We got an apartment, thanks to our friend Lisa. I left my job. Lori finished up her work projects. We had the farewell party and it was good. Then I got the demon flu and have been fairly out of commission ever since. Fortunately I have at least been able to make numerous calls to utility companies, start planning our route and look up pet-friendly motels and other sedentary activities. Everything except packing. Today I was told I had the job, just need to formalize things when I get there. Not ready to post it on the internet until I have signed on the dotted line. Tomorrow is the day when we get down to business and start sorting and pre-packing. Sunday we are having a packing party/extravaganza with some additional help during the week. Thank goodness for the generosity of our friends! Little do Nikkyo and Buster (our two youngest cats) know that we are going to practice sedating them during our packing party, for “just in case” on the road. Marley has earned the right to be sedation-free.
Next week: take the car in for service and prepare it for a long drive and east coast weather, get the plumber to fix our leaky kitchen sink, download update to our gps, buy cat carriers, go to AAA, see more friends, do more packing, send boxes to Baltimore, figure out what we are going to take on the road. And probably 100 more things.
How many days are you planning for the trip?
Paul and I will be in Bethesda on the weekend of April 16th-17th. If you’re free, would love to see you.
Dear Karen and Lori,
I am looking forward to following your moving and trip 🙂 And I am so glad you are moving to the east coast – it is so much closer to the Atlantic, Iceland to Baltimore is I think closer than California to Baltimore. Good luck and have fun 🙂
ástarkveðjur,
Hrafnhildur
This is a very cool website. While I hate to see you go, at least I’ll feel connected to you all the way to Baltimore. Extra hugs for the road…