I'll admit, seeing that little red notification number on my home screen every day stresses me out. We have done everything we can think of to prep for the move. We have sold lots of excess stuff, emptied out the smallest bedroom in our house so we have a safe place to stash things that we don't want to movers to pack, and have three to-do lists going with all of the logistical things that have to get finished before we leave. The main problem is, we really don't want to go!
This is the first of all of our moves that we would rather just stay put in the wonderful little community we have settled into. But, we have no choice, so we are making the best of it as always. I went down to Alameda last month to scope things out. It helped all of us wrap our heads around our new environment, which will be pretty much opposite of our current one. The house we rented is even nicer than it looked in the photos we were emailed. Two blocks away, this is the view from my new running path:
Yup, that's San Francisco! Ava is most excited about having one of these in our back yard:
The kids will be able to play outside every single day in our private fenced backyard. Mike will be able to bike to work. We can walk the kids to school. And considering that snow is in the forecast here in Alaska this weekend, making it the longest winter snow season on record, I'm ready for some sunshine and warm temperatures myself!
After the moving truck drives away with all of our possessions that we can't fit in the Pilot, we will be staying in Homer until June 20 in a furnished apartment. I'm really looking forward to that part--it will be like a mini vacation before our driving/ferry adventure. In the meantime, are working on the last few items on our Homer bucket list. Anyone know an affordable way to get across the bay to hike to the Grewingk Glacier Lake? That's number one on the list!
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