As my last post was on packing.... I think I have a little catching up to do! Our drive to Oregon was more eventful than we had hoped or planned for. The day before we moved we found out that our car needed some major work done on it so we had to rent a car for the day while our car was in the shop. That was our first setback. We left at 3am the next morning so that we could make it to the northern side of LA before rush hour and we could make it to our new home early afternoon and start unloading the moving van. We did make it to the other side of LA.... and then the moving van overheated! Emily, my sister-in-law, and Clara and I drove 20 miles to the nearest town and brought gallons of water back to Matt and his dad to at least get the truck to a parts store so they could fix it. We finally got back on the road and drove until lunch time. After we stopped for a bite to eat we started to pull onto the highway and the car decided to stall. We had to have our car towed to the nearest mechanic. After several more hours of waiting we got back on the road and made it to our new home by midnight. Such a long day! We all passed out on the floors for some much needed rest. I woke up before everyone else the next morning and headed to the grocery store to find something for us to eat for breakfast. On my way back home the car felt really strange. It was pulling hard to the passenger side of the road. As soon as I pulled into our neighborhood I felt a big KLUNK! I got out of the car to find that the axle, that the mechanic worked on the day before we moved, had come completely off of the car! I couldn't help but imagine what would have happened if the axle had come off while we were driving 65 through the mountains in the dark. We had the car towed...Again! And we were without the car for over a week.
So without a car we had plenty of time for unpacking and settling in! The owner of the house we are renting has been absolutely wonderful. He knew we were without a car and let us borrow his truck for two days and he also invited us up to his property to cut down a fresh christmas tree! We are now settled, Matt has a full time job and we are going to take a year to establish residency here in OR before he starts school. In establishing residency we will save $12,000 a year on tuition. Worth the wait if you ask me! Next on our to do list.... HAVE A BABY!!
