Back in December 2016, Liz and I announced that we were moving across the country. While it's no easy feat leaving your friends and family behind a couple time zones; it was time for a new adventure.

From the moment we pondered the idea of moving, we knew a cross-country road trip was a "Oh, Hell Yes" type of decision. I've always wanted to do this. So, Let's do it!

Moving across the country is not the easiest thing in the world. The weeks leading up to our trip were pretty stressful. For example, how are we going to move our two cats? There is no way in holy hell that we're going to sit in a car with two howling cats for two weeks. Also, why do we have cats again?

Thankfully, my gracious colleague and her fiancé were able to fly with them after our holiday party. Snapchat updates and all.

When it came to planning the trip, it was surprisingly easy – and FUN. I straight up googled "Road trip app" and discovered Roadtrippers. It was our hub for the entire planning process. We planned out our route, the cities we wanted to visit, and the absurd amount of tacos / BBQ / fried chicken we wanted to inhale along the way.

What's neat about roadtrippers is that it can scan for points of interest outside of a certain mile radius along your route. However, we mostly used recommendations from our friends and foursquare.

This trip was like the birchbox of trips. We were able to sample each city for a few hours or days to get a feeling if we'd like to go back for a longer.

Ok, on with the trip!

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