Househunting Trip - Day 1

Leaving Nicky and the kids sleeping in our hotel (La Quinta Inn), I woke up (0600) and hurried to get the next step of our Do-it-to-Yourself move completed.  I first stopped at the Shell on Cherry Lane in Fort Worth and reset the gas tank in the U-Haul to its original level (0710).  Afterwards, I drove the truck rental place (nearby) to unload the truck. We got a free month of storage when we rented the truck - very helpful for our move. It only took about two hours to finish the job, but I had to drive about 10 miles to get the truck weighed again (I used Drivers Travel Mart on I-35W, Exit 54B/C). When I finally returned the truck to the U-Haul, I figured out I'd only driven 35 miles over the allotted distance - pretty good, considering I initially had to drive 155 miles from where I picked it up in North Carolina... Nicky picked me up around 1000 and we drove to a nearby vet to drop the cat off. Luckily, that didn't take long. Went back to the storage building to pack up the kids' fun gear (bikes, roller skates, balls, etc.). You'd think we'd take time to rest but NO - we still had a trip to New Mexico to complete!  We left Fort Worth around 1200 - on the way out to New Mexico! The kids are going to spend a week or so with their cousins. Stopped for lunch near Weatherford and then stopped for pretty cheap gas near Abilene. The drive was nice - used I-30 to I-20 and then got off at US-84 in Sweetwater. Up until then, it was actually very hilly. Drove up to Snyder and US-180 - enjoyed the scenery for the rest of the drive in the beginnings of the high desert. We saw hundreds of windmills - it was really amazing to see so many new windfarms. Made it in to Hobbs (with the time change) around 1730. Had a very nice dinner and some drinks - first time to relax in weeks! Bonnie, as always, was a good hostess. Went to bed early (time zone catching up...).