A Successful Move

Let me start off by saying, growing up my family moved fairly often; it was never further than 15 minutes from the previous house, and the three of us kids were blessed to be able to go to the same private school despite the moves. I never found moving to be a traumatic event, rather I looked forward to the whole process! Maybe I was just a unique child but I loved everything from getting the house ready for a open house to packing, and unpacking and making the beds with my Mimi (my mom's mom); it was a blast!

However, packing up for our most recent move which was roughly a 400 mile move was a bit different. I still had a great excitement for the move however it was much more difficult. The simple logistics of every single item in our little one bedroom one bath apartment having to be packed securely in order to survive the move was not as easy as I had expected it to be. In the above picture you can see how organized we began this process of packing up and moving but as time past quickly and it was the actual week of the move our organized packing quickly became organized chaos.

This chaos all had to fit perfectly in two trucks, two cars and a trailer. I proudly can say we were able to make it happen and we were almost completely unpacked and settled in 3 days. I must admit I truly did not anticipate how significantly different moving just 10 miles can be compared to 400 miles. No matter the amount of items and furniture you are moving it changes the way you pack because everything must be secured and placed appropriately so that it my not melt, break or crack. After all that, we only lost a few candles and a Hershey's Chocolate Bar and oh yes our beloved Sunburst (Stay tuned for the sunburst surgery).  Overall it was a successful move and we loving settling into our new home.

Also, just in case you were wondering, Jack our cat made the trip with out any crazy cat moments. Although he was pretty uneasy through out the whole process but once we got to our new home he was in heaven with all of the new nooks and crannies.

Well folks that's it for today, stay tuned for more on our big transition.

Maci K