T minus 24 hours or so

Until we head out for Colorado. Mom arrived last Thursday, and since then, she and I have been furiously packing the house and cleaning for our future tenants. We ordered two ABF cubes, thinking our stuff would easily fit...wrong. I hired some guys to come do the heavy lifting - the buffet, our king size bed and nightstands, the door chest in the guest room, and the grill. No problem, right? Ha, by the time they got that stuff loaded and tied down, it became very apparent that not much else was going to fit.

So after doing a quick cost benefit analysis in my head, I realized that most of the stuff that would require us to order another cube (and piss off the neighbors and HOA even more) just wasn't worth it the price. The 20 year old desk that Mollie painted with white out when she was about 2 - gone. The nice, long couch that was my first major furniture purchase - gone. The comfy big chair that Jeremiah got from his grandfather - gone. Tons of little things that we don't really have any use for anymore - gone. Goodwill is definitely reaping the benefits of this move.

Today, the carpets are being cleaned, mom is cleaning the bathrooms and windows, and our dear friend George Elder is coming to help with some last minute maintenance. Tonight, mom and I will start packing the car with the "special" stuff like china, crystal, my work computers, etc. And I have to prepare myself to say my sort-of goodbyes to everyone at work tomorrow. Then, we hit the road!

First stop - Dallas and Shelby, Brett, and Baby Gigi time. First thing Thursday morning, we head towards the Rockies. The weather looks nice, so we won't be driving into any blizzards. If all goes well, we should be rolling into Loveland around 8 or 9 on Thursday night. Its been 3 weeks since I've seen Jeremiah, so I'm really ready to be there. Wish us luck and keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

And then there were 2...

Jeremiah left today for Colorado. His first full day on the new job is Monday. He is going to be driving thru some nasty weather, so I'm going to be worried until I know he is safe and sound. He'll be staying with his friend Dave for a few weeks, feverishly looking for a place for us to rent.

Abe is starting to realize that Jeremiah isn't here. He is laying around, sighing, and just looking pretty pitiful. Poor guy, they are best buds. But he'll be back soon for Thanksgiving.

We are moving to Colorado

Jeremiah has been offered a job in Colorado, so we getting ready to move to the Fort Collins area. I am pretty excited about the big move, but we have so much to do. We're in the process of taking tons of stuff to Goodwill and trying to sell some furniture on craigslist. He is leaving next weekend to go up there and start his new job. He'll be staying with a friend and trying to find us a place to rent. Meanwhile back in Texas, I'll be packing up the house so that we can start showing it to renters. I also have to squeeze in a two week trip to Brazil right after Thanksgiving. I'm already gold status with American Airlines and Starwood. Small price to pay, right?

Then my mom is coming down to help me finish packing our U Haul It thingy from ABF. She and I (and Abe) will pile in the car for the big trip from Cedar Park to Fort Collins about a week before Christmas. Needless to say, the next month is going to be crazy busy for us.