Fun fact: West Virginia is the only state that was formed by separating from another state (Virginia) during the Civil War.
Kinda fitting in a wayābreaking off and starting something new.
Weāre somewhere between where weāve been and where weāre goingā¦ watching the scenery change, putting more miles behind us, and getting closer to North Carolina.
After everythingāpacking, driving, unloadingāit felt good to just slow down for a minute and catch our breath.
But today, weāre back at it.
Back on the road, heading toward our next stop: North Carolina.
Weāre making our way to the Eastern North Carolina Renaissance Festival, and itās starting to feel like things are shifting from just āthe moveā into the part weāve really been looking forward to.
Less boxesā¦ more experience.
Less chaos (hopefully)ā¦ more memories.
Weāll see how that goes š
But for now, itās miles ahead of us, a new place waiting, and the start of this next chapter.
Funny how loading up felt like a whole eventāpeople around, helping hands everywhere, almost like an army getting everything packed in.
And then unloading?
Just us.
Taking it piece by piece, in between tending to the baby, stopping, starting, trying to figure out where everything goes while also just trying to keep up with it all.
It definitely wasnāt quick.
But it got done.
Thereās something about seeing the truck empty that makes it all hit a little differently.
Likeā¦ okay. This part is over.
We made it here.
Now itās just the next stepāsorting through it all, finding places for everything, and slowly turning this into something that feels like home again.
Thereās a certain kind of exhaustion that only comes from the road.
Not just āI need sleep,ā but the kind where your whole body feels like itās still moving even after youāve stopped. The kind powered by gas station snacks, caffeine, and sheer determinationā¦ and maybe a little poor decision-making.
That was today.
Day 3 started with a sunrise cutting through a windshield that has definitely seen better days (at this point itās less āglassā and more āabstract filterā). Somewhere between the miles, the quiet stretches of highway, and the hum of the truck, it finally started to sink ināwe were really doing this.
And after everythingāthe packing, the stress, and yesā¦ the incident with the truck key (RIP to my dignity in that gas station bathroom)āwe pulled into Ohio safe.
Tired? Completely. Relieved? Absolutely. Proud? More than I can put into words. Slightly traumatized by public restrooms? Also yes.
This trip wasnāt perfect. It wasnāt polished. There were moments that felt chaotic, overwhelming, and honestly a little ridiculous.
But it was real.
And somewhere in all that mess, it became something I know weāll look back on and laugh aboutā¦ probably sooner than expected.
Tonight, we rest. (And by rest, I mean stare at boxes and question our life choices.)
Tomorrow, we start figuring out what this next chapter looks like.
And if nothing elseā we survived the road, the chaos, and the Great Truck Key Incident of 2026.
