#Suburban – Chasing Sonshine

After staying up until 4:30 am, we closed on the house at 9:00 am on a Wednesday in July. With all of the legal documents signed and now officially homeless, we arrived at our son and daughter-in-law’s house for a much needed nap. After we recovered from the final push to vacate the house, we hit the road to finish the task of storing our belongings.

When we bought the truck in Texas, we didn’t realize how much we were going to need it. Thankfully, God knew and He provided the truck for us. We had two trailers full of stuff that we needed to get to North Central Kansas. If we only had the Suburban, two trips would have been required. As it was, we were able to get both trailers there at the same time. While we looked a little like the Beverly Hillbillies (with ladders, an elliptical, and a refrigerator anchoring the trailer), our trip to Kansas was uneventful and we were able to store all of our items, including the trailers.

We are so grateful for family members who made room for our overflow items!

Lesson Learned: Even after paring down our belongings, we still have way too much stuff!

The Suburban’s final trip with us. The new owners picked it up in Kansas.

Since our trailer needed service in Carthage, we decided we might as well continue the trip to Dallas to see our daughter. She and her husband could use our dining room table and chairs and we needed the furniture out of the house. We packed our trusty Suburban full and headed south.

Our 2003 Suburban has been a road warrior. We purchased the vehicle in 2006 and put approximately 270,000 miles on it. Bill drove it for work all over Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota. With the four kids, we vacationed in Missouri, North Carolina, South Dakota, Arkansas, Texas, and Colorado. It’s moved all of our children to college, to their first apartments, and to later dwellings, including a cross-country trip to Los Angeles. While the Suburban has been a great instrument in our family’s life, we decided it was time to part. For our traveling adventure, we wanted a vehicle with fewer miles and better fuel economy.

Bill had been watching for trucks on Craigslist and Auto Trader. Since nothing had popped up in Kansas City, he searched the sites for vehicles in Dallas. Of course, he found several trucks of interest. If someone is searching for a truck, the Dallas/Fort Worth area has a plethora of them! Since Covid-19 had limited many other activities, we decided we might as well spend our time test driving a few vehicles.

The first one was sold. The second one was under negotiation. The third one was just right!

After many years of wanting a truck, Bill is very happy with our new-to-us 2017 GMC Sierra truck, Texas Edition!

Lesson Learned: Predetermine if the truck you purchased is 2-wheel drive or 4-wheel drive.

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