Where in somewhere are you putting your "stuff"?

Heavy Fragile Kitchen Book

We are generally anti-stuff. Some may attribute this to us being frugal. But the main reason is that when you move it, you immediately want less stuff. We have moved multi-state 3 times in the last 5 years, with over 5,000 miles of cargo van driving. After each move, we kept the boxes. So now at this point, the boxes have 3-4 different markings on them making it hard to decipher what is inside; "what's in this box labeled heavy fragile kitchen book or Matt's ice tea glasses kitchen utensils"?

Storage Unit

B recruited his brothers, A and R, to unload the van and organize the storage unit. B and R returned the van in the rain and took the famous Buick to its 6 month parking place. Seeing it there, all forlorn, brought tears to everyone's eyes that witnessed the good-bye. Now, back to the future.

Moving Out Together

The logistics behind this move are difficult to explain, with many people confused, including ourselves. But the moving van is locked. The Buick is loaded on the dolly. And the apartment is cleaned-up and checked-out of.

The 14-Hour Drive

B drove the moving van along with the famous Buick from Alabama to his mom's house in Missouri. The drive in the van made a 12-hour trip stretch out to 14 hours. Two hours from the end, B had to stop and top off with a Shamrock Shake so that he wouldn't create a yard sale across the highway. The only casualty was a 52 oz bottle of Ajax that leaked out the back of the Penske.

A Car-Sick Cat

K drove her car with Cirby to meet up with her parents in north Georgia. They have an RV with a tow-dolly so they will be able to take Cirby and her car once we depart on the Appalachian Trail. Unfortunately, Cirby was stressed out from the move, or maybe just car-sick, and threw up on K during the drive. Needless to say, an unhappy Cirby rode the rest of the way in his carrier.

Loading Up Together

Two Matts and a Truck

I forgot how frustrating it is to pack everything you own into boxes--especially the kitchen items--and then figure out how to strategically place everything into a moving truck. Thankfully two of our firefighting buddies, Matt and Matt, helped us out with their amazing tetris skills. Dubbed "Two Matts and a Truck", they helped us get everything loaded into the back of our Penske. We appreciate all of your help. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

Bon Fire

To send us off in true firefighter fashion, MDM hosted a bon fire and cook-out for us. What a wonderful way to end the day. We had chili dogs, guacamole, and Peep s'mores (a s'more with a Peep chick for the marshmallow). These past three years we've appreciated your friendships and leadership and we will miss you all!

Packing Together

Boxes. Check. Packing tape. Check.
Time to pack. Heavy sigh.

We're packing our 700 square foot apartment to fit down into a 10' x 15' storage unit in the Ozarks. We won't be coming back to the South; So it's move. Sell. Or donate. Mostly move, though.

The engineer side of this duo, has required us to create inventory lists for each box, that match up to a master inventory list all to be inputed into Excel, formatted, coded and cross referenced through several spreadsheets. The graphic designer side of this duo, has required us to label each box in the upper right hand corner, in red, with a rectangle around it and corresponding icons indicating level of importance.

Ultimately, we need to be locked and loaded to roll a week from this Friday.