Sunday, February 20, 2011

What a crazy life we have now…

So with 8 (EIGHT) days to go, our lives are crazy (CRAAAAZZZYYY) right now!!! I have had some of you ask do we have to leave the day we planned to leave… the answer is no… but we still plan to leave March 2nd : )

living room 2So what has been going on in our crazy lives… Today was a hectic day to say the least. It started for me at the crack of dawn when I first installed the new hitch on the CRV that will support our bicycle rack and then I  started to disassemble some furniture that my son’s family was going to take home with them. Next I made some chorizo and egg tacos for breakfast for them all.. My son and his family were visiting to attend my bride’s surprise retirement party.

The party was held at a really fine local restaurant and it was fun seeing all the people we hadn’t seen in some time. Our son and his family got to come up and enjoy the festivities but our daughter was playing softball at Auburn, Alabama this day. It was really great to hear all the wonderful things that were said about my bride by her current and past co-workers… it brought a tear to the eye now and then. It was a bit eerie in that at times I felt like I was attending her funeral hearing all the great things she had done… : )

afterBut what made the day hectic was that not only was my son taking a lot of furniture home with him for his family to enjoy… but much of the rest of our furniture had been sold and was being picked up this day as well. So by the time the sun was setting we realized we had nearly no furniture left in our house… so where were we going to sit???

Then I had an epiphany… we bought chairs for the motorhome… so until we leave we are camping in our house until the time comes to go…

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14 comments:

  1. Donna KFebruary 20, 2011 at 10:34 PM

    Well, that's kinda fun...get to try out the chairs before you hit the road! Life is sure exciting isn't it? I can hardly wait to see what's around the next bend.

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  2. Kenny And Angela's AdventureFebruary 21, 2011 at 7:24 AM

    Wow time is counting down it's almost here,we hope you have the time of you life.

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  3. Travels with EmmaFebruary 21, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    But what a relief to have all that work done!! :)

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  4. Kevin ReadFebruary 21, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    Too funny. I remember camping in the living room three and a half years ago after we cold all of our "stuff"! It is a hectic time, but in the end it's all worth it!

    www.travelwithkevinandruth.com

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  5. cruzin2someFebruary 21, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    Sounds like you guys have made a lot of progress.
    Camping in the livingroom is always a lot of fun

    Travel Safe
    Dawn and Denise

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  6. Texas Yellow RoseFebruary 21, 2011 at 10:22 AM

    Yes, it's fun to realize - oops, we sold the furniture, now where do we sit?! What an exciting time! Hang in there, you're almost on the road!

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  7. Gin and SylFebruary 21, 2011 at 10:29 AM

    We look forward to living room camping. We know when my retirement date is but we'll play it by ear deciding when we actually leave.
    Syl

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  8. pidgeFebruary 21, 2011 at 2:49 PM

    Happy camping in the house. A little precurser of what you life will be like in 8 days!!!!

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  9. SherryFebruary 21, 2011 at 2:58 PM

    Love the picture of the chairs in the living room. What a great position to be in, a week to go and everything is gone. Boy do I N V U!

    Sherry
    www.directionofourdreams.blogspot.com

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  10. HappytrailsFebruary 21, 2011 at 3:43 PM

    Love those chairs!! Works great doesn't it???

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  11. MerikayFebruary 21, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    It's actually happening!

    I love to read these last few days accounts. I know I WILL be there to someday.

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  12. DeborahFebruary 21, 2011 at 6:25 PM

    Sort of reminds me of when I first started out with my own place....not much furniture! Where did you get those chairs? Love the color!

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  13. heyduke50February 21, 2011 at 7:50 PM

    funny when yesterday we were at my wife's retirement party and one commented that when she first met us we lived in a mobile home and now we were leaving in one... my thoughts were that at least this one moves.......

    the chairs were bought last year at Sam's when they closed out the summer stuff...

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  14. MargieAnneFebruary 22, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    Thank-you so much for your comment re the earthquake.

    I am devastated. Glad my immediate family are safe. John has other relatives in the city. Meantime I must stop worrying and get on with our life.

    Blessings.

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