Pausing

Well, after a total of approximately 17 hours in the car, we are safe and sound in Ely. Majority of last week was spent packing and saying goodbyes to family, late Thursday morning we took off. Needless to say the dog was not happy with spending 8 hours straight cooped up on her bed on half our backseat. We tried to stop and give her water, stretch her legs, etc. as often as possible, but it was a compromise between making sure she's as comfortable as possible and just getting there as fast as possible so she could be out of the car.
On Thursday night we ended up staying at the Motel 6 in Laramie, Wyoming. Adam and I were just exhausted and cramped. Nestle enjoyed getting to sleep on the 2nd hotel bed all by herself. In the morning we found this awesome local coffeehouse. If anyone's visiting the Laramie area, stop by Coal Creek Coffee Company, they're a little off the interstate, but cute environment and great coffee.
We did make it all the way to Ely by dinner time on Friday, and haven't set foot in our car since then! We've already taken a trip to Duckwater, walked all the dogs by Comins Lake, played games galore, and only had to set a morning alarm once! Mom & Dad are headed out to the rez for a few days tomorrow, so we'll have the house to ourselves for most of this next week.
Tomorrow we're going to the show at the high school that Cammie's been working on. We also have plans to take a whirlwind trip to visit family through California/Nevada in a couple weeks. If we're here long enough, we may also tag along with Mom & Dad on a trip up the Pacific Northwest. Dad has a conference in Vancouver and while we don't have the appropriate paperwork to cross the border with them, but we may have them drop us off in Portland or Seattle while we investigate jobs, etc.
Which brings me to my last update: still no work. Adam's applying to various coffee places and positions all over the country, but so far has either heard nothing or gotten no's. Blessedly, he's not daunted, every week or so, a new batch of emails/resumes/applications go out. Eventually, one of them has got to be a yes, right? That's our prayer.