Moving Day

The movers came bright and early this morning as we were all finishing up breakfast: McDonalds sausage biscuits on styrofoam plates and lots of coffee. It didn't take us long to realize that after only 3 1/2 years of marriage we've already accumulated way too much stuff.

Even though the house was quite chaotic today, this is the way to move! We had 5 movers come in, pack up all our things, load it all in the truck, and drive away while we sipped lemonade all day. Now all we have to do is wait to see that it all gets where it's suppossed to be! Maybe instead of sipping lemonade all day we should have been monitoring the packing more closely. Apparently 5 packers is more than the two of us can handle. We will end up in Amsterdam with more of the food from our kitchen than we had planned for, none of the tools John thought he would be shipping over, and one less chair in storage. It might be a real surprise to open all our boxes when they arrive and see what's been shipped to us!

Though it’s sad to leave the house, the move to the Netherlands now seems much more real. I think we’re more excited to get going. The plane leaves Sunday afternoon and hopefully this time next week we’ll be apartment renters in Amsterdam. We can’t wait!