So long, Farewell....

Things continue to be busy for the Winn household. After returning from Las Vegas, they promptly packed up to head out to Cleveland to spend a week with Alixa’s family. As per Winn family tradition, they arrived at the airport late for their flight. Fortunately, the flight had been delayed and they were able to make it. The first order of business once they got to Cleveland was to do some more traveling and head down to Knoxville to find adequate lodging for their new adventure in the Smoky Mountains. After looking at a number of options, they settled on a two bedroom, 1.5 baths, two-story town home. It has new carpets, and no pets are ever to be allowed in there, so I will have to be kept on the down low. It is OK though, because I never leave messes on the carpet anyway.

Both Jarom and Alixa are nervous and excited about moving to Tennessee. It will be nice to be closer to family (8 or 9 hour drive to both Cleveland and Delaware) and Alixa can’t wait to have another bathroom. But they will be sad to leave some wonderful friends that they have in Utah, and the unknown is always a little scary.



After making sure they had a place to live they drove back up to Ohio and spent the rest of the week hanging out with family. They swam in the pool, played a round of golf, saw the new Batman movie, did some shopping, played games, and even managed to go to the local tea house for an interesting meal. Jarom doesn’t really like tea, and the whole experience was far too fancy for his liking, but the food was pretty good and it was an interesting experience. It seemed very much like he had been shrunk and placed inside a dollhouse for about an hour.

They showed up at the Cleveland airport to find another delayed flight, which was good because they were late again. It was good to get back to Utah, even though they would only be staying for a week before beginning their cross country trek.



On July 24th, Alixa had her anniversary. She has survived four years with Jarom, a feat that should be admired. They celebrated by hiking up to Squaw Peak, a hike that Jarom did several years ago and wanted to do again before he left town. It is a 6 mile round trip, climbing up 3,000 ft to the peak, which is almost 8,000 ft high. It was a good workout and very pretty, with a great view of the valley from the top.



Our last few days in Utah will be spent packing, which is where my lack of arms is a serious drawback. The plan is to get everything packed up and hit the road on Monday or Tuesday. There will be a stop in Kansas City to visit some friends living there, and then it is on to the Volunteer State.