Around Here: Our journey begins Road trip edition

Today is the day our journey begins! This past Monday we took everything we will store for the next two years to my gracious grandmothers house (thanks gram!). We then dropped off all 10 (!!!!) of our suitcases that will fly with us to Korea. So in our car we have an air mattress and a carry on sized suitcase that holds all our clothes for the next month. (oh and about 10 million bags of junk that I am certain that I will need on this roadtrip-read I need none of those, but they're packed so Terrell cant do anything about it now-ha!)Anyway this past week has been a whirlwind of saying goodbye to the city we love so dearly. It's the city that held our first 4 years of marriage. Saw us complete multiple degrees, get big kid jobs, and fall in love with new friends and places. Oh Athens, I love you. (ps I have tons of hometown tourists posts about Athens Ill be sharing soon!) But for now, our house is all packed up and empty. I get a little weepy just typing it. We leave today to stay in Alabama a few nights with friends, then Monday we head to Mississippi for 2 weeks of pre-field orientation. (not super sure what to expect, but Ill keep you updated!) From there we begin a trek across the US, back to the lovely coast of South Carolina, to see friends and have some mountain camping/beach vacationing time. Then Terrell has another week of training in Chicago while I hang out with family and my mom cooks for me a lot (right? that's the plan mom, right?!) then we have one more going away party and we are off to Korea on July 22! I cant believe how quickly things are about to go by!So, goodbye Athens, I love you. Hello open road. Road trips are my favorite. Read my thoughts on Wanderlust here and take a gander at our past USA road trip here. I've got some posts planned for you and will have time to get some more up over the next few weeks, but the best way to keep up with where we are and what we're doing is through instagram. Follow me @lk_hooperUntil then, you'll find me on the open road drinking sweet tea and blasting Imagine Dragons..