Moving Preparation...Getting Ready for a Journey

The official countdown has begun for my move to Portland Oregon. I leave 2 weeks from today, April 6th. This date kept being bumped back as the months progressed but I believe this is the right time for me to go. My temp job really needed me to work an extra week so I got a bonus to stay for one more week. The nice thing about that is the bonus is the perfect amount to pay for a car top carrier (you know, those big boxes that young families put on top of their minivan so that they have more room for their crazy kids in the car). Luckily for me, I don't have any kids to worry about, nor a minivan. What I have decided to do though is not do my large U-haul move initially, but just to take the essentials to survive for a couple months and then once I have my apartment and job stuff figured out, I am going to bring up all the furniture and other things. When you are crazy about music like I am though, the "Necessities" become challenging to fit in a car. Lets just say they include:
1) Full Size Keyboard
2) Electric Guitar
3) Acoustic Guitar
4) 2 Amps
5) All my pedals, cables, strings, etc

So this will definitely be like playing tetris, hoping I can fit it all. One of the things that I am really excited about with this move is that I am going to make a little adventure out of this move up. I am going to stop in Santa Barbara and hang out with my friend sean for a while, then cruise up to the beautiful San Luis Obispo to see some of my close friends who I miss a lot. I think it will be a real blessing to be able to have some good fellowship right before I move to a land where I truly don't know that many people. After SLO, i think i will be stopping in Pleasonton to visit my buddy tyler and then make one last stop in Chico to visit one other bro. I am just excited to do this trip even though in 2 weeks I estimate the gas prices to be at $12 a gallon... I am ready to get out and serve the Lord, trusting in His provision and realizing what a truly blessed life I have been given.