Officially on the road! Everything went into storage last Saturday after an exhausting week of packing. The process was extra grueling because it seemed necessary to have all items organized into single boxes and well labeled to simplify things upon our return. Thankfully we had help from the parents to move it all to storage. As we began towering everything into the 10×10 unit, we worried that not everything would fit and priced an adjacent unit. But mom came to the rescue with some amazing Tetris skills saving us the extra expense.

We are actually writing this during our first train trip (of many) to our second Christmas destination (can’t have too many presents!) We are on the scenic route across Pennsylvania, but could only enjoy the view for a little while before the sun set behind the mountains. Although the view was limited, we are enjoying the journey with the on-board happy hour and some relaxation after the stress of packing. It seems like organizing for the trip is never ending and we still have too much in tow – we even had to enlist dad’s help to sneak a few extra bags onto the train! Good thing we have a few more days to reorganize and better prepare for the trip.

We had a wonderful Christmas with everyone and hopefully they enjoyed our antics as well!