Provo to Columbus: 1703 miles, about 1 day 3 hours

Brian's words
Amy' words
Both

We left Provo in the early afternoon. It was a momentous occasion for me because I have never actually lived outside of Utah not counting the mission, was leaving the desert, and would be closer to farther from family.

My Amy's dad was a huge help. He drove one of the cars the entire way by himself, allowing us to share the other and discuss the mountainous monotonous scenery that is Wyoming.

Originally we had planned on stopping numerous times along the way to do some sightseeing. Then we did some research and learned there isn't anything to see along I-80. Occasionally we saw signs that read "Point of Interest" but we figured that if something actually was interesting, it wouldn't have to be introduced as "Point of Interest." There was a thing in Nebraska that looked like a tree growing out of a rock or something and it had its own interstate exit, but we saw enough of it as we drove by.

Needless to say, we were happy when we arrived in Columbus on Sunday morning.

We pulled into an LDS church parking lot (adjacent to the Columbus temple) around 11:00 AM. We went to sacrament meeting, then to sunday school without making much of a scene. (we were slightly late to both meetings) After Sunday school one guy pointed at me Brian and said "You're Brian Casaday aren't you." It was one of my Brian's mission buddies that I he didn't recognize at first. The guy was one of many med school students in the ward. We were told that that ward is a great place to have an emergency because so many members are doctors or studying to become doctors.

We talked to a number of people after church, and it wasn't long before we had a few invitations for dinner or were offered a place to stay before moving in to our new place. We were also asked to check out a number of complexes so that we could be somebody's neighbor.

Sadly, we didn't have much luck with housing options within the ward, and we may have to choose housing in a different ward (and stake). We're waiting on a couple calls before deciding. (I was going to write more on house hunting, but it may be obsolete by the time you read this)

Long story short- I really like love Ohio, and...

to be continued