Moving

As we pack up the final boxes it hits me that I'm leaving the first place I called my home away from my childhood home. I was fortunate enough to go to college with my closest high school friends (or at least have them right down the road) so I never learned to say goodbye. Most of us stayed after college so again goodbyes were not in mass. In 3 weeks I have to say goodbye to all of my fiends at once....probably the scariest thing ice ever had to do. For those of you that picked up an left last year after vet school I can now understand what all of you went through. I am so fortunate to have Justin move with me and have my family so close. But this is still probably the scariest thing I've ever done. I have so many great friends I just hope that I am able to maintain all my friendships when I move. I don't know what if do without each and every one of you in my life.

The little empty townhouse- weird to see it like that. 

Packing up the house was a gradual process since we closed on the house in Hickory last year. We were able to take truck loads (or horse trailer loads) back every couple weekends. It helps to space it out but I am not going to lie I was DONE moving by the time we had the big load to go. Remember those awesome friends I was talking about - this is where they come in! We packed the UHAUL on Friday night after work and then got up the next morning to run a half marathon (more on that later). They were there with us every step of the way moving our heavy crap and tetris-ing the UHAUL so that everything would fit. Pokey sticks made the night go by so much faster and we couldn't have packed up without them!

Packed with room left for our mattress left to be packed the next day!

Justin was not thrilled with this selfie opportunity. 

Saturday after the race (and after Danielle helped us cram the last of our stuff in the van() Justin went on down the road and met Steve on the highway. I proceeded to return the Time Warner Cable box.  Anyone in Raleigh that uses them is now groaning.  They are AWFUL! So I then spent an hour and fifteen minutes of my time (which I am never getting back) waiting on my number to be called so that I could return my equipment - it took literally 3 minutes once I was up there! AURRRUUUGGGHHHHHHH. After that debacle I was on my way to pick up Somer.  Since we were so far behind when we got to Hickory the UHAUL was unloaded! WOW talk about efficient.  The boys worked their butts off - and I'm sure Steve carried 90% of all the weight because poor Justin was pretty gimpy from the race.  After that mom treated us to a wonderful lunch where Somer and I guiltily sat since we didn't feel like we had done much thus far - but it was delicious!  The rest of the night was spent unpacking and playing games.  Mom and Dad kicked our butt on Besserwizzer again- we thought we had their number after the last time they played but it must have been a fluke.

We are so thankful to Somer, Steve, Andrew, Danielle, and my parents for helping us move. We couldn't have done it without you guys!

Roxy didn't care that her bed had bags and boxes- she knew that was her bed and she was going to sleep in it!