By the Numbers...

(Newberg, OR: 1/8/2010) From Suffolk, VA to Newberg, OR...by the numbers:

3754 miles driven.
7 days, 6 nights on the road.
429.3 gallons of diesel fuel consumed (by the truck).
5 meals eaten at Cracker Barrel Restaurants.
3 minor re-packings of the trailer due to contents shifting and not able to open the door to get our suitcases.
3 incredible hours with our dear friends Nate and Susan Allerheiligen and their 6 pack attack at their home in Cabot, Arkansas.
1.5 audio books listened to.
10 states driven across.
1 major re-routing when we realized we were restricted from driving across Hoover Dam on US 93 (a short cut!) because of 9/11 security policies involving private rental trucks!
1 panic phone call to Penske for an inexplicable warning indicator.
1 big hallelujah and praise the Lord when our realtor, Maggi, called us on 8 Jan that the house closed, all the paperwork signed and we are officially HOMELESS!