Moving Expedition

January 17th and 18th was a busy for me! Moving day arrived after 7 weeks of preparation for this day. I got up at 630am and finished getting all my things together while I waited for the sun to rise. I finished with all final prep work before the U-Haul arrival. I finished at about 8am and the U-Haul was due about 9am. I had one final hike I wanted to do before driving out of Ceta and that was to hike to the waterfall around sun rise. My wonderful friend Nikki took this final hike with me and we were able to visit the entire way and enjoy the view and time together before I left. I took this picture on a rock that I have spent much time sitting on while thinking, praying and just spending time with God. This was my hiding place during my time at Ceta. It was so relaxing sitting and listening to the waterfall while sitting on this rock. It was the best place on camp!


My Dad and Aunt Lorita arrived with the U-Haul around 930am and with the help of all who are in the picture (the little ones came to say goodbye I didn't make them load the truck I promise) plus the current Food Service Director Dave (he took off before we finished because he needed to check on his moving truck, he was moving in as I was moving out). We did pretty good on time it was completely loaded before 12pm. People in the picture are: Mark and Nikki (top), My Dad, Aunt Lorita, Myself, Charlie, Aaron and Elijah (middle row), and Sophie and Matt (bottom)


Before I headed out the Food Service Director's wife, Marty came up to say goodbye to me. She is such a wonderful lady. Though they were moving in as I was moving out I spent 2 months with them in the summer because Dave came in to help out Ceta in the summer when we lost our Food Service Director Bob. Marty was such an encouragement to me this summer and I am so excited they made it before I left. At one point they were due to arrive the day I was leaving but they arrived a day earlier.

Please pray for Dave and Marty as they work in the dining hall. They have my position posted but it wasn't filled when I left. Pray for Ceta too as they hire new staff and are preparing for summer as well. Pray that God would place the perfect people in place for them as they serve the Lord. Here is a picture of Marty and Me.


I love this spot in Happy and had planned to one day take the pups so we could get a picture next to or in front of this sign but never did so I got a picture on the way out. So long good ole Happy, Texas and Sacramento here we come! :)


Wreckless' sedatives worked miracles! He was a zombie all day and it made the trip very smooth. :) Daisy was in the back seat in her kennel and the plans for the future is that my next car will have a big enough space in the back for Wreckless' kennel so that both dogs can ride in their kennels when we travel but until then Wreckless still enjoys his freedom that is unless I knock him out and after this trip it is very tempting to do it everytime. :)


We left Ceta Canyon at 1230pm central time and we arrived at Sacramento Methodist Assembly (SMA) at 730pm mountain time. We drove for 8 hours! This was the longest drive of my entire life or at least it seamed like it. When we arrived at SMA I went to the office and used the call box to let them know we made it. Terry and Bill came to greet us and to welcome me to camp. They drove us to my new home and helped me get the couple of things I needed right away unloaded (dogs, kennels, perishable food, overnight bags and bedding, etc...). They showed me around the house of which I couldn't figure out which door I came into. I got all turned around. It was quite sad that I was so confused. :) That evening we went to where my Dad and Aunt were staying and we enjoyed milk, banana bread, and brownies for summer and visited about the day. When I got back to the house I just walked all around looking at it and trying to figure out where I was going to put everything. The home is set up a bit awkward but after walking all around and thinking it through I fell in love with it! I can't wait till it is all put together so that I can show you pictures! I also have a wonderful deck that I can't wait to fix up!

The next day (January 18th) at about 9am people started arriving and we started unloading the truck. Something my Dad, Aunt and myself realized immediately was that it is a lot harder to breathe 7500 feet up in the mountains. There is a good amount of stairs to my front door (I will blog photos of the house later). We had a good group of guys come and help us out and I am telling you we were very thankful for the help. It is amazing how when you are moving you realize how much stuff you really have. I never knew how much I had accumulated over the years. When I moved to Texas 12 years ago all I had was 1 bag, 2 boxes, and a carry on luggage and I moved by airplane. What happened where did I get all this stuff? I moved with a 17 foot U-Haul. :) God has really blessed me over the years and it was humbling as I thought about how gracious people have been to me also!

In this picture we were taking a break and I couldn't help but get a picture. The people in the picture are: Terry, Bill, Tracy, and my Aunt Lorita


Wreckless and Daisy helped us unload the truck from their new yard which they love! They talked to us while we unloaded and gave us a lot of instructions. :)


Now isn't this a beautiful site? The 17 foot truck is finally empty!


Here is everyone who helped with the unloading except my Dad (he was a bit tired and didn't get in the picture): Terry, Bill, Aaron, Tracy, and my Aunt Lorita

Now it is time to unpack! :)