MOVING DAY!!!!

MOVING DAY finally arrived this past Saturday....here are some highlights from our adventure!

First of all we had been feverishly working to get it all packed up in time. We were up until 1:30 in the morning trying to finish up. Then..Brian got up at 5am and I got up at 6:30am and we continued to get ready!

The moment finally arrived when the truck pulled up at 8:45am! How HUGE I thought to my self.....little did I know......

The first thing you do is take the movers on a tour of your home and show them all that needs to be taken. I showed them the house first and they were pretty pleased at how organized everything was. All the boxes were labeled with color coded tabs on multiple sides stating what room they were to go into. I also told them that we had a garage full......they said...ok, no biggy, we'll pull the truck around back and start there.

When I met them back there and opened the door.....both of their jaws hit the floor! You see...I really meant it when I said that garage was "FULL". Allow me to show you....

This side of the garage is filled with all my things that I never got to open or put away from my old house.

And this side is all of Brian's things.....From over the years......

So....yes....it was pretty much full from wall to wall......They guys just laughed at themselves and said "this is going to be a long day" But, they joked and laughed and made the best of it. When they finally finished clearing out the garage; that "huge" truck was nearly HALF FULL!!!! They told me there was no way they were going to get it all in one load like they quoted us over the phone. They proceeded to load all the boxes from the house...

Which...as you can see....was a lot more boxes and "stuff". The Moving truck reached maximum capacity just as the last box was moved in.....and off we went!
After lunch they off loaded everything and had to come back for all the furniture (which...some had to be taken a part to move) By 5:30pm we were on the road again!

FINALLY by 8:45pm all was in the new house....put back together....and put in it's correct room.
So...if you've been keeping track of the times that was a full 12 HOUR MOVE!!!!!!
Needless to say the 2 men who moved everything were tired and soar...and so was our credit card! OUCH! But....at least our backs were saved along with those of our friends and family who offered to help us. I mean come on....if it took the pro's 12 hours...can you imagine how long it would take us???? with no pro equipment...and no big truck?????? NO WAY!!!

I'm soooooo thankful we were able to hire movers!!!! WHAT A BLESSING!!!!

All in all even though it was a long day, it was a huge success.....which, by the way, would not have been possible if it wasn't for my fabulous parents! They were there for us when ever we needed them....we borrowed things, they brought us food....and they helped us get our bed ready and our shower set up so we could go to bed clean and happy! Ah....what would we have done without them!

So...for your viewing pleasure....here is a before and after!

Now the fun begins as we unpack and organize our new home......

And sell the old one!