I am SO happy to report that our move from the Norfolk storage into the Uhaul, the drive to Columbus, and the unloading from the Uhaul into Columbus storage, was a success!! We had great friends help us load on the first leg (thanks Robb and Karen!) and hired some movers in Columbus. We got really lucky and ended up hiring a really professional, hard-working couple of gents. We got the whole thing unloaded in under 1.5 hours. It was amazing! It allowed us plenty of time to organize and return the Uhaul. We were completely done by 5 o'clock. If you have a move coming up, I highly recommend you hire some help. It is SO worth it!! And if you get a chance to drive a 26 foot moving truck with an auto transport in tow, remember to use the Truck entrance at the truck stops. You won't fit in the regular car area, and you might have to have a friendly truck stop staffer move their car so you can get out of the pickle you've put yourself in. Yeh, we respect truckers a lot more now.
Now about Columbus. It looks like any other city, lots of strip malls and chain stores. It is just as hot and humid as Virginia! Our first experience was Walmart at 2 am on Tuesday morning. A bunch of youngsters were running in the parking lot, then jumped onto the hood of a car and then the roof of the car, and started stomping on it. I turned to Rob and said, "It's Walmart at 2 am, this could happen anywhere." Rob wondered if he was going to see anyone roaming the aisles with a toddler, but we actually spotted two kids (an infant and a toddler). Maybe it's not as rare as we thought. Amy asked the moving helpers about any advice they have for newcomers and they said, "Stay away from the bad areas." Amy: "Where are the bad areas?" Movers: "Columbus." Ah yes, our new home! :) In all seriousness, we are very excited to eventually live here and discover what it's all about.
Here are some pics from our journey to Columbus:
Now about Columbus. It looks like any other city, lots of strip malls and chain stores. It is just as hot and humid as Virginia! Our first experience was Walmart at 2 am on Tuesday morning. A bunch of youngsters were running in the parking lot, then jumped onto the hood of a car and then the roof of the car, and started stomping on it. I turned to Rob and said, "It's Walmart at 2 am, this could happen anywhere." Rob wondered if he was going to see anyone roaming the aisles with a toddler, but we actually spotted two kids (an infant and a toddler). Maybe it's not as rare as we thought. Amy asked the moving helpers about any advice they have for newcomers and they said, "Stay away from the bad areas." Amy: "Where are the bad areas?" Movers: "Columbus." Ah yes, our new home! :) In all seriousness, we are very excited to eventually live here and discover what it's all about.
Here are some pics from our journey to Columbus:
Must have snacks.
Uhaul was very generous and offered us a free upgrade on our truck. To double the size we needed. It was huge!!
Why do boys love trucks so much?? Rob had the time of his life driving this baby!
Beautiful sunset taken in Beaver, Ohio.
Tomorrow we are off to Houston (a LONG drive from Columbus). We fly out of Houston on Saturday for Amsterdam!!
