One week to the day after leaving Logan, UT, Tara and I arrived at our final destination: Syracuse, NY. In fact, if you factor in the two hour difference in time, we arrived within five minutes of the time we officially started our trek (roughly 2:00 p.m. MST). Everything went smoothly as we officially signed the lease and got the keys to our new apartment. But first, let me backtrack a little. . .
After spending Tuesday night in Falconer, NY, we had roughly a four hour drive to reach Syracuse. While staying at our hotel last night, I noticed that on the way to Syracuse, we would pass right through Olean, NY, which is the headquarters of Cutco. I mention this, simply because I sold Cutco Cutlery a couple summers ago and I thought it was funny that I was driving right past that company's headquarters. We also passed through some Indian land, because out in the middle of nowhere we came across this giant casino. . . pretty funny. Anyways, back to moving in. . .
By the time we got the paperwork done and the car parked, it was 5:00 (E.S.T). I started unloading stuff while Tara went through the apartment and filled out that paper that I hate that chronicles every little nick on the wall or stain on the carpet. . . luckily that last part was easy, as our apartment was equipped with brand new carpet. Around 5:30 the EQ president of our new ward, Paul Cundick, and his wife showed up with some pizza for dinner so we took a break and enjoyed that. A couple other guys showed up, Billy and Lou, and the four of us guys had the trailer unloaded and everything packed upstairs within an hour.
Now the fun begins as Tara and I get to unpack everything that we spent so much time trying to fit into those freaking boxes! Luckily we've got a few days though to get everything done. Our apartment is pretty sweet. . . besides not having two bathrooms, it's probably cooler than the one we had in Logan. It's very open, and we have a giant deck and balcony that looks over the city and faces the West, so we should get some awesome sunsets.
That pretty much sums up our trip out, but I do have to add one more item that Tara left off of yesterday's log. . .
On our way up to Falconer from Cincinnati, we drove right through Canton, OH – where the Pro Football Hall of Fame is located. We spent and hour and a half there, and it was awesome! Of course, I could have spent all day, but we had to get up to Falconer before it got dark and we had animals chillin in the car (though we cracked the windows, left them with some water and it was only 75 in Canton, so we weren't too worried about them). We got to got out and throw the football around on the Hall of Fame field, and then we went through the building and saw all the memorabilia. It was really cool, Tara even enjoyed it, and I definitely was glad we decided to stop.
Well. . . that's about it for our travels, but don't worry, we'll keep you updated about our life here in Syracuse. . . as well as whatever is in store for us next!
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