Ode to an empty home

Somehow it got done.

For the last three days I have been in a total frenzy of packing. To make matters worse, it was in the 90s here, and my old house has no a/c, so I was a sweaty, packing mess for days....

But now it is all done. The cubes came yesterday, the men came today and packed them, and the cubes were taken away this afternoon. Tomorrow they will be loaded onto a freight hauler and head towards Texas. We (JCap and I) follow on Monday morning.

I have the cleaning left to do, and tomorrow I am giving away most of my leftover food that sits in the kitchen, but the hard part is done. Or, er, halfway done. We still have unloading and unpacking to do, but we also have that 2 1/2 day drive in front of us. Jcap is real road warrior, so I am not worried too much on that front and the car had a mess of repairs done to it, so hopefully that will mitigate any problems (it has new brakes and tires now.) Hopefully it will be okay.

So now I sit in an empty home for the next few days.

All that I have in the way of furniture is a papson chair (I am tossing it out- it is old and broken) an air mattress and a dog bed. so mainly I am spending time in the papason chair.... Milo and Chloe are a bit beside themselves with everything gone. I think Milo is having a harder time than Chloe. My guess is that the 3 day ride will be hardest on him.

For now, I have only a few books and my knitting to keep me company. I finished a gift that I cannot post on the blog last night so I have started a new project for the trip. This is the Net Duffel bag from IK Spring 2009

Lots of mitered squares. I figured it will be good car knitting for when I am not driving. That and I need to figure out how to best secure woven in ends with linen yarn (how do I keep them from slipping out?)

 My internet gets turned off tomorrow, so I will be off-line for a few days, at least until we get to the first night of the hotel. I will document as much of the trip as I can, and I will try to blog along the way if I can. If I cannot I will update from Texas once I have internet there. 

My year in this small Northern Ohio town has been a blessing. The people, the school, and town just charmed me and it was a wonderful year. I will miss this little town and all its quirks- I will miss the good people of the Midwest. I will miss all the knitting friends I made this year (lots of them- this is a town of knitters, lemme tell ya.) Goodbye little town. Goodbye little red brick house. Goodbye Amish parking at Walmart (yes, our Walmart has hitching posts and feed buckets). Goodbye friends.

It is onward to the next part of the journey. From Ohio through Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and into Texas. To the state where my grandmother immigrated over the border almost 100 years ago now when she was a small child, and the place where my father was born. So I guess maybe it is a home-going of sorts. Who knows what is next, but I am excited, and looking forward.

Comments

[Cory Ellen]

Dude, we are gonna miss you around here. Come visit, y'hear?

[Mish]

Have a safe trip!

[Jaime]

I'm very excited for you but sad too. It's sad to see an empty house when it's because you're leaving it. I wish you a happy move, especially with Milo. Kitties have such a hard time with change anyway but being in the car is so weird for them too. I'm sure he'll be fine though, what with Chloe keeping him critter company.

I'm so jealous that you started that bag! I can't wait to see how it comes along. I want to knit that but I have so many things on the needles and only one pair of socks seems to be getting my attention lately.

Happy travelling! :-)

[Rebekah]

Hope you have a good trip and a safe one. I bet the kids are besides themselves wondering what is going on. they'll be happy to get settled into their new place.

Safe journey!

[Jennifer]

Hope you have a safe journey and can't wait to hear all about your new adventures in Texas! :)