Yesterday was the closing on our new home. Surprisingly, there was some anxiety about the process. I wondered if it was feeling, this made things permanent, or if it was just spending all that money, or even of it was questioning our decision to move to a gated community. After turning over the checks, we got busy moving the stuff from the hotel and car into the house. Our house.
As the day progressed we kept busy, unpacking what we have, going to new doctor appointments and rushing back home for the delivery of a futon for one of the guest rooms. Several times during the day I found myself just looking at Mrsfabp and smiling, knowing this was the right thing for us. After a minute or two one of us would ask the other if they were happy and the answer always came back yes.
The next few days will prove to be very busy, exciting and thought provoking. Thursday is finishing the arranging of stuff already here, Mrsfabp taking a library test, and possibly grocery shopping or going to look at more furniture. Friday begins the "Great Unboxing" first from the U-Boxes into the house and then the grand opening of the boxes we have moved in. It's hard to think that our lives are all summed up in three U-Boxes and the stuff we had crammed in the car and driven 3000 miles with (BTW, that seems so long ago...). But as I sit here watching the sun rise over the edge of the mountains and fill our new kitchen with light and warmth, I realize that our lives are more then those boxes, it is our kids coming to visit in three weeks, it is our new friends here, it is exploring and learning and enjoying what we have here, right now.
Life is good, it is really good...
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MASS Exodus: From Here to Serenity / "The Car, Cat and Clothes Tour"
Good friends, good food, good times!
The dream of Las Cruces, New Mexico is becoming a reality !
3 comments:
My husband and I will be moving to NM in three years. We have enjoyed following your journey. We look forward to reading about your experiences, and I want to read of the ways you stay in touch with your children. Family is so important, and we hope/feel we can make the long distance issue work with all the modern communication devices. Best wishes to you as you embark on your next phase of life. We will stay "tuned in".
It was so nice to know someone is where we were just a couple of years ago. Also glad I can help. Try looking at the city-data website for Las Cruces, it is packed with interesting stuff about moving! Different towns, cities and areas. It helped us get thru a tough winter! Also a blog by Clair Z, called "The Zees Go West" is a fun read about a couple who moved to NM about three years ago. We followed them, befriended them and now they are two of our closest friends. If you ever want more info or just need to chat, my email is Patrick.hulser@ gmail.com
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