In July of 2005, I began a road trip from Florida to Washington. Ryan went with us as far as Dallas where we met up with my sister, Kim. Ryan flew home from there to get back to work. Kim drove on with me. We met our parents in Denver and they had Kim's kids with them. This was a surprise to Justin and Merrilee. It took 10 days to drive over, stopping to see many friends and family on the way.