Lone Star Immigrant

Well, day one of the drive from North Carolina to Texas is completed.  Toby and I are safely situated in the hotel room for the night.  It would be an understatement to say that he’s not taking to the hotel room very well.  All the noises from other human beings in this building is causing him no end to worry and annoyance.  Hopefully he won’t be too lively tonight, so I can get some rest.  HE gets to sleep during the entire trip, if he wants.

The trip today was mostly uneventful.  Toby was good, which made it a lot easier on me.  We left Raleigh at around 8:30 am, and headed westward.  We stopped every hour or two, so I could stretch my legs, and/or get something to eat/drink, or whatever else.  He remained in his carrier during the trip, and didn’t complain much at all.

The only real thing of interest on the drive here was a big thunderstorm just as we entered Alabama, which reduced visibility to nearly zero for a time.  We pulled in to a rest area for a bit, and found that their power had been knocked out by the storm.

I used Twitter to keep my friends updated about the progress of my trip today, and got a lot of amusing responses when I got to Alabama.  Apparently people were surprised that the rest area was more than just an outhouse with a lightbulb.

I’m going to wrap up for now.  Day two promises to be more driving, but also a lot closer to College Station.

I’ve said my goodbyes, packed my car, and closed out all of my business here in Raleigh.  It’s time to start a new chapter of life.

I leave Raleigh tomorrow morning, bright and early, and will wind up in Montgomery, Alabama by evening.

It’s really happening.  I hope I’ll be able to sleep a little bit tonight.

So… been a few days since I posted here last.  I guess I’m slacking on the blog already, oops.

Since I last posted, things got slow, then very busy, then slow again.  I was on vacation in California during the week after I finished at NC State.  I had a nice time visiting the other coast, seeing some family, and otherwise just getting to spend some time with my parents (who went along for the trip).  It was deathly hot where we were staying in Palm Springs, CA, with some daytime temperatures reaching above 110 degrees F.

During this past week, I finished the packing, and had the movers come ship everything out.  As I write this, I’m sitting on the floor in my now-bare bedroom.  No furniture, no bed, no nothing.  It’s surreal.

I have to finish packing some things into my car, then cleaning up in here, in preparation for Noah to move over.  One nice thing about having your roommate buy your house… it’s a short move for him.

That’s it for now.  I leave North Carolina for good on Monday morning.  Excited, scared, and ready to begin the new chapter of my life.