Hey, let's drive across the country in 5 days! (Said no smart person ever...)

5 days, 4 nights

10 states

2,425 miles

There was a lot of caffeine, a lot of truck stops, and a lot of snow, but we did it!  We successfully drove a 16 foot moving truck towing our car across the country in 5 days.  We left California on the evening of Dec. 20th and made it home to Pittsburgh on Christmas Eve.  It was crazy, hectic, frustrating, and exciting all rolled into one...

Bye bye tiny expensive California apartment

Here we go!

(If you're wondering, yes we are in fact insane...)

Adios California, it's been real!

Arizona: No sign of snow yet...

New Mexico: First encounter with snow and freeezing cold weather

Texas: More snow, but awesome tortillas & free cake!

Oklahoma: Ice storms and terrible roads, but I got MMMHOPS!

Thanks Hanson ;)

Missouri: Uneventful with the exception of spotting the (blurry & dark) St. Louis arch

Illinois: Blurry signs, but pleasant driving

Indiana: Getting closer...

Ohio: Getting really close!

West Virginia: Only one more state to go!

PENNSYLVANIA!!

Totally blurry, but too excited... we made it!

And as soon as we walked into my parent's house,

we had a celebratory Mmmhops! ;)

What a wild trip.  Most of the credit has to go to Brett for driving the entire way.  I could barely see over the steering wheel, so there was no way I could drive that gigantic truck with our car attached.  Some days we put in 14 hours of straight driving.  He is a rockstar.  This trip was definitely nothing like our amazing cross-country trip to California in May, that's for sure. ;)  If you're going to drive across the country, I definitely recommend doing it that way, not this way.  For obvious reasons. :)  But we did it and now we are home in Pittsburgh and we couldn't be happier.

More updates to come!

Hope your new year is off to an amazing start!*

Arizona {Our Great Adventure}

Arizona!

We drove into Arizona and right out the same way in the same day just to see one thing: The Grand Canyon!  We went to the North Rim, since that was the easiest side to visit without having to drive around the entire thing to get to the South Rim.  The North Rim seemed to be much more laid-back than the South Rim.  The tourist area is way smaller, there are way less people, and it's just more quiet compared to the South Rim (so I hear...).  We didn't do any real hiking while at the Grand Canyon (our legs were tired and needed a day off after Zion!) but still roamed around and checked out all the cool look-outs.  The Grand Canyon was pretty cool, but if I'm being honest, I've experienced other outdoor areas that I think are way more spectacular.  I'm still completely glad we visited though because no cross-country trip is complete without a stop at the Grand Canyon!