God Bless Texas

Two weekends ago, while Brett was in CO for a meeting (and to sneak in some family time), I was up in Richmond helping my sister, Brandy, pack for a move to Texas. It seems to me like it's all happened kind of suddenly. The company she works for asked for volunteers to move to San Antonio and take cushy, regular-hour jobs in a place with a lower cost of living and much better weather. She volunteered. Today, she's pulling into SA. It's been a crazy ride for all of us. We all see great opportunity in her "uproot and transplant" but it certainly shakes up the family dynamic. In the meantime, I wish her the very best and wanted to take this occasion to post semi-embarrassing pics from the day that we packed her. For those of you not in the Elder Clan, you probably won't find this all that entertaining.

Dad and Casey Jones working hard:

Mom explores the wonders of bubblewrap:

Sorting the stuff. Brandy took this opportunity to whittle her life's belongings down to a mere 2200 lbs.

The stack of boxes grows and grows and grows:

Erin. Sleeping on...what's that? oh yes...it's rolls of toilet paper:

The send off: