Suggestions for a cross-US move?

So, my fiance may be moving to Arizona to take a teaching job this summer. Right now, we’re both in Michigan: She’s in Lansing, I’m a little north of Detroit. I have to stick around until January because I’m doing my student teaching this fall. However, I am planning on helping her move when she goes, and probably taking a bunch of my stuff at the same time.

We are, however, looking for suggestions on how to actually get out there. Does anyone have experience with this long of a move? How expensive is it?

Also, my parents have a trailer that’s big enough to get all of our stuff. Should we just use that? I’m a little bit leery of having to do the return trip by myself, since Streets and Trips puts it at a 34 hour trip.

Thanks, dopers!

Take a good, hard look at what you really need to take. Giving large items like beds and sofas away to the Salvation Army and buying new ones on destination can actually make more sense.