My dad has the barn in escrow, and it is time to move all of our belongings out.
Although it is the end to an era, and a little sad — it is also exciting to take a road trip to the barn!
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After a few hours of driving — we saw that little red roof sticking out.
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Ryan was there — and ready to greet us!  He is so awesome.
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I especially love the Christmas lights he put up on the roof!  He was glad I noticed!
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It is always amazing to see what he does with the place.  It is immaculate, and clean.  There isn’t one thing out of place, and no matter what I am looking for, he can find it.  He has his own trailer, and a family room.  He has certainly created quite the great space for himself.
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He packed all night long with us, and helped us the whole next morning.  He was such an awesome helper, and he kept us laughing the whole time.  He seriously should have been on Saturday Night Live!
I’ll admit, that as we drove away, I might have been a bit emotional.  It was sad saying goodbye to the barn — and especially to my brother who has had a bit of a rough go — but who I absolutely adore.
The best part of the trip…
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I loved finding little gems from my past — like this $13,800 check I won from Card Sharks!
That was an awesome two days down memory lane.
Update: The barn fell out of escrow!  Bittersweet, but maybe I’ll get another barn excursion in!