Our very first home that we’ll be in alone together for more than 6 months. Cooking in my own kitchen. Painting walls and decorating a whole house. Having my husband home every day. Unpacking boxes for the first time in over a year. Annoying my husband with stupid Internet videos when he’s trying to sleep….
moving
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The trip to Colorado
The trip out to Colorado was quite the saga. We scheduled our closing for Tuesday afternoon, so I booked a morning flight. My cab arrived a bit early, and I left around 4:10 am. Miracle of miracles: I was checked in and at the gate by 4:45. My 6 am flight was delayed a bit due…
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We bought a house
This week has been a crazy whirlwind. Yes, it is only Thursday. I flew to Colorado Springs on Tuesday to close on our house. I think at some point I’ll recap the sojourn that was getting to Colorado, but we managed to close Tuesday night. We had painters and Comcast come over yesterday, I set a…
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What to pack
After you’ve set up your move, you obviously have to move. Packing is always a challenge. Again, a few things to keep in mind. 1. If you can drive. OCONUS moves really limit what you can take with you because (unless you choose to haul through Canada to Alaska) you have to fly. Driving, you…
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Setting up your move
Here we are, in the midst of our fourth move in four years. This will be our longest move at around 1700 miles. We also have the added bonus of moving into our own place with orders that are longer than six months. It’s the little things. Setting up your move can seem like a…
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My inner planner is twitching
The ball of our next move is rolling. After many Skype sessions extolling the virtues of moving our stuff in December and not January, Mac finally agreed with me. He called the transportation office to set up our shipment. It started off so well: he picked the delivery date for the week of closing with…