Bright and early this morning two men from the shipping company showed up at our apartment, ready to take a jam-packed 95 cubic feet of our apartment away. We didn't think all of our belongings (camping gear, 3 bikes, 2 snowboards, clothes, pictures...) would fit but somehow they did. Of course after they left I found at least 5 items I wished they had taken.
It felt good to have that task done. I've been overwhelmed, to be honest. The logistics of this move are unlike anything I've undertaken in my life. Move to college? Sure! Study in Kenya? No problem! But this has multiple layers of details and I'm getting tired.
Of course as soon as the shippers left, my mind was flooded with the other things we had to do. Get more boxes, pack, find bubble wrap, pick up the U-Haul, deliver furnituregotoGoodwillcleanoutthepantrydolaundrycalllandlord OH MY GOD.
Today is Tuesday. Hopefully, if all goes as planned, on Thursday we'll head out of Minneapolis and arrive in Madison with time to say hi to my Dad, who is going on a fishing trip beginning Friday morning. And hopefully we can de-stress and take a mini-vacation at that point.
Until then... I am remembering that at some point recently I was really excited about moving, about a new locale, the opportunity to learn a new language, an adventure with my fiance... I'll touch base once we're in Madison.
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