Almost Done!

Have I mentioned yet today how much I hate moving???? It's not the physical labor (although that really sucks). It's the fact that we seem to have accumulated so much CRAP in the last 7 years. Then you add on all the baby stuff that it would be really stupid to give away because you're just going to need it again anyway and all of a sudden you have too few people trying to empty out your 1400 sqft condo into a 26 foot U-Haul truck so you can take it to your oh-so-tiny 9x20 sqft storage unit. I'm scared it's not going to fit, but my brother and brother-in-law insist that it will. they will be over in about 30 minutes to go with Ben and I to the storage unit to unload everything.

The move itself went rather well under the circumstances. We were supposed to start at 10am, but it was snowing, so we didn't get to Colorado Springs until 10:45. Oh yes...that was AFTER we finally got a hold of my brother who thought I was picking him up at 9am instead of 8am. We dropped Ben and my brother Brian off at the condo so they could let Aunt Mary and our friend Nathan in to get started, and Michael (my BIL) went to pick up the moving truck. This was our first misadventure of the day. We started out at 10:45 to get the truck...we didn't even FIND the place until an hour later! When we got there, they were short staffed and swamped with crabby people. Another hour later, we finally had our truck. The first box loaded was a box of picture frames that someone "packed" for me. They fell off the dolly and most of the glass broke. I knew then that it was going to be a rough day. The good thing about being so late with the truck is that by the time we got there, Ben's brother Brian was free from his committments and was able to come over and help. Then at around 5pm Ben's parents came to help out with the remainder of the move. It was SUCH a relief to have the extra help!!! We even managed to move our 800 lb solid oak computer armoire without hiring a piano mover!!!! We left Colorado Springs with the truck loaded and my Jeep loaded and headed back to Denver. We didn't get back until after dark, so we had to park the truck over night.

....And so that's where we're headed this morning. Hopefully it won't take too long. Then all I have to do is clean the condo, turn in the keys and we're all done!!!

posted by Brandi at 9:31 AM