Well we made it to Washington. Brad got our moving truck on Tuesday and we loaded our entire 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, and some stuff in the basement house into a 24 foot truck. Our entire lives were in that truck. We couldn't have done it without the help of a couple of Brad's friends and a neighbor, John. It was so much work, moving is always so much work! Brad was able to get 4 of the guys that he used to work with to come over and help us load all of our stuff. And a guy a couple of houses down came over to help as well, so 5 guys total and Brad made 6. Six guys, and we needed them!! And I honestly don't know what we would have done without them! They were so much help, and owe them a lot.
We started loading the truck at 11am and didn't get to bed that night until midnight. After loading the truck, Brad's mom and I started the cleaning process. We cleaned the bathrooms, swept and mopped all of the floors, vacuumed, cleaned out the insides of every single cabinet, and shampooed the carpets in the family room, Josh's room, and the hallway. So our house is now pretty damn clean if you ask me! It will be nice for someone to come and look at. Then on Wednesday, I had wanted to be on the road by 8, but with all of the little last minute stuff, we didn't end up leaving until 9:30. So it's a 9-10 hour drive and it's just a long drive period, let alone driving a huge truck - poor Brad. We really wish now that we had gotten movers!! So for future reference, you might think you can do it yourself - but trust me, get movers. They might be expensive, but they are worth it!!! Maddie did great in the car, she got fussy a few times - but considering everything she's going through right now, she did awesome! And Josh did even better. He rode in the big truck with Brad the entire trip and did great! He loved riding in the big rig with daddy and didn't complain once. Right before we got to Pendleton, it started to get pretty foggy. And it starts getting dark here around 4:30, so I had to drive through really thick fog (maybe a one car visibility) for about an hour or so. At one point we were only going 35mph! It was really bad. But we made it through. Got into town about 7pm, Washington time. So it was another long day for everyone.
But we are here now. Yesterday was spent unloading the truck, and figuring out what we needed and what was going into the storage unit. There is still so much to do, but I am just too exhausted to do it. Brad is now taking the truck back and we got a couple of things in place at his parents' house. Moving is just hard period, but with me being sick, Josh and Maddie both being sick, Maddie teething - it just makes it that much harder.
It's only been 2 days, but please everyone just send good house selling vibes our way! We need some good karma in that department. We are very lucky that Deb and Dennis are letting us basically take over their house, but that's just it - it's their house. It's hard being homeless and not having a specific place for all of our stuff. But we'll get through this part and hopefully we'll have a house of our own in a couple of months! I might be complaining about this in a couple more posts, so just bare with me.
11.28.2008
11.22.2008
Packing Sucks
Errr, where do I begin? Well today was really busy, and me being sick isn't helping matters any. I had a really bad coughing fit last night, so it was pretty dang rough! I ended up going over to the neighbors for some honey (thanks, Julia!). But I did sleep better, so that's good. Today though, is a different story. Today it's my nose with it being stuffy and a lot of sneezing, and still more coughing.
But I did get my hair done today, my last with my current hair dresser. I had to get one more appointment in before we left. So that was nice. Probably my last drive down to Salt Lake as well. And, I have a spa appointment on Monday. I've had these gift cards that I haven't used, so I figured with as much stress as I'm going through, I might as well put those cards to good use! So that will be really nice, and I'm really looking forward to it.
Today we did get a lot of stuff done, which is awesome. Brad and I went through most of the basement and threw away a lot of stuff. Packed up more stuff in the basement, and decided which stuff to donate. Brad will take a trailer full of stuff to the dump on Monday, and we've already dropped off the donated stuff, so the basement looks pretty good. Most of it was in storage bins anyways, but we did accomplish a good bit. We also packed up the coat closet, Brad packed up his bookshelf, I packed up the cabinet above the refrigerator, underneath our bed, our nightstands, Brad's dresser, and some of our closet. Tomorrow will be packing up the kitchen (what we can anyways), some of the bathroom stuff, and going through the basement again. Most of it doesn't really need to be packed, just loaded onto the truck. We get our moving truck on Tuesday and leave as early as possible on Wednesday. It's just crazy to think about it.
On good news, we've had a lot of showings for our house. We had a showing last Thursday, Friday and Saturday. One on Tuesday, two last night and a re-showing today. So I know that's a good sign that we're in the right price range and that people are interested in our house. Just send good vibes our way!
And I have to say thank you to everyone that has offered their help! Thank you so much, I appreciate all of it.
But I did get my hair done today, my last with my current hair dresser. I had to get one more appointment in before we left. So that was nice. Probably my last drive down to Salt Lake as well. And, I have a spa appointment on Monday. I've had these gift cards that I haven't used, so I figured with as much stress as I'm going through, I might as well put those cards to good use! So that will be really nice, and I'm really looking forward to it.
Today we did get a lot of stuff done, which is awesome. Brad and I went through most of the basement and threw away a lot of stuff. Packed up more stuff in the basement, and decided which stuff to donate. Brad will take a trailer full of stuff to the dump on Monday, and we've already dropped off the donated stuff, so the basement looks pretty good. Most of it was in storage bins anyways, but we did accomplish a good bit. We also packed up the coat closet, Brad packed up his bookshelf, I packed up the cabinet above the refrigerator, underneath our bed, our nightstands, Brad's dresser, and some of our closet. Tomorrow will be packing up the kitchen (what we can anyways), some of the bathroom stuff, and going through the basement again. Most of it doesn't really need to be packed, just loaded onto the truck. We get our moving truck on Tuesday and leave as early as possible on Wednesday. It's just crazy to think about it.
On good news, we've had a lot of showings for our house. We had a showing last Thursday, Friday and Saturday. One on Tuesday, two last night and a re-showing today. So I know that's a good sign that we're in the right price range and that people are interested in our house. Just send good vibes our way!
And I have to say thank you to everyone that has offered their help! Thank you so much, I appreciate all of it.
11.19.2008
Overwhelmed
Well the crying sagas continue. I cry at night because I feel like I actually have a minute to myself to think about everything that has happened and everything that is going to change. I knew this (us moving) was going to happen fast, but I didn't expect it to happen this fast. I feel like I'm being pulled in 50 different directions, and I can't keep my brain on straight long enough to do anything!
I was able to get a few things accomplished yesterday. I called the newspaper to cancel our service, called the phone and TV company to cancel that, called on a couple of storage units for our stuff when we move, called the city to find out what we needed to do about our garbage cans and water, and talked with Josh's teacher about the transition. It sounds like a lot, but considering everything else that I have to do, my to-do list is much longer than my "done" list.
Now all I have to do is pack up my entire house, get our house sold, and make a 10 hour drive to move in with my in-laws. All of that on top of feeling like I might be getting sick again and now Josh is sick with a really bad cough. I know, I know - I'm just brimming with positive energy.
I am looking forward to living closer to family and maybe actually having a life and going on a date or two with my husband. It's just a hard thing, moving that is. We've made a life for ourselves here, and it's scary. Change is scary. We've been praying a lot lately, just to make sure this is the right move for our family. And we believe it is, I guess I just feel overwhelmed because of the packing. You never really know how much stuff you have until you have to pack it all up! But we will be fine, we will survive. I guess I'm just dreading the drive too - but we'll just take it one day at a time. That's all we can do.
I was able to get a few things accomplished yesterday. I called the newspaper to cancel our service, called the phone and TV company to cancel that, called on a couple of storage units for our stuff when we move, called the city to find out what we needed to do about our garbage cans and water, and talked with Josh's teacher about the transition. It sounds like a lot, but considering everything else that I have to do, my to-do list is much longer than my "done" list.
Now all I have to do is pack up my entire house, get our house sold, and make a 10 hour drive to move in with my in-laws. All of that on top of feeling like I might be getting sick again and now Josh is sick with a really bad cough. I know, I know - I'm just brimming with positive energy.
I am looking forward to living closer to family and maybe actually having a life and going on a date or two with my husband. It's just a hard thing, moving that is. We've made a life for ourselves here, and it's scary. Change is scary. We've been praying a lot lately, just to make sure this is the right move for our family. And we believe it is, I guess I just feel overwhelmed because of the packing. You never really know how much stuff you have until you have to pack it all up! But we will be fine, we will survive. I guess I'm just dreading the drive too - but we'll just take it one day at a time. That's all we can do.
11.12.2008
New Adventures
Well it's time to for me to come to terms with things. We put our house on the market as of Monday night. It's a pretty scary thing to do. I have so many memories in this house, we made it our home, and we have a lot of good friends that we've come to know and love. Josh has lived here since he was 7 months old, and Maddie - well, her whole life. It's only been three years that we've lived here, and even though I always complain about not living closer to family - this is our home.
As with everything, moving closer to family has it's advantages and disadvantages. Brad keeps joking that maybe we'll actually have a life when we move - mainly because we might have a couple of people available to watch our kids.
So to back up a little - Brad has been applying for jobs in Washington for a little while now. We didn't want to say anything to anyone because we didn't want to jinx ourselves - but he has a job in Washington which starts next month. We knew getting into this that if it happened, it would happen fast. So he got a job offer on Monday, and it just happened to coincide with us putting the house up for sale. So we'll probably live with Brad's parents until our house sells, and then buy a house in the area that we'll be living in.
It's exciting and scary all at the same time. I'm really excited to live closer to family, to move back to Washington - because in all reality that's where "home" is to us. This, Utah, has never really felt like home. And we knew eventually that we were going to be moving back to the Northwest, we just didn't know when. Also, we didn't know when another opportunity to move back would come, so we couldn't pass this one up. But scary at the same time, as in - now I have to pack up all of our crap, get Josh readjusted into a new school, move period, and just adjusting to a smaller city - possibly living out in the country, etc. I had my first (and definitely not last) breakdown last night. My biggest worry is the kids and Josh's school. But they are still very young, so if we want to move - now is probably the time.
There is so much to think about, so much to do, I'm already feeling overwhelmed - but I'd rather get as much done now as possible. I have so much going on in my head that it's hard to think straight, let alone write it all down. So wish us good luck and if you know anyone that wants to buy a house in Utah...
As with everything, moving closer to family has it's advantages and disadvantages. Brad keeps joking that maybe we'll actually have a life when we move - mainly because we might have a couple of people available to watch our kids.
So to back up a little - Brad has been applying for jobs in Washington for a little while now. We didn't want to say anything to anyone because we didn't want to jinx ourselves - but he has a job in Washington which starts next month. We knew getting into this that if it happened, it would happen fast. So he got a job offer on Monday, and it just happened to coincide with us putting the house up for sale. So we'll probably live with Brad's parents until our house sells, and then buy a house in the area that we'll be living in.
It's exciting and scary all at the same time. I'm really excited to live closer to family, to move back to Washington - because in all reality that's where "home" is to us. This, Utah, has never really felt like home. And we knew eventually that we were going to be moving back to the Northwest, we just didn't know when. Also, we didn't know when another opportunity to move back would come, so we couldn't pass this one up. But scary at the same time, as in - now I have to pack up all of our crap, get Josh readjusted into a new school, move period, and just adjusting to a smaller city - possibly living out in the country, etc. I had my first (and definitely not last) breakdown last night. My biggest worry is the kids and Josh's school. But they are still very young, so if we want to move - now is probably the time.
There is so much to think about, so much to do, I'm already feeling overwhelmed - but I'd rather get as much done now as possible. I have so much going on in my head that it's hard to think straight, let alone write it all down. So wish us good luck and if you know anyone that wants to buy a house in Utah...
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