Departure anniversary

We left Santa Barbara one year ago today.  It was a mountain of change from which we continue to descend.

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First glimpse at our new house

... kind of.  We're having some work done.

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Move trip: Minnesota

Night nine: Eveleth, MN.  This is a photo blog, so I will let the photos speak.

In memory of John Joseph Krezel, 1923-2013.

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Move trip: Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa

Night seven was spent in Denver, night eight in Omaha.  Photos are limited from this portion of the trip due to our increased pace.

V was such a good sport about all the driving. Here's a typical scene in the backseat:

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Move trip: Utah

Night six was spent at a great hotel in Moab, UT. They had an awesome playground...

... that looked like a pirate ship:

There was also a pool with a wonderful view.

V is learning to swim!

At this point the trip took a sad turn.  My grandpa passed away in Minnesota.  We rescheduled our itinerary, cutting two nights out of the remainder of the road trip and nearly eliminating our sight-seeing time.  To be continued...

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Move trip: Arizona

Behind the scenes of R's traveling plant project:

Lunch stop:

Nights four and five: The GRAND Canyon...

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Move trip: California

First night: Santa Barbara.

Photo by R

Perfect dinner: Mac 'n' cheese and ice cream sundaes with Goofy and his pals.

Second night: Anaheim.

The water slide was a hit:

Night swimming:

Breakfast with Minnie:

Disneyland was much hotter than last time but much less crowded.  We went on a ton of rides.

Night three: Barstow.

We did a lot of swimming on this trip.

To be continued...

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