First - we made it safe and sound, after a lot of last minute packing. Since we left the house after noon, we didn't make it to our first stop unitl very late that first night. The cat being the reason we couldn't stop just anywhere, was a pretty good traveler. He did "talk" a lot after being let out of his new comfy box into the motel room, and was put back into the box so we could get some sleep. Holiday Inn in Morris IL... avoid it if possible. The second day was better, except that all the turnpikes in the upper midwest are under construction! Delayed us a bit. Comfort Inn at the Mars/Cranberry exit in PA - Great place to stay. The third day went alright... except I got lost at the 495/395/95 mixing bowl. DH on the other hand didn't. No, I won't live that down, for a while.
Unloading was great! Get Up and Go Movers in this area are fantastic. They were just there to unload, we got 4 guys, and it took 3 hours to get the entire truck unloaded and stowed. They are from Gallaudet and worked like crazy. If you are doing a DITY move, go to emovers.com - can hire folks to just load and unload. not expensive at all. But if you are coming or going from the DC area, go to emovers and get the guys at Get Up and Go. So far, nothing appears to have been broken, course I haven't unpacked it all, there's no place to put it!
Shopping for mattresses - internet/cable - organizing stuff - this is all very expensive! and trying to shove the stuff from a 3,500 sq ft house into this apt... oh my my. I'm losing what's left of my mind. and in this HEAT! On the good side, DH is here.. on the not so good side.. too! Lots of togetherness in a small disorganized box filled apt., and driving around getting lost (oh no one can give decent directions!) and the traffic here freaks me out completely!
To everyone who wished us luck, thank you, we appreciate your good thoughts (and I think it helped!) Back to work now. I am on a slow internet hookup at the "cyber cafe" here at the complex, can't wait to get my own connection!
LAQ
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12 comments:
I am glad you made it.
I'm glad it's all gone so well! Good luck with the unpacking; deciding the exact perfect place for every single object is always the hardest part for me.
Nice to hear you made it safe and sound (and your stuff, too).... good luck with the unpacking :)
Yay! My move was only 5 months ago and I'm STILL unpacking stuff, trying to find places for stuff, trying to tidy up...
I've got you all beat ... been in my house a year and am still not unpacked. Am putting in an all-out effort this week, though.
Yeah, right ...
Congrats on surviving roads this time of year! Also, thanks for the tip on emovers...Einstein is convinced we have to do another DITY, except now we have appliances...and I am just not that buff.
Welcome to Virginia! (Can I say that from California?)
Glad to hear that all went well with the move. Getting settled is always interesting. We STILL have boxes to unpack from our move this past spring.
i've been wondering about you! was going to send you an email today, actually. glad you're safe, and don't go crazy! babysteps! :)
things here are shaping up for the hearing in 12 days. will keep you posted.
and btw, what's the "Q" for? now that you're in DC, are you Queen? :)
So glad to hear you made it safe and sound and things seem to be going well!
LAW, you did a post a long time ago about a lady who writes as the feminist military spouse (or something like that). I've subscribed to her feed and would like to contact her about moving to Texas, but I can't comment at her site and I can't find her email. Could you hook me up? It would be nice to have a fellow free thinking friend out there.
Thanks!
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