Alternately titled why I will be hiring movers the next time we move.
We have a lot of stuff. I don’t think you fully realize how much stuff you have until you try to shove it all in a 16′ moving truck. Good thing we upgraded because our crap? Was not going to fit in the 10′er that we were considering.
Alternately, it seems like that much more stuff when you don’t have a lot of help. I was told by my mother that you can tell who your real friends are when you move. Unfortunately for us, we picked an awful weekend where everyone had plans or was out of town so I don’t think that’s fair. Though, in college, we did help one another. Hell, I rented a UHaul cargo van to move the ex across town, then hauled ass to two different graduation receptions all in the matter of about five hours! That’s what you do for pals.
Thankfully, while we would have loved more help, the help we had? Was fabulous. Lexi and our neighbor C helped us – Lexi having been sick earlier in the week and C having ran the Marine Corps Marathon the previous weekend were troopers and so incredibly helpful. I owe them my life.
For now though, I have boxes to break down, clothes to wash, books to put away and a novel to write for NaNoWriMo that I have yet to start. I’m not sure I could stand to be a stay-at-home wife. Next week? I’ll focus on getting a job.
[P.S. It's election day! Don't forget to go vote especially if you live in a state like VA or NJ that have competitive Gubernatorial elections going on! Every where else? Municipal elections galore!]
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Liz and I have moved together three times now. The first time we moved ourselves and almost died. The second we hired movers — best call ever. The third time, we were dumb enough to try doing it ourselves again. The next move I’ll drive the truck but we’re hiring people again to load and unload and I never want to move after that ever again. I’m glad you guys made it! We miss you already! Enjoy the time off (not entirely time off, I know) in a new place! I’m extraordinarily jealous. We wish you both the best and hope to see you soon.
As repayment, feel free to frequently tell Steve how wonderful CT is, in order to help me convince him that we need to move north
YAY! You’re here! If you need help unpacking just holler. That 16′ Uhaul trick? Yeah, tried that and had to upgrade to the 22′ which delayed the actual leaving of Dallas by about two days. But still, you’re here!