August 22, 2026-Sophomore Move in Day for Anderson and Ultimate Utah Adventure Day 1

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• The morning started early, but not quite as early as the day before. By the time that I woke up, Robby had already folded our laundry and was working on last minute trip things. I woke up Anderson, and he started on his last minute packing things.
• At 8:30, we left to take my little boy to college. I know he's been there a year already, but it still makes me sad especially that half of my crew is not home anymore. But they are just were they are supposed to be.
• We stopped to pick up breakfast this morning, but not at Buccees-we were changing things up. We had worried that move in today would be crazy, but it was relatively calm. We pulled up to the front door and unloaded everything. Then Robby got the things to the elevator, I brought them upstairs (on the elevator), and Anderson moved them to his room. It was incredibly smooth, and no one broke a sweat.
• Anderson's room was a bit tricky. How he wanted his room wouldn't work initially because there wasn't room for his desk. We tried another configuration, but that would mean the door wouldn't close, so we pivoted back to the original plan. 
• For this plan to work, Robby and Anderson had to take the bed frame apart, turn it over, and reinstall it. Robby has carried his tools with us all week and hasn't used them, but when they are needed, they are handy to have. This didn't take too long, so the next project was moving the crazy heavy furniture around so we could lay the rug down.
• Once the rug was laid, we started emptying bins pretty quick. We did most things, but Anderson was fine with us leaving a few things for him to do later. He said at lunch today that he wasn't why moving in stresses him out. We thought everything went really smoothly and weren't stressed at all. 
• Anderson's roommate showed up, so the room quickly got full. This is when Anderson said that he could just do the rest later. Everything was really done except for a few decorating things. Graham came by to see us-or possibly he came by to see Brooklyn. Either way, we were able to lay eyes on him and see that he is having a great time. He ran 4 miles this morning and was going to most of his Wow weekend activities.
• Robby and I were pretty sure that Anderson would choose to go to LPs, the Mexican restaurant we went to yesterday. Graham had picked it yesterday, and we had even discussed what we would get today. However, Anderson suggested Fat Boys, where we went last year when we dropped Anderson off.
• Our sandwiches were really good. Then we went to Reagan's room to drop off some books. She has really done a great job making her room adorable. Everything is just perfect. Then we took Anderson back to his room before saying goodbye to him. 
• Robby and I didn't stop at Buccees on the way home, but we did stop at Sonic to get drinks for Keaton and Whitman. Campbell had gone out to lunch with some friends and had just gotten home. 
• Robby and I worked for a few hours around the house and in the camper. Then I had to take myself a power nap because I was exhausted. When I woke up, it was time for us to start getting ready. 
• I had just text the kids saying we were leaving soon when my phone buzzed saying heavy rain was coming so we kicked it into high gear. Even though the wind was really blowing and the rain was starting, we were able to get out of town before the storm rolled through.
• We had smooth sailing until before Russellville when we ended up in another rainstorm. Robby had to work pretty hard because it was pretty windy, but we made it through just fine. We only stopped when we made it to our stop at Roland, Oklahoma.
• We filled the camper up with gas and then found ourselves a nice parking spot for the night. Once we were settled, Campbell and I did some math (we are trying to get ahead enough that we don't have to think about math for a few days.) 
• Robby and I then took the dogs on a short walk around the parking lot before settling in for the night. Tomorrow will be a long day!