Oh Snow! Part 1
Firstly we should apologize for being such slack bloggers for the past month. The last month before we left was similar to the week before our wedding. No matter how much planning, research, list writing, reading, spreadsheet creating you do, it all hits the fan right before crunch time.
I am splitting this post into days because I do not want to overwhelm or neglect any amusing details.
Weeks prior to our departure and the plan-
We were finishing up at our jobs (big thanks to everyone that took us out or threw parties). We were both attempting to squeeze in as much work as possible to add to the trip fund, which left us packing/moving (what we had thought would be) the week before we left (mother nature didn’t like that schedule).
The weekend of January 28th,we were planning on going to a farewell party and show at Poor House and listening to a band we liked and while saying goodbye to our friends. 
That Sunday, we were going to have another sort of farewell dinner with a few other people and go rock out some karaoke. In the midst of this, we were planning to pack our apartment; move part of it to a storage unit; with part of our belongings going to friend’s houses and part our families’ houses. We were supposed to be out of our apartment by the 1st of February. We planned to then spend the week with our awesome friends Billy & Alicia (who are taking care of our dog Lola) and try to gradually get Lola used to living with them and their adorable dogs. My mom was flying down from NYC on Friday. She had planned a family farewell dinner on the Saturday night before we were to fly out. Oh yes, and we needed to get our taxes done; take Lola to the vet for a round of shots; give my mom our car full of stuff; and take Mark to the dentist to have 7 (yes 7!) cavities filled (oh- and he has to be put under to go to the dentist).
What actually happened is in the next few post. . .
Oh, I love the farewell parties. No better reason to hang out with friends and family! Can’t wait to follow along on your travels.