Moving

Thursday
We got ready to leave. Did lots of laundry, lots of packing, lots of last-minute stuff. I took a few hours to go on a walk with Olivia, and eventually say goodbye to her. That was a difficult goodbye. I've been trying to stay too busy to think about how much I miss everyone, though.

Friday
Mom and Dad sent Ariel and I out to redeem coupons for free stuff - namely, donuts and chicken sandwiches. It was good to get out of the house and out of the way as they finished packing. Ariel and I got the donuts (they had donuts named after Bismarck!) and sandwiches, and then we bid our house farewell and started driving. I drove the Honda with Ariel, and Mom and Dad took the Toyota. Ariel and I had a good time driving fast, listening to music, chatting, singing to music, and just being silly. We stoppped at a Subway for lunch, continued driving, and finally reached Amarillo, which was really boring. We went out for sushi in Amarillo, which was quite nice (I love tofu curry), and then slept.

Saturday
Same driving arrangements. Departed from Amarillo. Listened to more music. Ariel read articles from Cracked.com to me. More singing, fun-having, etc. We also discussed stories we are writing/wantt to write, one of which is together. It's actually the sequel to the novel that I'm working on and will hopefully finish this summer. We arrived in Dallas. Mom and Dad went to the temple, while Ariel and I hung out at the hotel pool, discussing characters in our stories. Then we went to the Cheesecake Factory, which was many kinds of delicious, and then returned to the hotel and fell asleep.

Sunday
Went to church in Dallas. The ward we attended had a whole lot of young men, and one of them looked like a dark-haired version of Aladdin. He was also really cute - even Ariel thought so! He may have also had an Australian accent, so church was more interesting than usual. After church, the family packed up and departed Dallas, with Dad driving Ariel and Mom driving me. Mom and I listened to the entirety of Handel's Messiah and also most of the The Importance of Being Earnest (yay for YouTube in the car!). We finally arrived in Monroe, and unpacked, ate, unpacked more, and collapsed on our beds, exhausted after so much travel.

Monday
Went house-hunting. Was bored. Very bored. Did not shoot any walls. Went to Wal-Mart. Still bored. Am now blogging. More stuff is due to happen later today. Hopefully it'll be interesting.