I was not looking forward to the move at all. I think of all the work involved, the amount of cleaning that will need to be done, the sorting through junk you’ve accumulated, the arrangements, the inaccessibility of daily items (dishes mainly), I felt overwhelmed before it began. Thankfully, it fell upon Easter weekend which gave us the full four days to complete it.
Because my job is so demanding and report cards are coming up much too quickly, I had only a few things packed. But nevertheless, with a late start, the moving began on Good Friday. Of course, the only U-Haul available was 27 feet long (much longer than I needed), but my husband’s cousin came to help us and felt fine driving that large of a vehicle.
Loading that U-Haul took much of the day. And of course, unloading it was much simpler than loading it. But in repayment for his help (and continued help the next day), we took him to our favourite Punjabi restaurant for lunch with an all-you-can-eat buffet. Then for supper, we took him to Famoso, both of which were a huge hit for him.
We slept at our new place that night, and woke up early to return the U-Haul and start packing more of the old place, this time loading his cousin’s truck bed. This also took a large chunk of the day, though less than the previous. For breakfast, we took him to Cora’s, and again, right before he left, we took him to Azucar Picante which was the best hit of all as his mother is from Peru, and the restaurant was created with Authentic Peruvian dishes. I can say that he ate well during this process!
My husband’s cousin said good-bye after lunch as he had to return to prepare for his university finals this week (he graduates this weekend!!). My husband and I finished picking up the majority of our old apartment, and went to our new place late in the night.
Of course, we had that old Audi of ours to move, which didn’t seem to pose a problem after we have fixed the alternator and it runs quite well again. However, we made it to our new street, and as I was following him in our Kia, I started to notice a line down the road. I assumed that he had hit a puddle that I hadn’t seen, but when I met him in the parking spot, there was smoke coming from under the hood. We’re assuming it’s the radiator. I’m pretty sure, by the time we actually sell this car, everything in it will be brand new except the body. I’ve never had a car like this in my life. Do you have a hard time with cars? Maybe it’s just me…
We had to get something to eat, so we had a quick run to McDonalds. We also did not have our internet services transferred yet, so McDonalds provided us with some free internet service for the time being.
We went to bed late, and got up super early. We had to finish cleaning before the walk-through at 1:00. It took so much work, so much detailing, so much throwing out of items. And yet, somehow, we finished on time. In fact, the landlord was 15 minutes late. But I didn’t care by this point. I was so drained, so tired. I just wanted to go to bed.
The man came, the inspection was completed with no problems, and I got to go to bed after stopping at Booster Juice for a quick but healthy snack and smoothie. Of course, later, I found out I had somehow skinned my knee in the process. How I do these things, I’ll never know.
So now begins the process of getting addresses updated, services switched over, and of course boxes unpacked. The moving part may be over, but the actual move is not over yet!
Calm in Christ and Fitness 