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We made it to Eureka, CA last night at about 11 pm. Maggie and Mr. C were in the Jeep and I led the way in the Lexus. We only had rain for the first half hour. Maggie was quite intrigued with her first stay in a motel. She shared a bed with Steve and they both conked out right away.
This morning we started on our last leg of the trip to Portland. Since I was driving the whole trip, I couldn’t do any drive by photography. So here are some sightings from the trip:
- coming around a bend on Hwy 101 and seeing the majestic Pacific Ocean pounding the shore
- the Smith River was beautiful along Rt. 199 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äù a raging river that was teal in color
- the tinge of yellow green in the deciduous trees
- an Australian sheep dog trying to herd traffic from the back of a truck
- a plethora of sheep, large with lambs and needing to be shorn
- a loan black lamb running to keep up with mom
- a field of mama llamas
- black and white goats romping in a pasture
- the deja vu of passing the same vehicles over and over
- snow capped mountains
- a scary rock slide
- Oregon vineyards!!!!
I like driving by myself because I can play whatever CD’s I want and sing along. Here is my play list for today, interspersed with NPR news updates:
- Cold Play – A Rush of Blood to the Head. I know that I am 67, but I love these guys.
- Genius Loves Company – Ray Charles and some greats sing duets
- Annie Lenox – Bare – all time favorite CD
- The Living Room Tour – Carole King
- Moulon Rouge – movie sound track – one of my favorite movies
About two hours from Portland, I called Steph to let her know when we would be getting in. And then, I had a melt down. I had been totally unemotional up to this point ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äù saying good-byes without tears ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äù all of a sudden, hearing her voice, made me so happy about the move and so I cried my tears of joy.
We drove up to our new home at about 5:30. We unpacked the cooler and
took in some stuff from the Jeep. We parked my car in the garage. It
has my 3 sewing machines in the trunk and my Mac, Epson printer and the
Robert Motherwell print in the back seat. We gave Maggie a tour and
then headed for Steph and Jack’s house and were greeted by M & M and their beautiful smiles. We had delish chicken tetrazini and mint chocolate Girl Scout cookies, provided by me, much to Mia’s delight.
Here is the after dinner story time with all my fave people and fave dog:
I say this is proof positive that we have made a wonderful change. Stay tuned for the rest of the story.
So glad you made it safely there. I have made that beautiful drive a time or two myself. There are some breathtaking vistas. Thanks to my son, I have some Coldplay on my IPOD too 🙂
Keep us posted as you settle in. Jen
This is such a great adventure and one that I love living vicariously through. Welcome to your new home!
Gerrie,
Why let a little thing like driving impinge on your picture-taking? ;D
I’m so happy you had a safe trip and can now settle in to your new home.
The drive by commentary was fun. It must be such a relief to be in your new home with Mia and Miles only minutes away. Enjoy.
So glad you made it through the trip safely. Good luck with the new house. You seem to have a wonderful family and they are lucky to have parents/grandparents like you.
As I was reading the earlier portion of you post, I wondered whether you cried as you drove away. (I didn’t… by that time I was so exhausted from all the good-byes and the boxes and the STUFF, that it just didn’t come. Oh… I’ve cried since!) I’m so happy you have tears of joys! This is what family is about.
Yay! You made it! Congratulations on arriving at your new home!
I hope you have fun settling in and exploring… what a great new adventure!
Thanks for the rocking music list!
You are lucky to have such amazing grandchildren and they are SO EXTRA SUPER LUCKY to have such a fun grandma who loves them so much that she will move to be closer to them and play with them and make things with them.
I see how much you love them and I almost worry – if I ever have children, will my mother love my children more than she loves me? BUT I suppose it’s just because they’re EASIER to love – being kids, and having the closeness of them being blood and the distance of an extra generation inbetween. When we were teenagers, we often adopted extra “moms” and “uncles” and whatever, because it’s easier to be unreserved with people who won’t tell you to clean your room, or whom you have to tell to clean their rooms! It doesn’t mean you love them MORE. (right?)
I think it’s a great move, Portland’s a great town, and they’ll never be this age again. From what I can gather, you’re quite experienced at going to new places and having new adventures – have a great time at it.
Hooray for the good move, I’m so happy for you! And you listen to good tunes while driving, some of those are my faves also, especially Moulin Rouge and Annie Lennox. Enjoy the unpacking as much as you can.
Glad the trip went well. You are so lucky to have this time with the grandkids. I think you’ve made a really wonderful move.
“Mama Llamas” sounds like a good name for a musical group.
Welcome to your new home!! I’m so glad that your trip went well. Keep your groupies posted, and know that we are all thinking very positive thoughts about you!
very happy for you! moving can be so hard…