Have Tail, Will Travel

Day 4:
Lily, the agorabphobic chihuahua, is a pretty calm little girl.  With the exception of being afraid of strangers, loud noises, her siblings, anything more ferocious than a fly, she's a chill kind of gal.  Afraid of being left behind on the long journey she found herself on, Lily took matters into her own hands and started sleeping in her daddy's suitcase, recognizing that the suitcases were coming into the hotel rooms but then being loaded back into the trucks every morning.  She's more astute than she looks: don't let that pink tongue hanging out of her mouth fool you-she rides a full-sized schoolbus!

Who's Driving?

Day 3: Luckily we have stayed at LaQuinta Inns for the last two nights.  La Quintas are dog friendly and their customer service is great--shout out to LaQuinta! We would never have made it 1800 miles in three days with five dogs and three humans without the ability to bed down for the night someplace comfortable.

At the time the picture below was taken I was exhausted and trying to stay awake so Seneca and I put a movie in the portable DVD player.  Good thing it kept me awake because those two are sleeping--she has her shades on and you can't see her eyes, but take my word for it.  I laughed all the way through "Soulplane," mindless, mindless entertainment, but what a kick!  My laughing didn't bother these two and neither did the fact that my eyes were on the DVD player and not on the road.

Road Warriors

Lily sound asleep in Kansas

The trip wasn't always this peaceful.

Loki and Sen napping in New Mexico

And the cross country trip was definitely not this serene all the time.

Due to unforeseen circumstances Bill and I and the dogs decided to move back to Wisconsin to find great jobs and be closer to family.  We loved living in Arizona: the scenery is breathtaking and we met a wonderful group of friends, but we are excited to start a new life in the country on 15 acres and have our families so close to us.  There may not be the same kind of action or trouble for me to get into, but be sure something will come along!

Our awesome friend Seneca made this 1800-mile road trip with us: 1 pickup truck pulling 1 trailer, with Bill and Gunnar (I will explain Gunnar later); 1 SUV loaded with boxes, 4 chihuahuas, and 2 hot blonde babes.  What could go wrong?