As of today, February 26th the adventure looks like this.

D, R (Ruby – the dog), BB (Baby Bean – our daughter) and I are packing up the car and driving up to Bellingham, Washington to catch a ferry to our new home.

D keeps joking that BB is going to start teething on our trip. Please say a prayer for us that we are able to avoid that. We are taking 3 days and driving from AZ to WA, where we catch a ferry for 2 1/2 days to AK. This baby stuff is new to us so we don’t have a box of tricks for how to handle things especially things like teething while on a 6 days road/ferry trip with our dog and the contents of our house. Also as a mom I am simply not ready for teeth because then my baby is growing up, I want to just hold onto that sweet gummy smile forever (I need to go take some more pictures now).

As for the endless list of things to do and or worry about…we are still at the top. Things like…

Are we packed yet?

Nope.

Do we know where we are living yet?

You guessed it, no.

Are we excited?

Absolutely.

Are we sad to leave?

Of course. (this is the hardest part for me but if it wasn’t I would be worried) We love our families dearly and if there was a way we would always keep them just around the corner, but D and I have to do what is best for OUR family and right now that is moving. We have been having Skype lessons, started this blog, and are working with Dropbox so that every adventure and milestone will be shared. This decision wasn’t about getting away from our parents it was about doing what was best for our family. Plus something I find comfort in is that we are moving to a beautiful place where there is a major airport as well as a port for ferries. We aren’t trapped and we can and will venture out and visit, and will always welcome visitors.

As of right now our evenings consist of packing what we can and cleaning so that our current landlord can show our apartment. It has been a whirlwind and the for rent sign in our window definitely made the reality of the move set in but even with the normal stress and nerves of moving we are still very excited.

This upcoming week it is really going to sink in. Those lighthearted “I’ll see you later”s are going to get much heavier. And the time we get with our families much more precious. It is already starting to sink in as we are coming across our first lasts of certain things we enjoy. The good news is this isn’t forever and there are already trips planned to come visit us.