Couch Surfing

On March 30th, our lease was up and we officially moved out of our house in Boise. Our first night "homeless" was hectic, to say the least. We decided to stay in a dog-friendly hotel and get some much needed rest. We ended up staying in Boise another 10 days, couch surfing with close friends. Our last days in Boise consisted of re-packing, tying up loose ends, re-packing, spending time with friends, re-packing, eating at our favorite spots one last time and a lot more re-packing.

April 10th, we got on the road later than planned (of course) and drove down to California. On the way to Southern California, we met Mark's family in the Mojave National Preserve for a couple days of camping. Being out, away from civilization, was just what we needed after the couple of weeks we had prior. After a couple of days in the desert, we were overdue for a shower. We continued on our way to Danielle's parent's house where we would call "home" for the next month-ish.

Honestly, the only way you can get through a move like this is if you have an awesome support system. We have the best friends and family in the world and to anyone who helped us through this process...whether with an ear, a beer or a bed...THANK YOU!!!

If you are reading this post for informational purposes and are looking to move your life across the world temporarily, I will tell you one thing; have one home base where you can leave your life. We have some of our life in two 10x10 storage units in Idaho, some of our life at Danielle's parent's house in California and the rest we packed in 6 suitcases and brought it with us. We did the best we could keeping everything organized but it gets a little crazy not having your own "place". As grateful as we are for all of our couch surfing hosts, if you have just one "home base", it will make the process a lot easier. 

In the desert, like a turtle, with our life on our back.