Nate and Christiana

Moving Day! It seems like I’ve had a lot of those recently, with more to come! It definitely helps with downsizing and reducing excess junk. On May 30th, several of our So Cal friends graciously helped us pack the U-HAUL (which, interestingly enough, had gone up 100% in price from when we moved a year ago…hmmm). In addition, Vanessa and Priscilla were kind enough to help me clean the apartment and assist with various moving details. After enjoying a pizza lunch and saying goodbye to our dear friends, Nate and I rested a bit and then took our final walk to downtown Burbank, including a yummy Greek dinner. We then returned home for our last evening, watching a movie on Nate’s laptop and sleeping on the cushions from our couch, since the bed was already packed away. We then headed off early the next morning (left at 6:00am), after a Starbucks and gas stop. Nate drove the moving van and I drove his Honda Civic (Nate’s sister and brother-in-law had kindly driven my car up earlier that month). We took 101 (or THE 101, in SoCalian) to San Luis Obispo, where we dropped off our furniture to my brother David. He and Shannon were to be married on June 20th, and needed to furnish their own apartment, so it was perfect timing! After enjoying a delicious lunch (courtesy of Shannon), we hit the road again, and finished the drive up to San Jose. After resting a few moments, my family helped us unload the rest of our earthly possessions into my parents garage. It was a LONG, but productive day.

Just a little note about our moving van…We had reserved the same size van that we had used for our initial move to So Cal, forgetting that we had acquired a few more furnurture pieces since moving last year. We were a little worried about everything fitting, especially since we had to pack all of the furniture at the back (because we were dropping it off to David). Well, God answered our concerns by providing us with a HUGE moving van, at no extra cost. Basically, U-HAUL had messed up and didn’t have our truck available when we needed it. To compensate for their mistake, they upgraded us to a 26-footer. It ended up being the perfect size for us, with room to spare. The only downside to the huge truck was that it was scary to handle. My skillful (and cautious) husband managed to safely take the monster the entire way, without sideswiping anyone, much to his relief.

The So Cal moving crew enjoying some nourishment after several hours of hard labor

Resting after the van was packed

Thanks, Guys!!!

Fill ‘er up!

Some of David’s friends unloading the van in San Luis Obispo…Thanks for the help!

Nate and David – They managed to fit most of the furniture in David’s little room. At this point, they hadn’t secured their apartment yet, so the stuff had to hang out a few weeks with David and his room mates.

Nate and a few of David’s room mates

Playing catch after unloading the rest of the boxes at my parents

Filling up my parents’ garage with our earthly possessions…Sorry!