of dreading a 4 hour drive by myself with two kids.
But it was pretty darn easy.
Samantha was my little Momma, wiping her brother's nose when he sneezed, handing him tissues, and toys, and drinks, and sharing snacks while they watched DVD's
It poured like crazy the WHOLE way.
In Erie I felt like we were in a snow storm at one point I could hardly see in front of me.
But they were good.
They both slept a little. And we made it to Ohio in just under 3.5 hours.
We were reunited with our little furry guy who is staying in Ohio until we have a permanent place here and its ok for him to come down. The kids really loved seeing and torturing him. The poor guy.
We kept busy while Daddy moved us.
we played with his old cars he loved when he was a kid.
we discovered our love of fans, turning on lights, and stuffing tissues inside fans
This guy also decided to begin potty training on his own.
I wasnt planning on turning up the heat on this subject until we arrived and got settled in NC. But this was ALL On him. He was doing great. I kept him in diapers though.. but kept asking him if he needed to go, and he was staying dry for 6+ hours at a time.
We visited a few parks, Samantha had a fun sleepover with her cousins, we ate some great food every single day, and made some cookies (Oat Cakes) Andrew's favorite.
We went to their cousin's house for grilled pizzas one night, followed by the annual "beating of Paw" which all grandchildren love.
And since he was really into this potty training thing, and bribery was/is the name of the game, I found these awesome vitamin C "popcicles" lollies at Home Goods when Andrew and I went shopping one day. He continued to do great all week, and was so proud to show Daddy when he got there.
For a treat, the last day we were in Ohio, we took the kids, and met the cousins at this cute little (and old) kiddie park. It was similar to the park we took the kids to in Olcott by our old house.. cheap rides and all little kid style. My kids are suckers for carnivals.
We were a little nervous about putting Andrew on this little roller coaster.
Just cause it was the fastest and a little jerky.. But he LOVED it. Was laughing and screaming the whole time. Carnival junkie, all the way.
He loved it so much that he and I stayed so he could ride more rides, and the girls and the Daddies.. went to lunch.
He quickly passed out on the way home.
Success..
We had one last yummy steak dinner that evening, and then all went to bed early and set our alarms for 4:00am. Yes thats right, 4 AM. (Yawwwwn*)
