Moving to Virginia

May 24, 2016
Montana to North Dakota

Jack and I began our adventure to our new home and drove through a very green and beautiful Montana.  We thought we might drive to North Dakota and go see Mount Rushmore but once we started driving we decided to just keep going.  I think we were both excited to get to our new home and explore.

Don't be fooled by the welcome sign, North Dakota was miles and miles of absolutely nothing but flat land.  It was intensely boring and we just drove and drove to get out of there.  Even the hotel was boring.  :)  At least we had each other!

May 25, 2016
North Dakota to Minnesota & Wisconsin

The next day we got to go see one of my very best friends, Elaine, in Minnesota.  She had recently moved there from Germany and was getting ready to move back to England so I really wanted to see her before she moved.

I am hoping to go and see her next year.  I hate that she now lives so far away but I know we won't go too long before we see each other again.

Elaine and me

After we had lunch with Elaine we got back into the truck and continued on to Wisconsin.  We stayed the night and got ready for our long drive the next day.

May 26, 2016
Wisconsin to Illinois, Indiana, Ohio & West Virginia

Wisconsin was beautiful!  I actually got some really pretty pictures of the lakes on the side of the highway but I couldn't find them when I started to blog about this lovely state.  We were only in Wisconsin for a short time and then we were on to Illinois!

Illinois was another lovely state.  I think we just happen to be traveling at America's most beautiful time aside from fall.  Everything was very green and lush.

Of course Indiana couldn't be outdone!  It may have been very flat but it was full of life and those glorious skies!  I had forgotten how beautiful the United States was, it was a nice welcome home from Europe.

Ohio was prettier than I remembered.  Again, it may have been because it was just that time of year but it was getting more hilly and just as green.  We were in Ohio for a very short time and ended our driving day in West Virginia!

I think West Virginia was my favorite state to drive through.  It was mountainous and absolutely stunning!  We were able to stay at an amazing hotel for this stay which meant a lot after such a long day of driving.

May 27, 2016
West Virginia to Virginia

These views were almost unbelievable.  Driving through West Virginia to Virginia made my heart so hopeful.  If Virginia was going to be anything like West Virginia, we were going to be VERY happy indeed!

Finally we got to Virginia.  It wasn't as mountainous as West Virginia but it was just as green and had it's own charm.  We drove to our new townhouse and were able to finally end our trip to our new home!  This should be a very fun year.