CA - Where it all Started - Part 1

When Don and I got married, he worked for a large home builder

in Sacramento and we purchased our first home in Citrus Heights

about 5 miles from where we are now located.

On September 30th the movers arrived in Gold Canyon AZ about  8:30 a.m.,

and carefully wrapped and packed all the delicate and fragile

pieces, one by one, and

for safe keeping they even shrink wrapped our leather sofa

and recliners.

They were on their way about 11:30.  After we did a final check,

we jumped into our previously packed Honda CRV

and said goodbye to #725 as well as 

the symbol of the southwest, the Saguaros.  We drove 

4 hrs 45 min, (296 miles).to Needles CA and 

stayed at the BW Colorado River Inn.

Day 2, Oct 1st, we bit the bullet and drove 575 miles all the way to Folsom CA.

We made the mistake of taking Hwy 99 N from Bakersfield towards

Sacramento  which was stop and go traffic, all the way, 

due to massive amounts of road construction!!!

We spent the night with our daughter Kristine  & son-in-law Richard

who barbecued chicken and corn on the cobb... after we 

had a few celebratory cocktails!!!

Kristine & Richard followed us to the new home and within minutes

the moving truck had arrived.

We tore thru many boxes and got lots unloaded and it’s hard to 

believe that it’s only been 3 days since we left AZ.

We started tearing thru the boxes and wondered where to

put the assortment of items that were in one box that had

nothing to do with the other... that's because if a box wasn't

full, we put whatever would fill the vacant into that box.

  Fortunately there was an excessive amount of cupboards/drawers

 in this large kitchen.

After a trip or two to Lowes, Richard quickly installed towel rods

and television sets as I 

tackled the walk in closet and

granddaughter Cassie let the mosaic ants out to explore the yard.

We didn't have a bed yet, so spent 5 nights on our queen

size inflatable mattress.

And worse than that we didn't have a refrigerator for 2

days (another purchase & delivery from Lowes)...

Then it was off to Safeway to fill that refrigerator.

Then we needed to make a fuel stop!!   Welcome to CA...