Almost Homeless

Boxes, bags, and crates have been stuffed to capacity and hauled over to the new River Neighborhood duplex where Katie and I are under contract. The owners/builders of the new place are super-nice people and they have allowed us to put our belongings into the garage and crawlspace. Big Bryan Shea helped us haul the heavy stuff all day. So we are pretty far along. Katie and I just finished a quick dinner and are sitting on the floor of our bedroom. There is no furniture left, just clothes and kitchen stuff. There is debris all over the place. All the hard to reach places to vacuum were a mess, especially since we haven't vacuumed in a week because we knew we were going to make a mess moving out. Loads of cob webs as well. Kind of gross, but it will be cool to get all our stuff out and buff it out for the new owners, Knox and Cinnamon.

Every time Katie and I go to the new place with a load of stuff, we wander around trying to picture where everything will go. Daydreaming about becoming parents and raising kids in our new home. The neighborhood is so cool. Loads of nice people and the oldest house is not even four years old yet. I am excited because we have some friends that are going to be building there very soon. There is so much to consider - primarily hoping the sales of both our current place, which closes on Tuesday, and the purchase of the new crib take place. We can't move in to the new place for at least a couple weeks. The owner of the duplex, Derek, got into a car accident in Arizona just over a week ago, so construction has slowed. Derek will be ok, but it is going to take several months for him to heal up. Steve and mainly Tyler will continue to build and the place looks really nice. The Oak trim is going up as is the tile in the kitchen. It is very cool watching the place come together.

In the meantime, Katie and I will be staying at our neighbor's condo while they are on vacation in Mexico. Rusty and Mandy will be in Mex for three weeks, so hopefully we'll get to move in before they roll back into town. I am a little jealous that those two will be adventuring down the Baja Peninsula and getting some surf sessions, but it is very fortunate for Katie and I. Kindness is beautiful.