I made a Viking Hat in less than 3000 miles.

[@MySeasideRendezvous]

Can we take a moment to appreciate when people choose a 40+ hour drive to ensure their pets’ safety and comfort over a 5 hour flight 👏👏👏👏 10/10

[@racheldobbs2028]

yeah and honestly. it's more comfortable for the humans than a 5 hour flight. I prefer road tripping to flight any day

[@CE-wg5gn]

@@racheldobbs2028 Seriously. I worked as a Ramp agent and had to coordinate the loading of pets quite often. Don't do it if there is another way. Especially for a stupid two-week holiday.

[@dialishious93]

We did this. Drove from Oregon to East Texas. Because our kids hate flying. The one time we took them a 12hour flight turned in 72. They were 6 and 2 at the time. ... 100% reccomend driving over flying.

[@jeanneluddeni3121]

I'm with her I drive with my animals..

[@MySeasideRendezvous]

@@smj____ yes, flying with travel-sized pets only or I’m driving

[@debbielough7754]

To me in Britain, the kind of distances you were deealing with are meaningless (as in, impossible to even imagine), because it's 600 miles from tip to tail here. So I did some googling to get some perspective - if I travelled that far, I'd be in Jerusalem, and would have gone through approx 12 countries. Congrats on getting to the other end safely.

[@catlinboy]

Imagine driving all the way to the middle east from the UK, without a house or town planned to move to, not even entirely sure on the country. I am baffled.

[@SilverXeno]

It's a similar distance to crossing continental Europe in a car. From Spain to the Ural Mountains in Russia. From Paris to Tehran, Iran. I used to have to drive NY to FL for holidays and we spent literal days in the car. Meanwhile, I lived in Germany and in 4 hours could pass through 2 different countries. I could be in France in under an hour.

[@helenafranck7365]

Belgium here, my idea of crossing the country is getting in the car and drive 2 and a half hours...

[@TheGraceCraig]

The population of my state is the same as Britain and we have 49 more states than that lol (some do have a “small” population though)

[@ReneePowell]

Crossing substantial portions of the US involves truly ludicrous distances. It’s more than a day’s drive to travel the western or eastern seaboards, and if I recall correctly it can take a whole day to cross all of Texas. Even driving from the San Francisco Bay Area to Los Angeles takes the better part of a day.

[@paulak2128]

As a European I thought: Ok cool, shes moving, cant wait to see her new house. At the end of the video it dawned on me... that you were moving without having a new home yet! Hats off to so much courage. Here, nobody would move without having the new home set for moving in.

[@catlinboy]

Right!!

[@fridaythevirgowitch]

Nearly every single move (20+) through out my childhood has been without a guaranteed place to go to, mostly because the moves usually ended up being extremely last minute, some times spur of the moment

[@funkyfemsel2112]

Yess!! That! exactly that! Northern America dude, different perspectives

[@fridaythevirgowitch]

@@classyhistoricalsewing In my experience, it was a lot of extended hotel stays.

[@LorChampan]

my sentiments exactly

[@Medievalannie]

"The mountains look misty and lovely" *Misty Mountains Cold immediately starts playing inside my head*

[@MorganDonner]

Accurate 👌

[@evanescentraven5733]

Seriously same thing that pops in my head whenever I make the drive down that stretch of highway. The camera doesn't do it justice on just how beautiful that area is.

[@CindyLooWhovian]

Ahhh! Me too!

[@katherinemorelle7115]

And now it’s in my head- specifically the cover by Peter Hollins and Tim Faust. If you haven’t seen it, watch it right now! It’s so good! Best version of that song that exists.

[@makeda6530]

**low deep hum**

[@twistysunshine]

In Hawai'i, in the southern part of the Big Island, there's a wind turbine field thats fallen into disrepair quit a bit, and there were some of those giant wings sticking out of the ground and rusting last time I went that way. There was also a rancher letting his cows graze. With all these animals and all the rusted broken machinery it felt like I saw like a glimpse of a timeline where there weren't humans anymore. Anyway, the wings are HUGE. Multiple cows big.

[@stargirl7646]

That’s really interesting - sounds like a strange far-distant future

[@fliptail6016]

Sounds a bit like Nausicaa of the Valley of the wind.

[@tessam1290]

Yep, the 'wings' aka blades are approx 53' long. It takes one semi to drive one blade. (Lived in Walla Walla, WA where they have tons of wind turbines and make them nearby)

[@AbbyCox]

✨s h e n a n i g a n s✨

[@MorganDonner]

*eyebrow waggle* sooooon.... 😎

[@ArrowOdenn]

@@MorganDonner I sense a haircut coming on...

[@stevezytveld6585]

I sense a road trip in one of those camping vans coming on. {you could bring a hand crank and sew on the road... ya know ya wanna... you could visit all the tourist traps for costume ideas and the historic for the, um, historic.} Happy Canada Day. We all need to google Canadian Indian Residential Schools. Founded on multiple genocides. Yup. We've got alllot of work to do on this continent. Peace. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown

[@Moonmoonnwbcw]

@@ArrowOdenn OH man how right you were!

[@Apo0]

I watch you, Rachel Maksy, Bernadette Banner, Abby Cox, etc to help me through MY issues. WHy are you all so freaking calming and insane at the same time?!

[@adedow1333]

Talking about one's insane dealings can be done calmly. I do it all the time, just not in a video format. Also editing. Editing is a big thing.

[@raeward8092]

IKR? And I’m not that crazy about sewing! My thing is knitting lace…

[@sarahkittle]

If you watch one you watch them all… kind of like Pokémon 😂

[@JariDawnchild]

Bwahaha, insanity is more enjoyable the less you stress over it.

[@dabbyabb]

@@sarahkittle The algorithm is good. I think it was actually Morgan's video about ancient hair sticks that was my gateway into this magical world a couple years ago. Now I'm sewing pockets into my skirts and I'm not mad about it.

[@catherinemontrose2102]

We did the "drive for the dogs" thing, too, from Seattle to Oklahoma City, and now three years later to Denver. I just don't feel comfortable putting them in a crate and handing them over to baggage handlers. Mine are big dogs, too, standard poodles. And the drive was totally worth it for scenery and the feeling of actually having gone very many miles.

[@mygreenfroggy]

We moved from Grand Coulee to OKC (back home for us) with two Lab mixes, it was a trip, lol. Hubs and oldest son in a moving van with them. They wound up stopping in Kansas and having someone pick hubs and the dogs up. Still easier than flying them. I flew ahead with youngest daughter and BIL and that was a total circus!

[@barbarakurtz7244]

I love Poodles, Standards in particular.

[@katietalbot1928]

I have a husky and a large golden doodle (3/4 standard poodle 1/4 golden retriever). Anytime I travel it's by car, and it means we get to stop often to smell the sights.

[@nicolakunz231]

Mr Morgan Donner is a Noodle, that is so cute. Shenanigans is one of my favourite words, i always recommend shenanigans.

[@femailler22]

Also the augmented noun, "shenanigannery" (obtained from Overly Sarcastic Productions - Red) is one we use quite often at our house.

[@bekytg9393]

As someone watching from Australia. Thank you for the driving tour through the American states. Thanks to Mr. Morgan Donner for joining in. Good luck on your house search.

[@jayc9345]

Okay but with y'all house hunting around new england and Rachel preparing to move, I choose to briefly imagine the two of you being neighbors and having sewing and youtube sessions a'la Abby and Nicole

[@MorganDonner]

Aw man, that's living the DREAM right there! #whiskygrandpa (and grandma) aesthetics all over the place 👵

[@lucie4185]

You can be time travelling super heroes together ❤

[@lynndragon2536]

I love when costubers hang out it’s fun to see them all friendly and helping each other

[@CindyLooWhovian]

@@MorganDonner I came here to say that the proximity to Rachel and Bernadette brings the added benefit of the move to New England lol

[@gigiw.7650]

Rachel is preparing to move? After all that work she did on the basement and sunroom? I hope that she finds a great place!

[@singerofsongss]

The hat you made is really interesting, like halfway between knitting and crochet! Each of the stitches looks a bit like a crochet stitch, presumably because in both crafts you’re making one stitch at a time as opposed to using knitting needles to hold many stitches open at once!

[@saraa3418]

This makes visiting my in-laws in August way more exciting! Will the town they live in be the town Morgan chose? I'll meet you at Mystic Yarns next to the llama! Side note: Mr Morgan speaks! Mr Morgan looks directly at the camera! Exciting day for Mr Morgan Donner!

[@micheal2458]

This is how I always thought as a kid that moving worked: drive around the place you wanna be until you find a house you like. I was disappointed by the seeming necessity of eternal preplanning and single burst of activity that moving actually entails, so when I got to the end of this video and realized you were doing what I'd always dreamed...! I'm totally delighted!! I love seeing people doing life in uncommon ways; it makes me feel so much more hope and positivity about what living can be like 😊

[@meamela9820]

If icing on the cake makes no sense, you can always use the Swedish equvalent instead: grädde på moset, which translates to whipped cream on the potato mash... which makes even less sense. Hope everything goes good with the moving. I tried nålbinding several years ago, but have completely forgotten it since. Maybe I should try it again. I remember it being quite easy after I got the hang of it.

[@agsuvongiest]

Here in Finland we say kirsikka kakun päällä, which translates to cherry on the cake. And I have never seen anyone doing that here, maybe it makes sense to some people but not for me

[@Haghenveien]

@@agsuvongiest We say the cherry of the cake here in Spain. I haven't seen a cake with a maraschino cherry on top in many years and no wonder, nobody likes them.

[@RosieP_2876]

Dutch also puts a cherry on a cake!

[@lamedumbjoker]

do you guys literally put potato mash on cake or is it just an expression...?

[@Mica1]

@@lamedumbjoker Hahah no, that's just an expression! 🤣 Technically 'mos' means 'mashed', something that is mashed, so it doesn't have to be potato mash. However, I've never understood the saying. Perhaps they are not talking about the cream being whipped, but rather using the cream to make an extra fancy mash of potatoes.

[@zark10hi]

And finally, a Donner party that have realized the dangers of the West 🤗

[@uselessgay2341]

This made me audibly laugh. Thank you

[@SeliahK]

LOL! Perfect comment. 🤣😂

[@jirup]

You know it's only 'Van Life' if it comes from the Van region of France, everything else is just sparkling homelessness. Have a good trip.

[@geegurl25]

“Sparkling homelessness”, haha! I’ll have to tell that to my van-life friends :)

[@ReneesatItAgain]

LOL.... "sparkling homelessness" Love it - regardless, what a fun lifestyle!! Very carefree!! Love that!

[@AlottaBoulchit]

LMAO

[@AlottaBoulchit]

I want you to know that I called my mom to read her your comment. She was roaring with laughter! 🤣

[@k80_]

This is actually a great point even though it’s phrased as a jone

[@maplecosy9429]

As a died in the wool Yankee and lifelong New Englander-Congradulations!! There's no more beautiful place to live! Meadows, forest, mountains , coasts and breathtaking falls. We've got it all !!👍 - A proud Massachussetts native.

[@funkypunkypine]

Omg she calls Mr. Morgan Donner "Noodle." How adorable is that?!?!

[@sarahuhlich6833]

Morgan: *adds Idaho in a geographically appropriate location* Me: …girl, you’re gonna need a bigger bottle As someone who has moved from the east coast to the west and then back, going from the bigger states to the smaller ones makes the end of the trip feel soooo much nicer

[@fatimaalaa2659]

It seems everyone is going east with you moving to New England and Bernadette moving to Old England™ :-D

[@bewilderbeastie8899]

Cathy needs to move to, like... China, idk

[@fridaytax]

@@bewilderbeastie8899 Australia, we need her maths skills!

[@caesiusgeo]

@@bewilderbeastie8899 the embroidery for the peacock dress is in India... but that's not advised right now 😕🤔

[@samantha.redacted]

I see that she has the same philosophy of "no small changes" with her moving as well as her hair

[@jamilynncreates3622]

Omg,Morgan! I'm originally from Seattle. And I have lived in Maine for the last 9 years. I'm so excited you are going to be in my neck of the woods. I hope we get a chance to sew together someday!

[@jamilynncreates3622]

Not that you want to just meet up with some random internet stranger... but I'm a randomly neat person, if I say so myself.

[@MorganDonner]

Awesome! I love hearing that there are other Seattleites in the region :D

[@kaylat.9104]

Ahhhh, I'm from a bit north of Seattle and moving to Maine this month!

[@jamilynncreates3622]

@@kaylat.9104 what part of Maine? Welcome, Maine is a lot like all the best parts of puget sound without all the people.

[@kaylat.9104]

@@jamilynncreates3622 midcoast, around Bangor. My friend lived in ME for a while and she said the exact same thing!

[@cometkatt]

you are so right, capturing the magic of the cascades is REALLY hard/near impossible. but we enjoy seeing it regardless - i miss it terribly and i expect Seattle will miss you as well

[@alisiaeve]

THE Morgan Donner? In MY neck of the woods!? 🥺 New England is so lucky to have you!

[@soapflavored]

I came here to say this, but in my heart, I knew it had been said.

[@deboraharmstrong3002]

Antir's sad loss is DEFINITELY the East Kingdom's winning point

[@e_n_hand]

I'm with you on the frosting (icing is actually something different). When I make cakes at home sometimes I just use whipped cream instead of actual frosting or a glazed icing.

[@gabriellerussell8484]

It definitely depends on the icing. Homemade can be quite good, but store-bought icing frequently just tastes like sugar (so boring).

[@dabbyabb]

Or like, stale, plastic sugar. 😔😝 I don't bother eating frosting from a can. I'm not eating sugar I don't thoroughly enjoy.

[@missmeakat]

I teach nalbinding courses online, I just love it! Very few people have heard of it, so I always sound slightly mad describing it "It's like knitting/crochet but wayyyy older and slower"

[@deborahmiller3443]

I Started looking into nalbinding and its hard to find anything on it. But what I have found is pretty cool.

[@lynndragon2536]

Hmmmm I think I’d enjoy this “sewing” a hat more then knitting I like crocheting but not knitting sooo you have given me a new thing to try :)

[@dianesawyerdooley4424]

You can even cut nalbinding without it unraveling. Can't do that with knitting or crochet.

[@raeward8092]

Horses for courses Lynn. I love to knit, it grounds me when my world is spinning off its axis. Do what you enjoy x

[@rayniebee]

I love knitting and crochet, but I've always wanted to try nalbinding too.

[@sarahorme9415]

the moment of panic in his eyes when she said "guess what day is"

[@moonman559]

A cross-country road trip is a rite of passage every American should experience. You really don't understand this country until you've gone through one (or two!).

[@kimholcomb6943]

When I was in Jr high school my mom and step dad helped his parents move from Kansas to Minnesota and it was a pretty drive. But after being gone a week i got tonsillitis because my sinuses were draining. Then my senior summer ( that following school yr was my last yr in high school 82-83 school yr) I went with a bunch of kids in my youth group at church travel clear from Kansas stopped off in Gladstone MO. Then traveled on to Wisconsin. Three wks prior to that I went on vacation with my dad and step mom and we went to little Rock. Arkansas. I tell ya, I've never traveled so much in one summer that yr. But it was fun and I made some good memories of my dad and I on vacation.

[@rosequill7925]

I've been on a few and I'm hoping to go on one next year with friends instead of family. Different vibe being 20 on a road trip vs being a family of 4 with 2 dogs and 2 cars. I never realized how much of America is flat until we drove across it cause I've always lived near mountains.

[@moonman559]

@@rosequill7925 I've done more than a few, almost all of them on my own. I love the western us.

[@moonman559]

@Megan Von Ackermann Georgia to Arizona, AZ to OR, OR to CO to TX and Back, CO to CA, CA to OH, OH to CO to CA to OR... I'm burned out of driving.

[@girlswithimagination370]

I've been on 8, and I'm not even 22 yet...got to love military families

[@chloeminagawa910]

I lived in Seattle my first 21 years of life and I moved to Maine a few years ago and I am so so happy in New England! It has been a much better fit for me. I hope you find a lovely home in New England 💜

[@chibikate_]

Congratulations on a successful and beautiful road trip. Good luck with the house hunting.

[@beagleissleeping5359]

"If we really rushed it we could have done it in 5 days." Richmond, Virginia to Long Beach, California in 2 1/2 days. Ugh! We were exhausted. (We had a time limit plus a dad who stops for nothing😉)

[@littlemissmel88]

Right?! I did San Diego, CA to Raleigh, NC in less than 48 hours. We stopped for gas, food and bathrooms. I didn't want to get back into a car for days! And we had a cat!

[@Fiery154]

Yikes! We did Redlands, CA to Alexandria, VA in 7 days in 1996. That’s really fast to do with kids in tow. Were you peeing in bottles?

[@nielcassidy8295]

My uncle (dad's brother) and aunt did Tallahassee, FL to Tuscan, AZ in 19 hours with 5 kids in the van multiple times (If I remember correctly the youngest was 2 the first time)… My dad wasn't quite as bad, but there were multiple periods of time growing up where we did a 200-500 miles round trip drive each weekend...

[@ObliqueVion]

Obligatory plug for Swanzey, NH; we have covered bridges and we're not afraid to use them! XD Welcome to New England, good luck finding a house and hope to see you around!

[@deafield7466]

Good to know. We have a bunch in New York as well. Sounds like I need to go tour them all!

[@nicolebacon3230]

Oh well then I have to Plug Saratoga Springs! NY We have the oldest running Horse race track in the country, and its got a hat competition!

[@Acroteleutium]

I'm in New Hampshire too, and I take a covered bridge to work every day! And I haven't died! Lol

[@Churumbelita]

Small world - I went to high school in beautiful Swanzey! It has more than its fair share of covered bridges, and 200% more rotaries than it did back then!

[@jessicaray1067]

I love that you have traveled and dived into such a big life change together! ❤ not gonna lie though, my heart did kinda drop too my stomach a little when you said you finally made it to the Atlantic northeast and THEN started house hunting 😁😬🤭

[@FlybyStardancer]

Yay for safe and comfortable trip! And small hand projects are perfect for road trips! I like icing. XD But I’m also a fan of super sweet desserts and will eat sweets as if diabetes wasn’t a thing people could get… (just don’t make my savory food sweet! lol)

[@JaneDoe-xm9wz]

When you started talking about change, i nearly started crying. I relate to that in my soul and have been working on a career change. :)

[@lidialippold9274]

I didn't know you lived in the same state as I. Sad to see you leave, but enjoy your new lilfe change. I have the urge to have a change in me life, sadly my husband doesn't feel the same. Our children have grown up and moved on, my parents are no longer on earth and my brother too (covid) :( . So the memory here is just so sad and I want to start with a fresh start in a new place. I am in the planning now, but not sure where to go. Have a wonderful trip. Stay safe and cool.

[@skateforlife6258]

When i saw viking hat i was hoping it would be made with Nalbinding, then when i clicked on the video and saw that the description had nalbinding in it i literally started cheering. This is such a cool craft that many people don't know about

[@Girlwithadeathnote]

For me, it depends on the icing, if it's a store-bought cake it's %100 too sweet. I like making my own cream cheese icing and halving the sugar from the recipe I got it from.

[@kerryl4031]

Thank you for my armchair road trip. The scenery was great - including that massive storm cloud! The autumn colours of the trees are going to be awesome!

[@sophiejune4515]

I wish I'd made some kind of notation for every state I went through on my cross country trips. Cuz I can't remember which states I've been through. Collecting stickers was an awesome idea! I really applaud you for driving. Flying with larger dogs in summer is not safe. I've read too many heart breaking stories about things that have gone wrong. Plus this road trip looked so fun and memories for a life time. Best wishes on this new chapter.

[@RudesMom]

Flying a pet as cargo should be a last resort and during certain times of the year (summer anyone?) can be prohibited with many planes. Luckily, I have a carry-on size pet.

[@judycurtis44]

I've got to say "welcome" to my home state of Vermont. My husband was born and raised there and we've always loved living there. Hope you find the best house and settle in soon. Good hunting. 😻😻

[@sadurkee5]

Yay! Another Vermonter! There aren’t all that many of us irl so I get excited when I find one😁

[@anska7475]

Your journey makes me homesick for my childhood holidays. My parents just filled the car with necessary things and roughly planned to travel somewhere south, which would usually bring us to France or Italy and a lot of curious places in between. Those were the best holidays. I am undecided on the icing-question, when it‘s made with just powdered sugar and water or rum, I don‘t like it either - but if the water is replaced with strong espresso or lemon juice, I like it.

[@rulynnklapp]

No way! My family moved from west coast to east coast as well! ....we did go by plane though, as i was a wee little one when the big move happened 😆 I hope you have so much fun exploring the historical sights of the east coast! 🥰

[@bpeace1100]

As a fellow Atlantic Northeasterner, welcome to the east kingdom.

[@ginacirelli1581]

Yes, welcome from another Northeasterner, and a (Vermont) Northeast Kingdomer!

[@asmrnathan7466]

I clicked on one of you videos just out of curiosity and now binged watched lots of your videos. I love learning new things and i like how you make it easy and fun learning new stuff... so thanks :D

[@kirstenpaff8946]

Wall Drug is the Ron Jon Surf Shop of the north. It isn't really all that interesting, but the marketing team had way too big of a budget and decided to plaster the name all along the highway.

[@susanhillis5952]

“South of the border” all the signs on 95, and it’s always a ghost town anytime we happen to stop for a bathroom break

[@debbenjo5875]

We were there a couple years ago and it's really overrated. I was really disappointed. Nothing like you would imagine.

[@racheldobbs2028]

I totally agree although I have to say that the marketing team had a good way to getting people to come there.

[@racheldobbs2028]

@@susanhillis5952 hehe, oh dear, those "south of the border" signs. I haven't been there. Every time I've gone past it, it looks so deserted.

[@angelmaden1559]

See Rock City………. On. Every. Barn.

[@mshaynerush]

I'm so sad to have simultaneously found your videos & that we shared a kingdom on the same day that I found out you're moving so far away! Happy trails and thank you for all that you share!! 💗💗💗

[@elewysoffinchingefeld3066]

Glad to see you made it safe & sound and I got to see a flash of my "home" states (Hello Minnesota & Wisconsin!) in your little video montage. That area is really beautiful with the rolling hills and farms. I love it! Hope you find a new place quickly that will be a perfect fit. Frosting can be a little much. I think part of it is that in recent years, bakeries started to use shortening in their mix instead of real butter which is kind of nasty.

[@carriescostumescrochet]

As soon as you started your hat I thought, this looks like crochet. It really does remind me of crochet which I know is a fairly new yarn craft. I like your hat, simple, but fun.

[@Chibihugs]

Such a picturesque road trip. I love how green everything is. Congrats on your new adventure in your new town. And good luck with the home search.Yes it is a silly phrase, I to am not terribly crazy about icing either.

[@nicholepriest2853]

We here in Washington State are sad to loose an amazing person. Best wishes to your new life in New England! Hope its full of happy memories!

[@mintjaan]

I love how this is worded that you moved across country so you could specifically make this hat

[@rose-mariedekoning8471]

Nice to meet you, Mr. Donner! I'm not aware of any previous appearances on this channel, so it was a nice surprise. :) You two look good together.

[@julzgulz1992]

As someone living in Tacoma, this saddens me for the regional loss of awesomeness… but how exciting for you and your family!! Wishing you a happy new adventure!

[@samanthawilliams9710]

Welcome to New England! It’s lovely here. Good luck on the house hunt!

[@gkseeton]

My Dad did this in the back of our van to hide suitcases. Overnight bag went in last. He padded the top and that was awesome.

[@keaka]

I've driven several times along those roads from East to West and back again. I never get tired of watching others do the same, for some reason. Best wishes on your house search!

[@Loveleedia]

Im in idaho and my family is planning on moving to maine in a couple months. Its fun seeing others feeling the call eastward.

[@SJLamb-te3dt]

I am so excited to see the house you choose! And also to see how the new sewing room comes together. Having moved from SoCal to Maryland the differences in lifestyle/accents/general everyday stuff was so weird to discover! I would love to hear your experiences. I remember when we first moved to the east coast we got a huuuge thunder storm that first summer and we all hid in the bathroom because we hadn’t experienced thunder that literally made the windows rattle and that you could feel the floor vibrate from! It was amazing and slightly terrifying.

[@kellimbt]

Thanks for sharing the journey- glad you made it safely! Good luck house-hunting!

[@queerly_beloved]

I live in Idaho and have my whole life, it’s so beautiful here, especially in the mountain areas. The wilderness areas are the best part of Idaho IMO

[@melissabebak1513]

It's alway fascinated me how much the landscape changes between states even though there isn't a physical line separating them. But I've clearly driven the IL to NY section of your trip far too many times; I could tell which state you were in before you said anything! And yeah, no or light icing for me. Not a fan of the super sweet.

[@bookwyrmn]

Ditto on being able to tell too lol!

[@gothempress]

I am just realizing watching this that the trip I made of 2,199 miles in one day was insanity. Granted I drove 2/3 of what you did, but I have made a mental note to take longer (or any) breaks in the future on my long driving journeys.

[@EmsIsFab]

Eyy welcome to the East :) I live slightly to the right of Maine (AKA: new brunswick canada) lol!

[@RoseThistleArtworks]

Congratulations on your move! That roadtrip was fun. Great idea for storage that gives the hounds a nice place to chilax, too.

[@TheGardenKitten]

companion animals are the best reason to a camper van! WElcome to New England, neighbour

[@Ellaodi]

I moved from Florida to maine last year, and i LOVE IT. welcome to new england!!! All the old buildings and historical societies await you! My dad, brother and i just did a roadtrip from rapid city to yellowstone and back and it was sooo beautiful, glad you got to see it! Love your mug btw

[@mnels5214]

We recently made the switch from a large city to a very rural area and it has absolutely been the change we hoped for! I hope this change is as positive for you as ours was for us. And your greyhounds are lovely dogs, they are lucky to have a family that cares so much about them and their comfort! The van turned out awesome.

[@fairygirl4778]

Welcome to New England! Always nice to have other people around who understand the size difference in states between east and west. I hope you find a great house!

[@FaerieDust]

Definitely understand you re: cake vs icing - I especially don't understand massive quantities of buttercream. Just not my thing. I'm happy to scrape most of it off and give it to whoever around me is the big icing fiend. I like what I consider medium amount, but what a lot of people seem to consider nowhere near enough 😅 That hat looks almost crocheted, very cool! I'm definitely going to try doing that with the needle. Good luck with the house hunting, I hope you find something wonderful at a steal of a price very soon 🤞🥰

[@MorganDonner]

"give it to whoever around me is the big icing fiend" - Yep, same! That's what Mr MD is for!

[@lucie4185]

Oh god those cupcakes which are 75% buttercream and 25%cake are the worst!

[@ragnkja]

I can’t stand buttercream unless it’s got a decent amount of cocoa in it.

[@adedow1333]

@@MorganDonner I do the same with my husband!

[@marthahawkinson-michau9611]

I recently discovered the joys of meringue based buttercream. I’m never going back. It’s so much nicer than American style buttercream. Much less sweet. Any of the meringue styles will work, but my favorite for this is Italian meringue, as it’s stabilized with a boiling hot sugar syrup and I think it’s easier to work with than a Swiss meringue.

[@littleraeofsunshine]

Love your hair and styles so so so much! Gives me confidence to rock my med school rotations with braids.

[@joelleburdette642]

Welcome to New England! Maybe we'll see you at Birka Market next year.

[@secretforreddit]

From a native Vermonter, welcome to New England! I hope you love it here!

[@franziskafreiermuth1030]

Wow, that was a lot of miles! I hope you‘ve already found your new home. Such an exciting time - so many possibilities. ❤️

[@northforestfinds6893]

Great job taking such good care of your sweet dogs on your journey! I lived in Vermont for a few years and it was lovely - I think you’ll fare well in New England!

[@crochet_kat]

Good luck with the house hunting! I only really eat cake as an excuse to eat the icing. I respect your view but really can't understand it! 😂

[@simplyannadee]

Yes! cake is absolutely an icing delivery mechanism. 🤣

[@lajoyous1568]

I believe it all depends upon the quality of the icing. My mom makes a mocha icing that is to die for. Homemade is best. 🧁

[@crochet_kat]

@@lajoyous1568 Definitely! I make a lemon cake, purely for the lemon icing and it makes everything right with the world!

[@bytheriverbank1885]

There really no other reason for the existence of cake.

[@confusedwhale]

Sounds like you are more of a cupcake kind of a person.

[@danettecadzow9837]

Welcome to the East Coast! Your pups are beautiful. I did the reverse, drove from PA to Salem Oregon. Great trip, I didn't fly because of my Bodi, a Lab. I came back to the east coast, I missed all 4 seasons. The Willamette Valley just didn't get cold enough or had enough snow. Nor did it have the Great or Finger Lakes, I'm originally from western NY. Hopefully you'll love the east coast. We have a lot of Renaissance and Highland faires and colonial reenactments you'll have a lot to see.

[@historiansrevolt4333]

Welcome to the east coast! Glad everything went smoothly on the trip. Also, I am with you on most icings. I make my own which is less sweet that I love though. Dark chocolate helps!

[@ragnkja]

Cocoa/dark chocolate definitely helps. It’s literally the only way I can stand buttercream.

[@angelinaartemisia2627]

Welcome to the neighborhood!! I'm out of CT, if you are ever in the market for wool fabrics or 18th century reenacting stuffs give me a poke. Good luck with the house hunt, the market is bananas right now!

[@maleahlock]

I am so excited for you both and your pups! Hopefully the house hunt is quick and exactly what you want. I loved the pattern you used for your hat. Your tension is really good! I hate icing, and so does everyone else I know. blegh :-D

[@katjakuitunen6961]

That nalbinding start looked much simpler than the one I tried a while ago. I will be definitely trying that one out. Good luck with your house hunting!

[@shortsweettoo]

I eat all the cake too, then enjoy the icing all at once, lol. I needed a change too this year, so I retired 5 years early. Loving it. Wishing you and your family all the best in your new life.

[@dianeth]

Welcome to the east coast! And, you've inspired me to finally learn nalbinding. (Too many fiber crafts, not enough time.)

[@ranear3080]

Oh Morgan, I dont like icing either. Just a thin layer, if any. Otherwise, its way to much, even for my legendary sweet tooth :)

[@katherinemorelle7115]

I much, much prefer ganache over icing. And I prefer whipped cream over ganache. And I refuse to eat that awful fondant at all- it gets peeled off and put to the side.

[@alisonbrandon9059]

I agree! My husband was listening to me watch this and at that point turned to me and said “ah, you’ve found your people!”

[@alisonbrandon9059]

@@katherinemorelle7115 the hubby (and former prof. baker) also says fondant was never intended to be eaten. He loves his sweets but refuses to eat it :)

[@eurydice5890]

I was going to write that in France we say “cherry on the cake” but then I thought, isn’t that also an expression in English ?

[@jo-annewoerle3390]

My mother always scraped the icing off her piece of cake. It was just too sweet. The cupcake trend that started seemed to be just a vehicle to pile on the icing. There was as much icing as there was cupcake.

[@Darvit_Nu]

First, Welcome to New England! I am ecstatic you mentioned Nålebinding in your video! This is another skill I will learn for my arsenal of "forgotten crafts". Already taught myself to take over knitting and crochet for my Aunt & Grandmother, learned Tunisian too. This is the next step I was looking for. I'm not prone to fits of visible excitement but I am so excited to get started on this! The Blanket I'm making for my son's bed is a combination ancestry blanket (Native american design with Norse ancestry dyed fibres) I altered the main crochet stitch to a variation that makes the blanket look more woven tapestry than crochet. Hoping to finish it before winter for him.

[@ragnkja]

If there’s a thick layer of icing I may very well leave some of it on the plate, especially if it doesn’t taste much of anything other than sugar.

[@rowanwax]

Are you talking about frosting?

[@ragnkja]

@@rowanwax I suppose I am. English isn’t my first language, so it’s not always obvious to me which synonyms are different regional terms and which of them have slightly different meaning.

[@rachealsylvester3356]

Welcome to the area, hope you're excited for mud season and some wicked good times.

[@teriannebeauchamp254]

Morgan, you got out of the Pacific Northwest just in time to avoid the weekend from Hell temperatures

[@dianesawyerdooley4424]

That's okay, we have them here, too. It's 93 degrees in my home office. Outside it has a "feels like" temp of 104.

[@rhiannonstrickland8943]

Ah yes.... Idaho in early July AKA how to become a sun dried tomato in feeling and color in less than an hour.

[@katrinalevin4064]

Welcome to your new home. I hope we can see a bit of Vermont sometime as you explore your new surroundings and projects.

[@jenniferthorpe1163]

I did the opposite of this almost 20 years ago. I went from Maryland to Washington, but with cats. (And Sumner, not Seattle. Moved around a few times before landing in Bonney Lake.) Then 8 years ago I moved to a different area of Washington and now live in the Columbia River Gorge. My husbands family is in the Seattle/Tacoma area so we regularly make the trip up over the mountains to visit. I-90 through those mountains is my favorite part of the drive.

[@trduesing4117]

Welcome to my New England! I am a Maine native and very proud of my state. The green in Vermont is like no other anywhere! Beautiful! Maine is the pine tree state…and they are different from other pines…

[@marabuora9547]

I live in Italy so icing really isn't used that often on cakes here! I think I had it once (not sure it was exactly icing tho😅) and yeah, it wasn't great😂 whipped cream is MUCH better

[@MichelleH1791]

Homemade whipped cream is the best. But I must admit my mom's peanutbutter frosting us heavenly.

[@geministargazer9830]

I’m a fan of a nice jam and cream sponge, no icing. But buttercream has its place

[@e.d.3993]

Lovely video. So glad you taped the trip...it was fun to follow you on your journey!

[@fallingdream]

every time I see this thumbnail all I can think is "and I would move 500 miles and I would move 500 more and I would move 500 more and I would move 500 more and I would move 500 more and I would move 500 more just to be the one who moved 3000 miles so I could make a HA-A-AT"

[@le_petit_lutin]

7:50 I actually recognize that area because I'm from around there. Where Cheney turns into Spokane County there are a bunch of trees that go all the way down Sunset hill until you reach downtown Spokane.

[@MomsMakingHistory]

OH Wall Drug! My husband and I honeymooned in the Black Hills and driving back and forth across South Dakota, we counted 150 Wall Drug signs! We were in a competition, scoring who could spot them first (it wasn't fair because my husband is nearsighted). But even after all that, we still didn't go to Wall Drug. (Also, LOL on your Minnesota Nice joke. As a local, I hope that was intentional ;) -K

[@Speechlete08]

Minnesota "nice"---- also a MN local! We're passive aggressive AF

[@cyberdunce]

I read, "My husband and I honeymooned..." and was fully expecting "...at Wall Drug."

[@adedow1333]

I have a very cool pair of faux-suede moccasins from Wall Drug. It's got a really cool history and lots of super fun and unique shopping.

[@dmiller5765]

@@Speechlete08 Lol. I grew up across the border, almost, in Canada. My family used to visit MN relatives every summer. The first rule of MN driving is Take Your Head Out of Your A$$. (As seen on a truck's bumper sticker which had a gun rack. We complied immediately.)

[@mandayingyangdragon]

My boyfriend and I left Tacoma about 4 months ago and we also took a week to drive to the east cost but we landed in Maryland. I wish you guys the best for the start of your new journey.