Coming to you from Crystal Lake, IL (Part 1)

Wow, what a week. That might have been the fastest week of my life. The movers, myself, and my best friends dad, Steve, had a great time with golf on Thursday. I was able to comp the golf for the movers (thanks Jeff!!) so they bought Steve and I beer. Like Homer says with the donuts, mmmmmm......beer..... As for the moving of the goods, the movers finished loading the truck at about 5:45 on Friday afternoon. The then had to print off the inventory sheet, all 13 pages of it. Something like 300+ line items. Sheesh. It was a 53 foot trailer and they still had plenty of room to trailer a car. The picked it up in Modesto, CA and are taking it to Milwaukee. The company is in Racine (semi-suburb of Milwaukee) so it was easy for them to do.

We then went to Elijah's last baseball game. We think that all of the stuff being packed, the house being empty, and him knowing how far away we will be, all finally caught up to him. Plus, he wanted to pitch really bad, and did not get to. He does not have much control right now, so it is not a good time for him to pitch. This added to everything and he spent about 10 minutes crying. Man he is an emotional kid. Still love him to death, though. After the game they game him his trophy and the coach gave him the game ball. This really cheered him up and he was pretty jazzed about it.

Afterwards, we headed to dinner with my sister, a couple of friends, and Elijah's coach and his wife, Tony and Elizabeth. We went to Mikuni for sushi. Had to go one last time before we moved. I ate waaaayyy too much, but did I care? Heck no. We then went and picked up the boys, and eventually made it to the hotel at 1:00 am. Got up at 6:30 am (thanks Malachi), went to breakfast with Amy's family, and then went back to the old house. It was strange to walk into it and see nothing there but our bags we took on the plane, and Josh already painting and making the house his. So it goes.

Well, I think this is kind of a boring read, but wanted to get it out there. This is only part 1 of at least two parts. I still plan to regurgitate everything that happened over the last 12 hours, which covers leaving the house in Sacramento to this point right now in the hotel where I am going to finish my glass of wine and crawl into bed.

Quick Relo Update

So the movers showed up this morning at 7:25 am. We gave them a quick tour and told them what was staying and what was going and they promptly began. Those of you who know us know that we are a little bit of a pack rat family, and also a little prone to procrastinating. Needless to say, we figured that they would need A LOT of time to pack everything.

Well, it turns out that they did not. It is only two guys, and the only thing left for them to pack is our office, the kitchen (anything in cabinets or on countertops -- everything else around the kitchen is packed), and the hall bathroom. Even the garage is packed! They are good. So good that I am taking them golfing tomorrow afternoon. The will have half the house loaded by the afternoon, and will still have all of Friday to finish loading. I will try and dig out the camera to take a picture. Realy big trailer in front of our house too. Goodnight!!

Off to the Races

Well, I am back home (came back last night) and we are now one week from moving. The next 7 days will be a complete blur by the time it is done. Here is the understood schedule for the next week, which is bound to change 27 times before it is over.

Sat - Work around the house and prepare for yard sale. It is raining so it will be inside work. Pack a few things.
Sun - Yard sale, then more house work. Going to get a jackhammer to break up the posts that were holding up the deck in the backyard. Pack a few things.
Mon - More house work, jackhammer, and a little packing. Don't want to pack too much, that is what the movers are for.
Tue - Pack my desk at work. I know, that should have been done already, but oh well. Also going to hang out with the sis, then Elijah has a game.
Wed - Movers show up and start. I am sure I will need to break down some stuff, like the desk.
Thurs - Movers still doing their thing
Fri - Movers finishing their thing. Elijah has his last game this night. Trying to also go to dinner at Mikuni with freinds. Gotta have the great sushi one last time.
Sat - We fly out in the afternoon.

I was talking with my boss yesterday, who has relocated five or six times, and I told him I had originally planned to work from home Wed-Fri, but decided otherwise and will take the time off work. He said there is no way I would get any work done. The are going to be asking questions all the time and I will have work to do, etc, etc. This should be an interesting week.

My Last "Commute"

Before anyone (Becky) says anything about the gap between posts, I know it has been a while. As you can imagine, a lot has been going on. While we really have not done any packing (the moving company is doing everything) we have been doing a lot of other stuff around the house, not to mention still having baseball practices and games. So there is my excuse. Not a good one, but it is what it is.

So, anyway, I am sitting here at Chili's in the airport having a quick breakfast. Each time I head out, my father-in-law takes me to the airport, but he has to be at work by 7:00, so he always picks me up EARLY. Since I have time, I figured I would get a quick update in. I am waiting for a flight to Chicago. This is my last "commute" to the new office before our move. This also means we are less than two weeks from moving. I am glad that this will be my last trip away from my family for a while (I hope). Things are progressing along and we are just trying to make sure we have our berring's straight.

I was able to spend a little time with my sister yesterday. She bought a new TV (thank you stimulus package) and it would not fit in her car. So, I took the van over to pick it up and then helped her set it up real quick at her house. It was nice to hang out for a bit and goof off. The TV is nice, and I am sure Ty and Jeff will like it.

Anyway, it is 7:27 and my plane leaves at 8:15. Need to go through security. Another post soon (I promise).