The End!

[@sallydingle321]

Wow, Nikki....you are so brave 💝. It was great seeing your drive through all those miles and, some how, I have missed the last two videos, so I'll be catching up on those too👍. It's so brilliant seeing this, as I have never been to any part of America and enjoy any vlog that shows a country in more detail and on the move is a great way to show the terrain 👌. Also, a tiny bit of snow here...never mind ice...brings Britain to a halt, so well done you for pushing through that ice road...and in such mountainous terrain too 😮. Glad you are home and hope you are settling in well and looking forward to hearing how you are getting on in your new area 😁💝😘

[@SewingatMidnight]

Sally, I promise it was not bravery, it was idiocy! Everyone warned me to stay away, but I like to learn my lessons the hard way, LOL. Snow is the same way in Maryland, no one knows what to do. I hope one day you get to come visit America, and see the sights for yourself. I know Tim and I want to visit the UK someday. We love to travel!

[@michellebrown6394]

Cannot wait to see your new sewing space!! Glad you are safe and sound. Adventures are the best!!

[@SewingatMidnight]

I cant wait either, I am hoping to have a chance to work on it today. Also, it may be sewing "spaces". We have a lot of unused real estate in this new house...

[@loriannpayne4483]

Are we there yet? Enjoyed the ride with you, so fun to see the scenery. KITTY! Welcome to your new home. Hope it’s surrounded by mountains and greenery. That scary Wolf Creek icy pass made my heart race as you talked about it. EEEK! Snow and ice is my phobia too...

[@SewingatMidnight]

Definitely mountains, and there has been a lot of rain in the desert lately so tons of flowering plants and things growing, but I know better than to think it will last, LOL. Its already been in the 70's here, so bring on the heat!

[@Heyreneesews]

Yay! You did it! That was some beautiful scenery. Maybe I will visit Arizona. Thanks for sharing

[@SewingatMidnight]

Yes, everyone should visit AZ!

[@susandt3856]

I’m so jealous ! I love Arizona. Good for you to go after your dream.

[@SewingatMidnight]

Thanks Susan! I am hoping everything works out ok, but I am pretty resilient if it doesn't. I am glad to be back in the sunshine!

[@teresacasteel6106]

NIKKI. So glad you are home safe and all in one piece. You are a very brave girl. Thanks for taking us on the trip with you can’t wait til you get settled and come back regular ( like everyday would be fine with me hehe)

[@SewingatMidnight]

Teresa, I am hoping to have time to set up my sewing rooms today, but I will probably be waiting till next week. I do have some footage I filmed with my mom, so hopefully that will tide you over till I get back on track.

[@melaniefrank7413]

Nikki, you are my favorite KZbinr. Your sarcasm and down to earth attitude are such a breath of fresh air. I miss your content so much. Merry Christmas!!!!

[@flower-uw1hm]

I have incontinence and I totally agree that you should be doing a wee when you have the urge - not hold on for a few hours. Holding on for a few mins up to 30 mins is OK, but you should not leave it longer than 1 hour.

[@SewingatMidnight]

Diane, I was kicking myself over passing up that McDonalds! I had no idea I was heading out into the middle of nowhere, just not desolate enough to pee on the side of the road without showing my lady bits to other drivers!

[@laurajones4088]

Yay! Glad you made it to Arizona safe and sound!

[@sxychoc]

An adventure is always good. You now have more stories to tell in 30 years. Beautiful views. My daughter and I are getting ready for a rode trip to Atlanta. I don't know what I'm gonna do without sewing for 9 days.

[@JanineSews]

You can shop for fabric in Atlanta! Will that make up for no sewing? 😉

[@sxychoc]

@@JanineSews hopefully i can get some fabric shopping done.

[@SewingatMidnight]

Atlanta is amazing! It has been a long time since I visited, but I remember going to the coke museum and the Olympic village when I was there. I guess that is a good indicator of how long ago I was there... Take a food tour if you can, I try to do them when I visit new cities if possible. Its a great way to spend half a day.

[@cecilehoare3053]

Oh my goodness, no mountains like that in southern Michigan! lol Glad you are there safe and can't wait to hear more about the trip!

[@SewingatMidnight]

Thanks Cecile! It was crazy!

[@conniebuchner4715]

So glad you made it home when you did. Tornadoes in New Mexico, Avalanches everywhere, crazy weather everywhere!

[@SewingatMidnight]

My aunt sent me an article about the bomb cyclone shenanigans! I am definitely glad I missed it, I had really great weather most of my trip. I got really lucky!

[@dianecannon6522]

Welcome to Colorado ;-) JK it's actually pretty nice most of the time here. Glad you made it safe!

[@SewingatMidnight]

Thanks Diane, I thought it was beautiful. I am going to have to take a snowboarding trip up there with Tim next winter. We love hitting the slopes!

[@valclements7092]

Hi Nikki, so glad you made it to your new home safe and sound. 💃🏻💃🏻Happy dance. Thanks for taking us along with you. Relax now and enjoy. Val 🇨🇦🇬🇧❤️

[@SewingatMidnight]

Thanks Val!

[@SaturdaySewing]

I hate driving thru curvy mountains and always get carsick that must have been terrifying. Can you imagine making that trip in a horse and buggy? Pioneers were brave just like you. I'm glad you're safe in your new home.

[@SewingatMidnight]

I think one of those passes up there was where the Donner party ate each other, so yes, I can see why they may have done that! I get carsick when I am a passenger, for some reason it doesn't bother me to drive it myself. I used to get queasy everytime Time and I would go to West Virginia to go snowboarding. I think its because he was driving.

[@ladyhamilton5179]

Happy you made it. I felt like I was on the road with you. Wow what a terrible feeling you had on the road. I know your more than happy to be off the road, away from the mountains and the ice. Now look forward to your video's again.

[@SewingatMidnight]

I should have one coming up soon of my mom and I, you can expect it probably beginning of next week.

[@lilolmecj]

Well I am glad you are there in one piece! Worst driving experience in my life was in Colorado, cut off to Ft Collins, dark, raining like a beast, could not see properly. You are correct, four corners, not much there, but hey, I have the picture. Get settled in, get a glass of wine, and get sewing. 😀

[@SewingatMidnight]

Oh Carole, I have to unpack the entire house. Tim did not really do anything to unpack or clean... I am looking at days of work before I get that sewing room ready for stitches. However, I will supply some video I took of my mom and I to tide you over. Just as soon as I find the editing computer... And camera equipment.... and coffee....

[@lilolmecj]

Sewing at Midnight ok, just have some wine instead! Moving is just a whole lot of hard work. Take your time, you are going to be super busy once school starts so take a breather.

[@esi0313]

Oh no!!! That is terrifying! I swear I’ve had a nightmare about a situation like that. I’m glad you made it.

[@SewingatMidnight]

Just to be clear, I was pretty sure my death would be from an adrenaline induced heart attack, not skidding off the mountain. I was only going 5 mph, but the fear was out of this world! I was feeling very alive at the moment, LOL

[@esi0313]

Sewing at Midnight You are too funny!!!

[@JanineSews]

I have to say that you’re really brave driving cross country by yourself! AND driving in the mountains at night in the dead of winter? I was home in Canada last weekend and had to drive on the highway for about 10 minutes in whiteout conditions on a road I know and almost lost my mind ... you deserve a new sewing machine or something for your mountain driving experience!

[@SewingatMidnight]

I had some offers to drive with me and I refused them all. For me, a long solo trip is the best way to start a new chapter in life. You get a lot of time to clear your head and thing, and of course you get to control your own pee and food breaks! Now, I did not enjoy a controlled slide down a mountain in the dark, but it was only about 30 minutes out of 5 days of travel. Also, once I had gotten to safety, I feel like the adrenaline burned off about 1/2 a pound and I felt very, very, alive!

[@sagepreaumx9903]

Durango is SO BEAUTIFUL! Western Colorado is totally mountainous. Hope you have studded snow tires. Amazing the roads were clear anywhere in March! Congratulations on getting through the ice rink. I would have turned around and not tried it even WITH studded snow tires. I lived in Colorado majority of my life and I know how to drive on snow and ice. In Washington the highway patrol won't even let anyone without studs or chains go over snowy passes. Not so in Colorado but then going into Seattle there's more traffic and danger of accidents. You went through Colorado to get to AZ? You must have gone through New Mexico, right? There is fabulous Mexican food in New Mexico. Four Corners? That's a desolate area; dust storms is about right. Did you have any books on CD to help pass the time? How long did it take you to drive all that way? How many hours did you drive each day? You reminded me to mark rest stops on a long trip. Did you go through Flagstaff?

[@SewingatMidnight]

I took 160, so the only bit of New Mexico I went through was putting my foot on the corner of it, LOL. I basically went through the upper east corner of AZ down through Flagstaff to Phoenix. I had no snow tires, no chains, no nothing. It was dumb, but it wasn't the first time I have done this, I also did this in Washington going to Leavenworth, and I passed through Wyoming in the middle of winter as well. I swear to god I never learn my lesson with this stuff! My poor mom has been suffering her whole life trying to keep me out of the mountains! I mostly listened to music, but I did take a half day to listen to a podcast. I drove for about 12 hours a day and because I was meandering around taking the interstate sometimes and other times taking the long scenic route it took me about 4 days. I could have made it in two and a half if I wasn't screwing around on scenic byways and stuff.

[@sagepreaumx9903]

Wow, that is quite a trip, one full of memories. So now you are in warm Phoenix area? How fun!

[@peggyblackburn9981]

So glad you are safe and sound. I am not a fan of "white knuckle drives". You are braver than me doing that kind of road trip alone. The pee stops is what would bother me the most. I am Canadian have been to Four Corners before. A great area of your country. Love Arizona have been there twice and would go back in a heart beat. Love the classical music.

[@SewingatMidnight]

Peggy, although I added in the classical later to cover up some of the road noise, I did have it in heavy rotation on the old ipod during the drive. I am a fan of waltzes and Appalachian Spring. I don't mind the bathroom breaks, but when Tim and I go together I have to harass him to get him to stop, so honestly it works out better for me to go it alone. Also, I find long solo road trips to be peaceful for the most part and a good way to get my mind right before I start a whole new life!

[@peggyblackburn9981]

@@SewingatMidnight I wish you happy trails in you new life.

[@conniebuchner4715]

Glad you made it to your new home safely! I was wrong on the other podcast. You can dig for diamonds 💎 in Arkansas. They plow the field in the morning, then you go out and dig.😄😉

[@SewingatMidnight]

Ahhh, Tim has family out there, he told me about that. I would love to do that! You know, one of my other hobbies is rock and mineral collecting, I used to go out looking for stuff all the time when I lived out here before.

[@conniebuchner4715]

Sewing at Midnight Me, too. I love to look for agates at Lake Superior! I can look for hours!💞

[@debracalliss5958]

Welcome to Arizona! You are just in time for the weather to start warming up. Have fun. Debra

[@SewingatMidnight]

Bring it on!

[@marymacnally8602]

So glad you have arrived safely.

[@SewDesired]

I've been wanting to go to 4 corners for a few years, now! I'm glad you made it! (I was so hoping you'd not go through CO.)

[@SewingatMidnight]

It is in the middle of nowhere! I thought there would be some sort of touristy welcome center, but there was not. I did buy a piece of art by a nice Navajo man named Edward Whitesinger. They had some really great stands with Navajo crafts, but I really liked his painting, it caught my eye. So, no public bathrooms, but some beautiful art!

[@SewDesired]

Sewing at Midnight good to know 🙂

[@barbarasews2799]

Beautiful scenery. Thanks for sharing. I have an Aunt who lives in Phoenix. Although. I've never been there

[@SewingatMidnight]

I lived here about 8 years ago and I loved it, but it was during the recession so I had to move away to work. I am super glad to be back!

[@tracyg4660]

Glad you made it safe. Did you travel with the cat too?

[@SewingatMidnight]

Hell No! That cat does not travel well, she assaulted the van driver that took her and the dog cross country. I also did not have room for her, you can see how completely jam packed my car was. I barely had enough room for me!

[@SewAndCher]

I am so glad it made it to Arizona safe. How terrifying to be driving in the mountains at night on ice!!!

[@SewingatMidnight]

If I had known, I would have waited till morning. I was really surprised by it!

[@k3of5ks]

Welcome to our beautiful state!!!! Where are you settling? I’m in Mesa. 😘❤️

[@SewingatMidnight]

Many years ago, I lived in Mesa! I am in Avondale, we will have to meet up for a coffee!

[@k3of5ks]

@@SewingatMidnight then I'm sure you know about SAS fabrics in Phx. Mind blowing fun. Indian School and ? - somewhere around the 51 I think. I go to Tempe location. Apparel sewing community sparce here in this state.. There's a few folks out there trying to forward the movement. Make sure and tag your IG posts with #arizonasews. I work full-time outside the home so sewing time is precious. I know you understand. All the best as you settle in!

[@SewingatMidnight]

I sure do, Nateida from Natural Dane told me about SAS, I definitely want to go visit it. I will be sure to tag so that I can help out! We need more garment sewists!

[@dianedoherty3655]

You could have spent the night at my house in Denver. Dangerous conditions in the Rockies this week.

[@SewingatMidnight]

How sweet Diane, I did turn south way before I hit Denver, I heard the interstate was really dangerous!

[@danababbitt9290]

Glad you made it safe and sound. Did you have the cat with you?

[@SewingatMidnight]

Hell no! I sent her and the dog with a lady in a van who drives pets around the country. I did not have the room or the patience to deal with her. She reached through the bars of her crate to assault the van driver because she wanted a treat. She is a nightmare pet and even driving about 20 minutes with her makes me cry.

[@crumpetsteaandsewing]

Be safe! You miss dust storms? Yuck! I wouldn't like that lol

[@SewingatMidnight]

I don't miss being dusty, but watching them roll across the wide expanse of nothing is beautiful in its own way.

[@TheDanielle218]

Lol where is the stores I couldn’t I would freak out if I don’t have stores nearby I guess I am a city girl

[@SewingatMidnight]

There were no stores! Unless you count the feed stores... It was beautiful in its own way. I don't think I could live there though.

[@janicek6399]

Glad you made it! Rest now!😉

[@SewingatMidnight]

There is no rest for me! I have a sewing room or two to set up out here!

[@wendyraye1]

Oh, when you said you were in alamosa (my town) and headed to Durango, I was like, oh no, then you said monarch pass and I was like NOOO! I have a friend that drives it weekly and wouldn't go over it this morning...

[@dianewisdom9128]

I must have missed a few videos. Welcome to Arizona; my home.

[@SewingatMidnight]

Wolf Creek Pass, and never again at night!

[@SewingatMidnight]

Diane, are you near Phoenix?

[@JayneMosier]

Welcome to your new home. Looking forward to your vlogs again. Loved seeing the drive, road trips are fun. Enjoy!

[@SewingatMidnight]

Thanks Jayne! I am looking forward to getting back to normal!

[@salmonte7849]

Girl, u almost lost me when u started talking bout mountains and hairpins and stuff. Been thur, dont wanna go back!

[@SewingatMidnight]

I just couldn't believe how dumb I was!

[@thecursingseamstress5412]

Where are you? I miss your channel and would love to see a life update.

[@SewingatMidnight]

I am still sewing, just not enough to make videos, but I might be able to swing an update vid, good idea!

[@dianewisdom9128]

I’m in Tucson!!

[@SewingatMidnight]

Diane, we are neighbors now!

[@deltaflute03]

You’re listening to Berlioz while telling your story of driving over ice on a mountain. The Symphony Fantastique is creepy.

[@lornanash453]

That was the 1812 overture, not Berlioz, at least the bit I heard.

[@SewingatMidnight]

It was, and although I did listen to a lot of classical music on my trip, including this particular selection, I have been overlaying the music to make up for the road noise. I was really into Appalachian Spring while driving through that part of America. It felt very appropriate. Also, a lot of waltzes, Blue Danube is my favorite! Glad you liked it!