Move to Albert Lea, Minnesota -- A Momentous Week This Week!

 

Truck hooked to U-Haul Trailer (6'x12')

This morning, Charles departed the parsonage -- headed for Minnesota! He plans to overnight in Nebraska, and arrive in Albert Lea, Minnesota, tomorrow afternoon. Wednesday, he will close on our new home we are buying (that is directly across the street from where the Alkulas will be working). He will fly back Friday morning. And in two weeks, all of us will be moving together -- he will drive a BIG U-Haul truck and Wesley the indoor kitty and Belinda will drive in the Toyota. God is good -- All the time!!! 

Next step

Our move to Minnesota took another step today as we loaded a 6x12 U-Haul trailer 

with the contents of our sheds and Charles' studio. 

On Monday, Charles sets out for Albert Lea and our new home.

More snow

While we didn't get anywhere near the amount of snow that was called for, it was still enjoyable to have an early taste of winter. 

The white stuff returns

We woke this morning with a faint trace of snow on Gillaspie Dr. and a coat of snow atop the Front Range to our west.

Steady progress

The packing and sorting continues apace with more decisions being made every day about what to take and where we might imagine our posessions finding a place in our new home in Minnesota.
 

An unusual museum

On the way back to the Twin Cities, Charles made a brief detour to Austin (about 18 miles east of Albert Lea) to visit the SPAM Museum! What fun to see the history and lore surrounding this famous food that was created in Austin!!

A visit to Albert Lea

Charles made a quick trip to Albert Lea, Minnesota this week to check out the house we are hoping to buy and to meet some of the staff at Thorne Crest where he'll be working.

One of the surprises this week was references to Marion Ross (of "Happy Days" tv fame) who once called the town her home. There is a nice exhibit at the Freeborn County Historical Museum and a statue of Marion outside of the theater that bears her name downtown.