By the numbers: Moving

9,435 = lbs weight of all our stuff, according to the trucking company
1,512 = cubic feet we used on the moving truck
2,258 = miles from our house in San Jose to Kari’s parents’ house in Wheaton
3 = drivers who piloted our Volvo at some point on the trip
3 = kids involved with the move (our 2 + Justus)
118 = degrees Fahrenheit, as recorded at a Utah rest area
30 = Liters of water consumed en route
12 = bottles of Starbucks Frappuccino coffee drinks downed to stay awake
2 = iPods used
11 = number of highway patrol speed traps that we slowed down for just in time
0 = number of tickets as a result of our judicious use of the brake pedal
4 = people sad to leave their home and friends :-(