Moving day ! This was the day we packed everything we didn't put in the moving van into the cars and headed west.

Fatso was, understandably, quite confused.

I took a final few pics of the trailer in Altoona before heading out.

I took several still shots and a few movie clips.

We loaded up the moving van on Monday 6/9, meaning the house was almost empty for two days.

The plan was to leave on Wednesday 6/11, stay overnight in Indiana, and arrive in Columbia on Thursday 6/12.

We were going to stay Thursday night 6/12 in a hotel in Columbia. Closing on the new house was on 6/13, or Friday the 13th. And the moving van was due to arrive on Saturday morning 6/14.

I haven't seen the place this empty since I bought it 13 years ago.

Preparing to head west to Columbia, Missouri.

And now it was time to say goodbye to the mobile home where I lived in the village of Lakemont in Altoona, Pennsylvania. I bought this trailer new in 2000 and was completely happy with my purchase. Thirteen years later, my wife and I were headed west for the next chapter of our lives.

After 13 years of living in this trailer in the village of Lakemont, it was time to head west to Columbia, Missouri.