The Duntons...: November 2011

So here we are 2 months after the move and I am finally getting myself to have time to sit and write. Of course it doesn't help not having the internet where we are... So the move was very interesting but that is all I will say about that. Eric, his mom, Bostyn, Loki and I loaded up my little Kia with all we could fit in it and took off from Murray on Sept 11. We got about 30 minutes away when we pulled over because Eric was suddenly super tired. I hopped into the drivers seat and took us out of Utah and through all but about an hour of Wyoming. Eric then took over the driving, however I was not able to sleep because I was the one who had to make sure that Eric didn't fall asleep. Before leaving home I had asked Eric if we could make a few stops along the way because I really wanted to see some historical sites. We took a detour and made our way down to Nauvoo, which is one of my favorite places to see. However, for reasons we won't go into, we only stayed for about 30 minutes or so before taking off again. On the way back we ended up getting slightly lost and found our way to Davenport, Iowa... I found this hilarious because this is where my brother went and spent a summer doing security systems. While there he met this HORRIBLE girl and became engaged. Thankfully it didn't work out... so anyway, somehow we ended up in this bad section of town and ran into this girls kind of people. We finally got back on track and decided to spend the night in a motel because we were super tired and really needed some sleep. The next day we continued driving and ended up making it to Eric's grandma's house around 10:00 pm. We stayed in Monaca (right outside of Pittsburgh, PA) for a few days and just relaxed from the drive. Eric showed me around and I got to see where he grew up, which was pretty cool! The night before we left we found a new home for Loki with a family friend. I am very thankful for this... he drove me nuts! Friday morning we once again got back into the car and headed for Eric's dad's place in Maine. This time it was just Eric, Bostyn and me. It was great! I was sorely disappointed when we saw a sign for Boston and then found out that right before the city we would take another exit and just barely miss the city of my dreams. Later on that night we ran into a horrible traffic jam, we were basically stuck in place for about 4 hours. Thanks to this we ended up pulling over into a truck stop and falling asleep for the night. Little did we know... we were only an hour or so away from our destination. After waking up from a really bad night's sleep we drove the rest of the way and we finally made it!