making the move (pt. 1)

hello!

i know, i know. i'm such a terrible blogger.
i promised not too long ago that i would commit to this & not stray, alas.
my sincerest apologies to those of you who've been waiting on pins & needles for another note from this newlywed.

however, i definitely have a great "excuse" for my absence.
you may or you may not know that John & i have recently gone through a tremendous life-change (aka, a move to New York City), and i am so excited to share with you (in extreme detail -- i hope you're okay with that) every thing that's happened for us in the last month!

the beginning of this story started on Saturday, August 21st, 2010.
John & i began the morning by loading all of our belongings into a Penske moving truck.
by mid-afternoon, every nook & cranny of said truck was bulging to the brim with every single silly thing we owned.

(interjection: the moving process is really enlightening. you begin to come to terms with all the "stuff" you actually have & you sort of go through this screening/cleansing process to decide what's necessary & what's not. I cannot believe that in just ONE year of marriage, we'd already managed to acquire so much!)

anyway, that afternoon, I set off (on my own) in the Penske & managed to make the 4 hour journey to my family's house in Kentucky all in one piece.
talk about a major self-esteem boost, ladies.
i probably blurted out, "iiii'm eeevery wooooman," like 12 times on my trip.
that truck was like a million feet long & (what felt like) the same measurement wide, too!
it rattled & rumbled at the blazing speed of 60 mph on the Interstate & threatened to wave its white flag to a few, furious gusts of wind.
however, after only one pit-stop, & only one incident of indecent exposure by a imbecile, i had made it! all by myself!

(so, you're wondering why i made such a crazy journey all alone, right? well, my last day of work was August 19th & John finished out the month at his job, so his last day wasn't until August 29th. we decided that i'd make the move a week earlier just to get a jump-start on everything; getting our belongings squared away, settling into our apartment & finding a new job.)

while the purpose of the trip to Kentucky was to put a few of our boxes & belongings in storage in my family's basement, i did spend some precious time with my family as well.
from Saturday, August 21st to Tuesday, August 24th, my family & i lounged around, went shopping, ate delicious meals & talked excessively about the next exciting/uncertain phase of our life (John & i's).

this is where the story of the moving truck ends, but, no, this saga is faaaaar from over!
in my next post, i will describe my actual trip into NYC.
i'm really looking forward to sharing it with you, & hope that you find lots of joy & amusement in sharing these moments & memories with me :)

peace.