Texas Move: Pine St. to storage; then into Sue

Hello All,

At long last I am reaching out to family and friends! Please forgive this format for checking in. I had fun photographing moments during the move, and I would like to share them - at your option to view. The move was indeed arduous, but also smooth. I had help from my mother Carole, Isaac (white hat), Travis (black hats), and T's friend Dane Hansen (no hat!). Travis and Dane drove with me all the way from Boulder to Texas, keeping me in good spirits with their humor and antics. I didn't really need too much encouragement in the good spirits department. Each sign post, each view and marker that we passed of my many long drives I silently saluted on this final journey. Of course I will return to Boulder and Colorado for visits, but never under the kind of duress which I have experienced these past 15 years. Never with the sinking feeling of sadness at leaving the place that I love.

The entire trip was colored by the huge ruined hulk of a rental truck which kept us constantly on edge. Never, never rent a truck from UHaul, especially a 27-footer!! We called her "Sue". ("Life ain't easy with a truck named Sue.......") To watch the two precious boys and all of my worldly goods listing and careening around corners in my rear view mirror was enough to keep me constantly alert at the wheel.

We arrived in St. Stockton with a huge sigh of relief. The next day we drove to Alpine, unloaded the van into my 20 x 20 storage unit (with very little room to spare!), returned "Sue" (more big sighs!) and drove back to FS. The following day saw Travis and me riding horseback on the neighboring ranch looking for MR's missing bull and - after 6 hours - got him to within 100 yards of MR and his trailer and expertise. We were easing the bull and 6 heifers through a brushy draw when they scattered and we lost them all! Welcome to West Texas, Pilar!

Here are a few descriptive pictures. I am not very good at electronic tasks; please bear with my ineptitudes. I will keep this going for a little while.

Love,

Pilar