12/28/08 @ 8:00 PM- Get a call from our apartment saying that they don't have a spot for us. None. A week before we move. We look on craigslist frantically and decide to deal with it in the morning.
12/29/08 @ 9:00 Am- We call all apartment complexes and, of course, there is nothing available. Luckily, we find an apartment in Rigby on cragislist and we cross our finger's it's not a scam.
1/1/09 (day before wedding!) @ 8:00 AM- Mind you, it was the day after new years eve and all of us were tired and giddy. Without even taking showers, we drive down to the church to begin setting up for Becky & Sean's wedding. We put up the faux ceiling, set up the tables, put the center pieces up, decorated the arch (Tara), and put down the vinyl (DaNelle).
1/1/09 @ 12:45 PM- Finish setting up the wedding . Tyler and I go home to pack some more.
1/1/09 @ 6:30 PM- We go the the groom's dinner the night before the wedding and give advise to Becky & Sean (que wedding march ). I was starving and ate about a billion nachos! Yeesh!
1/01/09 @ 11:30 PM- Drive to the airport to pick up a key to our mysterious apartment. We are crossing fingers that this lady wouldn't give us a fake key and address and take our money and leave. Thankfully, she was ready with a contract and we got a real key!
1/02/09 ( Yes the DAY of Becky's wedding) @ 7:00 AM- Drive to find the budget truck rental place. While we were driving around trying to find a huge BUDGET TRUCK sign, we actually saw our truck parked right there in a neighboring lot but couldn't find the actual place. It was right there, but we had no idea how to get it! Turns out that you get it from a very small and podunk business that rents out lots of other stuff with a couple of budget trucks on the side.
1/2/09 @ 7:45 AM- We are trying to get the 16' truck with a trailer back up into our driveway. This proves to be very difficult since I have never attempted this feat and it had been years since Tyler had. After Tyler tried about 6 or 7 times to back it up I convinced him to give me a turn. Bam! First try baby. He was so shocked and embarrassed.
1/2/09 @ 8:00 AM- We (meaning mostly Tyler) start loading up everything/ packing up things/ cleaning. We were finding nooks and crannies to put all of our junk.
1/2/09 @ 11:45 AM- Starving and having all our food packed away, we go out to eat to Arby's. We must have looked like the junkiest, poor, white trash people ever. We hadn't showered that day either and we were sweaty from moving stuff.
1/2/09 @ 12:00 Noon - Being tired and full, we settle down for a nap. I let Tyler have the couch since I knew he would be driving some of the way. I try to sleep on the floor, then the chair and finally have this brilliant idea that since I was already in the Wolford's basement, I could just walk 6 ft. and sleep on their couch. Too bad by the time I got there, I had to get up to get ready for the wedding. Fool!
1/2/09 @ 2:30 PM- Arrive at the temple for Becky & Sean's wedding. It was amazing. The sealer did an excellent job and Becky & Sean looked so happy! Hooray for newlyweds. After pictures, Tyler and I hastily drive home from the wedding to finish packing and hook the truck up.
1/2/09 @ 5:30- Totally finished packing, Tyler and I then proceed to hook up the trailer to the truck and the car to the trailer. I have NEVER done this before and it took us a while. We were hurrying as fast as we could since B&S's wedding reception started at 7! Whilst we were looking like fools trying to hook up everything in our wedding attire, little do we know that I get a hate voicemail message from my sister on Tyler's phone. Mine is still turned off from the wedding.
1/2/09 @ 6:23- Arrive at the reception, take pictures and all is well. Hate voicemail was taken back and peace was somewhat restored. I take my place as the DJ of the wedding.
1/2/09 Throughout Wedding- Tried to get people to dance but how do you teach old dogs new tricks? I tried, and failed. I would even announce things over the microphone and I think one person turned their head. I was a failure. Do NOT hire me as a DJ unless I take some classes first. At least Lydia would dance. Thanks Lyia (The ethan way to say it).
1/2/09 @ 9:00- With reception over, Tyler and I change our clothes to get going on the open road. I cry. Mom cries. Tara tears up. I cry some more. Candra cries. DaNelle waves us off. Dad tears up. Mom cries some more. I cry some more, and we were off with puffy eyes and headaches.
1/3/09 @ 1:00 AM- We arrive in Flagstaff, AZ and view our first of the many snow banks to come. All is well.
1/3/09 @ 3:00 AM- We arrive in Page, AZ and stop for a pee brake. However, there was no places that were open. So when life hands you lemons, you pee in the bushes and get on your way. It was freezing and I'm pretty sure I heard a wolf howl at my back end. I sleep for 15-30 minutes every 2 hours or so.
1/3/09 @ 4:00 AM- It is still dark outside and we arrive in Kanab. I few moments later I wake up because Tyler says he had to pee. Yes, he was STILL driving. However, we were on a mountain and I told him to do his business on the road. Who else will be up? So, me being a stupid AZ person and Tyler not having a snow experience in a year, stop on a incline to pee on the road. When we tried to get going again, we couldn't. I was really scared but Tyler was the man of the day and said that all we need to do is burn a hole through the ice to get traction. Keep in mind that we have about 2 1/2 tons of weight behind us that we are pulling. As he promised, Tyler got us started again and saved our bacon!
1/3/09 @ 5:45ish AM- It was starting to get light outside just as we were going through highway 20; Supposedly the worse part of the entire trip. I think there was a heavenly angel watching over us because we were totally safe and made excellent time all through the yucky part. We went no faster than 45 MPH and we made time as if we were going 75 MPH.
1/3/09 @ 7:45 AM- It is mostly light outside and we were past the worst part of the trip and on our way. Then Tyler hits a bird (Believe it or not, he is STILL driving). We pull into a gas station to get fuel, clean our windshield and get snacks and as I walk around to clean off the glass, I trip in this 6 inch hole that is conveniently RIGHT in the middle of where everyone is supposed to walk. I fall and pretty much look like an idiot and wanted to cuss like a sailor. My ankle still hurts but I am happy I didn't snap it. Although, there would be a lot of snow to pack it with :)
1/3/09 @ 11:00 AM- We continually have to stop because Semi trucks keep on throwing snow junk on our windshield that smears as you try to clean it. New rule: Don't ever let semis pass you.
1/3/09 @ 12:30 PM- We have arrived in Ogden, UT and now we know it is only 2 hours until we get to Pocatello, ID. You guessed it, Tyler is STILL driving and very alert. From now until Pocatello, we are going freakin nuts! This was, by far, the longest part of the entire trip and we were getting a little crazy.
1/3/09 @ 2:30 PM- We arrive in Pocatello and are so excited to finally be there. By this time, The 24 + hours of sleep deprivation is catching up to Tyler and we settle down for sleep.
1/3/09 @ 9:00 PM- Tyler wakes me up to see if I want to go burn their Christmas tree with them by shooting roman candles at it. I politely pass. Wake up an hour later, Played some games, and went back to sleep.
1/4/09 Sunday- Relax, relax, relax! Tyler sees his sister in which he hasn't seen since May of 08'. Also, Tyler tries to pack some of our furniture that was left in Pocatello when we moved to AZ. The entertainment center* about killed everyone but it was the couch that finally got the better of Tyler's toe. It wouldn't be a move if no one got hurt. Then, we ate a yummy Sunday meal and relaxed some more while we waited for Scott to come.1/6/09 @ 10:00 AM- With a lot of help from Scott, we move into our legitimate apartment! Before we got on the road, I slipped on some ice and fell right on my knees into quarter sized pebbles. It hurt so. flippin. bad. I almost cried! When I got back up, I had a rock in my hat. Also, the EC* didn't fit down the stairs. So we stored it temporarily in the garage and accidentally broke the glass to the back door. The people upstairs were more upset about us storing something in their garage than breaking the window. So, once again, Scott came through and told up that we could take it to his apartment and he could use it for this semester. We call it a day and head back for Pocatello in our dirty, dirty car.
1/7/09 @ 12:00 Noon- Return to Rigby to drop off the EC at Scott's place and return the truck. However, we forgot the paperwork in Rigby so we drove all the way back to get it so we could rid ourselves of the mother truck. Everything looked good, so we dropped that off and partied that night with friends.
Summary-
Ailments: Toe smashed by couch, knees bruised by rocks, ankle twisted funky by hole, finger cut by knife, knuckle scratched from razor textured walls.
Tyler's amazing feat- Drove the ENTIRE way & Got us off of the mountain
Jessica's amazing feat- Backed up truck perfectly. Twice.
Best snacks- Beef jerky, twizzlers, munchies mix ( pretzels, Cheetos, Doritos & sun chips), laffy taffy, Mt. Dew and Milky Way
Best town/favorite- Pocatello/Mesa... okay, okay, It was highway 20. That was my favorite.
Must have for the trip: Books on CD
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