73 degrees this morning. We were up dearly and packing what the could. The movers packers are here now and are finishing up the packing. Thank goods we can keep the computers and tv's on over the weekend!
It is a strange feeling to have 95% of what you are used to living with being moved out of the house and, in our case, we won't see it for another two weeks.
Due to the late notice on the closing, the mover can't move us until around July 3, so we will be "homeless" until then. (Actually, we found a house we like, so we hopefully will be able to camp out in it until our furniture arrives. There is only a certain amount we can carry in our car.
Actually, we are "closing" today and have until Monday to move. It will be an interesting time.
Our Air Conditioning was fixed yesterday morning, so it may it a lot easier to pack! We actually got a lot packed (well Aliene did, I just kind of did what she needed down. She is an unbelievably good packer, both for trips and moving!
We are saying goodbye to our wonderful house, the patio I enjoyed so much, and the wonderful friends we have here. It was an experience we glad we didn't miss.
When moving, I always get the desperate feeling that we won't have time to finish packing everything, that we will have too much trash (we do) etc. and what we are going to do. I don't like moving!
We at least tentatively decided on a house in Edmond Oklahoma (a suburb directly north of Oklahoma City). It is close to our family and also is in an area which has a lot of walking/biking trails etc. and bicycle friendly streets (i.e., very little traffic). It also is about 2 miles from a YMCA, so I may be able start swimming again on a regular basis.
We are amazed at how much "stuff" we have accumulated. We hope we can get ride of a lot of it and reduce future acquisition of "stuff"!
Right now, the professional "packers" are here, it is a strange feeling to be sitting here doing nothing when everyone else in the house i working! (Aliene is at the dentist).
Of course, all endings have new beginnings. I am concentrating my job search in the OKC area and also it will give me a good base if I decide to start a consulting business.
Probably my biggest problem is the coffee pot is being packed. A moment of panic! Of course, there are probably five Starbucks within driving distance, several McDonalds (actually pretty good coffee), a Dunkin Dunuts etc, so I won'd want for coffee. I think I'll really miss making fresh coffee and sitting on the patio early in the morning.
That's all for now, Friday, June 20, 2014.
