So yeah, we said good-bye to this awesome view of the city to move further out into Maryland. We settled on a newer, bigger place just a 7 minute walk (Tom timed it) from the Metro and an additional 18 minute (Tom timed it) Metro ride into the city for Tom's work.
So we frantically finished packing up most everything Sunday night before the movers arrived Monday morning. We got the truck and then our movers arrived. Both were deaf but we managed to communicate throughout the day. Turns out the universal sound for pain (even if you don't speak) is a blood curdling scream when one of the movers, Eric, got his finger squished between the door and a huge chair. A little first aid and we were good to go but it was a bit un-nerving after having worked in silence most the day.
Between the four of us we got most everything moved but were running way late so we saved some things we could still move in the car and headed out so they could help load out at the new place. Lots faster to move INTO a first floor apartment when you're not dealing with elevators from the 8th floor and a good walk to the truck. Load out went much faster.
I spent the rest of the week hauling the rest of our stuff, deep cleaning (including carpets) at the old apartment, then in a frenzy trying to get the new apartment looking like a home before Jessica's arrival on Saturday. Was a tad stressful and doing it with a cold and trying really hard to grow a HUGE cold sore on my lip only added to the nastiness. Oh yeah, and was trying to decorate for Christmas as well….
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