Move Across the Country

Utah to New York

My husband and I just recently moved from Utah to New York. Chris got a job offer and we couldn’t say no. So we both quit are jobs and started packing. IT took us awhile to finally move since we had so many things to wrap up I Utah before we moved across the country and also we had to fit in some playing too.

Road conditions got bad around Cleveland

We left Utah late Wednesday night. Our Budget truck loaded up and my car on a trailer behind, and our pets in the cab to stay warm.  It still didn’t seem real. It felt like a vacation and we’ll be home soon. Chris drove through the night while a laid down across the seat and slept. We hit Nebraska and stopped for fuel. Chris turned the truck off and then it wouldn’t start. Some mechanic at the gas station looked at it and said we need coolant. So Chris got some put it in and it stated right up. So for the next couple stations we did not turn off the truck to fill up. (Which is ok with diesel) since we were in the middle of nowhere. Than we hit North Platte and decided we need to truck fixed. Turned it off and it would not start. So we sat at a gas station for 4.5 hours until budget could get someone to help us. Than we got towed to a International truck repair place. We stayed there for about 2 hours and then got a hotel. Budget paid for the hotel and food. So we were stuck in North Platte for a little over 2 days. It was SO cold. It was 6 degrees the whole time and then with wind chill in the negatives.

Bure looking out the window as we drive.

The Car got so dirty driving through Cleveland. They really need to learn to plow the roads.

Pennsylvania!

At a truck stop. This truck is pulling a trailer full of sheep. They where noisy and kept sticking there faces out.

Hotel in North Platte. I am okay if I never go to Nebraska again.

trying to fix the truck

We got the truck back Saturday about noon and we drove straight to New York. We stayed with our friends Dylan and Brianne Sunday night and got our place Monday afternoon.

Chris gets props for driving 34 hours straight with most of time me sleeping or reading. Near the end we where both getting cabin fearer and were so ready to get be in New York and to never see the Budget truck again.

I do not ever want to drive across country again. The next time we move I think it would be worth it to fly and then get a Pod and have someone else bring it for us.  

So far idk if I like New York. but one thing I know I do not like our tolls. What are the point? the roads in Utah are better and we have tolls also we plow the roads when it snows.