Somehow, we hadn't really considered anything else but driving a U-Haul truck with our stuff, as well as the new Subaru Outback. We had a great Going-Away-Party on Saturday night - thanks Henry, for hosting, even if you were a pill because you wouldn't take your pre-party nap-and Marty asked me why we didn't use a POD or some other similar method to get our stuff up to AK. It got me thinking, I asked for quotes, and we have now come to our senses and will be using a moving company to get our stuff moved! This will really help, saving us a lot of gasoline, for one, and making it much easier for us to drive up there, since we will both be in the Subaru. Phew, lucky we could make the change so close to the departure date.
That is, by the way, only two days away! TWO DAYS! I think we are almost ready.
The weather up north has been in the mid- to high-50's, and clear, but rain has moved in, no big surprise.
We have lived in our house for over 16 years. Before that, we rented a house for five years, just five blocks away. This is one of those facts that creeps up on you, that you don't think about year after year, and then something happens, and you think, wow, I didn't realize it had been so long. It's going to be strange being in a new place after all this time. When we return, we will have just six years left on our 15 year mortgage, which will be very nice!
We were finally able to take care of some overdue house repairs, too. Even if we won't get much benefit, Kelli and Jared will.
The movers come tomorrow. Then, the next day, we drive away, in our new car, with our two dogs, on a 2500 mile journey. Maybe we'll even have a place to live secured by the time we start the drive! :-)
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