Thursday, February 12, 2009

Moving and packing

I'm tired. Last night was a long night, for mostly silly reasons. Hence, today is a bullet point day.
  • The movers are coming on Saturday morning. That's exactly what we wanted. It means we can get pretty far on Saturday, drive all day Sunday, and arrive in Denver at a reasonable hour on Monday.
  • It's all starting to feel real. We've made appointments to look at rental houses and apartments when we arrive in town. It's funny to think that soon we'll be living in one of those places.
  • The lovely Alice came over last night to eat dinner with us and retrieve the paper cutter she lent us for the purposes of making wedding invitations nearly a year ago. She was a doll and did not complain about the nasty, box-filled, trash-covered state of our apartment.
  • That was the last of our social engagements for the week. So, tonight we finish packing, and tomorrow we load the car with the stuff we're driving ourselves and clean up the place. And then Saturday... off we go! The sad part is over, though. Everyone has been bid farewell. Now it's only our apartment that we'll have to say goodbye to.
  • I still have to pack up my office. You'd never know tomorrow was my last day in it from the way it looks. Vases, photos, books, papers... plus I need to stock up on supplies for my home office. I do not look forward to hauling all that stuff home on the bus.
  • We really need to get lots of sleep tonight and tomorrow so that we can do lots of driving over the weekend without getting exhausted. I wonder what the odds of that happening are.
  • I wrote a post about the difference between fat and unhealthy over at Bodies in Motivation. You should all go read it and weigh in. It's such an important distinction to me, but so many people seem to feel differently about it, and I'd like to see what all of you think.

26 comments:

  1. It's amazing that the time is drawing near!I am so excited for you and all the new beginings you are about to embrace....

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  2. its going to go swimmingly and be so exciting and wonderful. the hardest part is right now! good luck!

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  3. I'm jealous you get to do a cross country drive together. We did that from Ohio to BC a few years ago and it was funnnnnnnnnn. Get some sleep missy!

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  4. Re. packing your car the day before you leave ... I hope you park in a secured area. I'd absolutely hate for a break-in to ruin what should be a very exciting cross-country trip.

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  5. i think that i probably put the same comment every day lately...

    but how exciting!!!!

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  6. It's so crazy that this is all Really Happening for you! Congratulations & I can't wait to hear about your drive across the country and all the fantastic things about Denver you have yet to discover!

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  7. Wow, I can't believe you're actually leaving this weekend! That's...a couple days away! Wow!

    Good luck with the driving, I hope the weather is nothing but nice. We're supposed to have a little snow in CO but it doesn't look too bad.

    If you're a book on tape sort of person, be sure to have one for that midwest area. UGH.

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  8. Oh, i'm so jealous that you're doing the cross-country drive. that sounds like so much fun.

    Good luck with getting all of your office stuff home on the bus. Eech. That sounds like a pain.

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  9. I still can't believe you're moving! It's so exciting! But I have to say I'm not jealous over the actual 'moving' part. I've moved far too many times. Heck, sometimes I just left things packed especially while I was in college and moving around. :) Good luck with everything!

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  10. WOW this sure came around fast! Didn't you just tell us you were moving a few days ago? I hope you enjoy your cross country trek, my hubby and I drove from Texas to Miami Beach once and the best time ever!

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  11. I just stumbled upon your blog--but I wanted to say welcome to Denver! I know you're not here yet, but you will be soon enough. I am a native Coloradan, so I can attest to the sunny and dry days of Denver, but I think the people really make the difference. So here's to hoping you have a great experience here!

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  12. Wasn't it just yesterday that you told us the big news? Seems like it!
    Are you planing on seeing any sites on your drive or just playing it by ear? Have a safe trip!!

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  13. Wow, you're going to be pretty quick about your drive! Having done the drive between CA and Denver several times (and also having driven between Denver and Louisville, KY), I recommend stopping every few hours to pee and stretch your legs even if you don't think you need to. Luckily, you are going in the winter so it won't be too hot.

    Also, if you are going to be moving any plants with you (in the car, not the moving van) bring them into your hotel/motel room at night. I learned that the hard way when I moved from CA to Denver; I left my plants in the car overnight and it was too cold for them and they all died.

    Shoot me an email when you get here so we can make some plans to meet up! Good luck, and enjoy the trip!

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  14. I think it's awesome that you're starting your drive out there on Valentine's Day.

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  15. Phew, so many changes for you in one year! It's exciting and worrying just reading about it, I can't quite imagine living it.

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  16. Gatorade in a cooler in the car is my only suggestion for long-haul driving. I hope you guys are taking at least a little time to sightsee along the way.

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  17. I wish you much luck on your drive. I was in Denver for a while once during the summer, and it was gorgeous.

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  18. Wow, I can't believe you are leaving already. I bet it feels like it was just yesterday that you guys decided to move. How exciting!

    Good luck with the last of your packing and enjoy your last few nights in DC!

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  19. You get to *legally* pilfer office supplies? Fun! :-)

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  20. It has to be exciting (and nerve-wracking) to be picking up and moving to a new place! I hope you find something great to rent and soon! I can't wait to see how things go for you guys!

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  21. Have a safe, great trip. I hope everything goes well with the movers.

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  22. Good luck! Enjoy the drive and hope you guys have some good books on CD to listen to. :)

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