Almost Gone...

Ok folks, this will be my last post for probably a couple of weeks; either until I find a public library/internet cafe out there in CO, or until we hook up the DSL at our... BRAND NEW APARTMENT!!!! I'm sitting here at work, just munching on some salad, and thinking about the move. The truck is packed with 8 linear feet of our stuff, was picked up today (9-21), and is on its way out to meet us in Lakewood next Friday. NEXT FRIDAY!!! Yeesh, my head is spinning. I have been very fortunate, in the past several weeks, to be able to see several old and wonderful friends. My friends Freddy and the Curmudgeon were amazing at karaoke (unfortunately I am not so brave yet); I got to visit my beautiful friend Eileen, her terriffic husband, the two adorable kids, the two adorable dogs, the beautiful house with a white picket fence(not just a metaphor... white picket fence, I swear!); and Mr.M and I both got to go see my friends D&L, who cooked us an incredible dinner of tomato/cucumber salad, ribs, squash, and dilled mooshed potaters. Yummmmmm!!! We ate leftovers for 2 days, gave a nice juicy bone to Titan(dad's BIG puppy), and gave a rib to Dad to taste... Loved by all. Nothing beats food by people who know how to cook from scratch! We aspire to do as well in our kitchen. They also taught us how to play cribbage, which is super-fun, and we are now totally addicted. Oh, and I also got to meet J&C, who own a business that I answer for here at my job(answering service), and have been talking to them both for over 2 years, and they were always so nice, I figured I had to stop over and say hi, so I did, and they were just as nice in person! They have a beautiful house too, and 2 really great kids. I can't wait to have a house with Mr.M that's just a beautiful as theirs, and Eileen's! Hopefully, the way we're planning things for Colorado, that shouldn't be more than 5 years away for us.

Anyway, we're leaving at 2am on the 27th, next Tuesday morning, and then straight off to PA where we're meeting my ex and very good friend R for breakfast, then only minor pitstops along the way to Lakewood. I want to see at least one cheeseball attraction on the way out, like the world's biggest walnut or something like that. Mr.M thinks I'm insane, but that's nothing new; and not for nothing, so is he!! I swear it's why we make such a great pair, but it sounds more like a psychological disorder - shared insanity. Well, at least the penguins in my head agree with me.

I love all of you, and I'll be back posting real soon!

Still Here[ish]

Just a quick post to let you all know that I am still alive, just busy beyond all sense. The truck shows up Monday, and we just read on the bill of lading that we were supposed to call the terminal to arrange drop-off time last thursday!!! Crap. We'll call 1st thing Monday morning and hope for the best... Wish us luck! I'll post again next week from here at work, we're at my folks' place now and have no internet access. I was worried that it might be crippling, but it's a bit of a relaxing change; an e-vacation, if you will. Anyhow, off I go, and I hope everyone has a great week!!

Moving at Light Speed

Once the moving date is set, things start speeding up, it seems. Suddenly, we have only a few non-working days left to pack and get out of the apartment! We're leaving our place here in Chester on the 15th to go stay with my [wonderfully loving, understanding, and supportive] parents. Then, the truck gets dropped off there on the 19th, we spend a couple of days loading it, then it gets picked back up and shipped out west. Less than a week later, off we go! We're leaving in the Rav on September 27th at 4:00am. Seems like there's an insane amount of stuff to do and people to see before then. I'm not going to be able to see everyone I know before moving, and for that I'm very sorry, but I will definitely be keeping this up very regularly after moving. I promise.

We've been in touch with Mr.M's best friend C(who, from now on, will be referred to as The Samoan), and he seems really super-cool, and has lots of tattoos like me! Yay! He's more than thrilled that we're moving into his apartment complex, and is going to help us move in(color me relieved; I was going to feel real guilty about sitting around and watching Mr.M do all the work). I can't wait to meet him, and all of Mr.M's friends out there!!

One more thing... My father got bit by the GPS bug, and now has one exactly like ours. Not that I don't love the thing myself, but I have to say it... Boys and their toys! *sighs, shaking head*