The Dust Bunnies

Now that there is no where to hide, the dust bunnies have come out to play!  The movers packed 3 crates today with items they boxed up yesterday. We still have both bed frames, several larger pieces of furniture, the washer & dryer, and the entire contents of the basement.  Jarrod and I were talking about how this move is very different than the last few we've done.  This is the first time we've moved cross-country, and CONUS (CONtinental United States) to OCONUS (Outside the CONtinental United States), so the experience has completely changed.

When we moved from Virginia to Connecticut, Jarrod had been out to sea until two days before the move.  He came back into town, the movers showed up the next day, packed our entire apartment and storage unit in one day and we were on the road the next morning.  The next afternoon, we were moving into our new place here in Connecticut, and our moving van arrived a couple of days later. It was very quick and clean, and it took no time at all to get settled.

When we moved from the apartment to the house, they packed half of our stuff the first morning and moved it to the house that afternoon, then went back the second day and did the same thing with the rest.  So we were in both places at once, and we didn't have any down time between when we packed and unpacked.

This time, they're packing our things for the long haul, literally.  These items will be in boxes for probably 2 months or more, depending on when we get housing. The furniture has all been wrapped in paper or plastic wrap, and they are required to pack everything into crates, which are then glued and nailed shut.  It kinda feels like our whole life is being prepared for long-term storage.  (I can just imagine a warehouse like the one at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark.) We're still surrounded by boxes on the first floor, but the upstairs is completely empty except for the beds (they were sweet and saved our bed for the last day so we can sleep in it again tonight.).  I was sweeping up in the guest room after they left today, and the room literally echoed.  It was so odd.  When they're done tomorrow, we will literally be in an empty house, with nothing but the clothes in our suitcases and the air mattress to sleep on.  We will still have the computers, and the utilities don't get shut off until Monday, so at least we'll have the internet to keep us occupied, but it's going to be very strange. It will be bittersweet to say goodbye to our first home.  We've loved it dearly, and it's been such a blessing to us!  I hope it will bless someone else soon, too.