So nice to have all of my peeps home for Easter! And, oddly enough, I didn't have any of my favorite Easter candy. So not like me!!!
T flew in late Thursday night and Friday Cosmo and the girls spent the day at Kings Dominion. Saturday we had a nice, leisurely day walking around DC and Georgetown. It was such a beautiful day we decided not to waste the sunshine by going to an indoor museum. We just strolled and people watched and walked and talked. We love to park at the Capital and walk down one side of the Mall and back up the other. T said the pea gravel and wide Mall reminded her of our trip to Paris with it's wide boulevards and le Jardin des Tuileries. Made my heart so happy to hear that! Lots of families picnicking on the mall, lots of kite flying, some flag football games going on and even some adult kickball games. We had a fun, late lunch at Thunder Burger in Georgetown: http://www.thunderburger.com/index1.html and did some shopping. Georgetown was hopping and I always love the vibe. Saturday night T finally got to taste the wonderful goodness that is Jimmie Cone.
T had to fly out super early Sunday morning but on her way back to Oxford from Memphis she had a nice little visit with her cousin and his family. They are military and are in the process of transitioning from New Orleans to Memphis. T is SO excited to have some family nearby!
Sunday Cosmo's niece and her husband joined us for Easter Dinner. I had only met Matt once and hadn't see Kristen since another niece's wedding in 2009! We had a nice time catching up and hope to see more of them!
My folks arrive tomorrow and will be here through the weekend. My mom wants to go to the Franciscan Monastery http://www.myfranciscan.org/ while they're here and my dad wants to go to the Air and Space Museum http://airandspace.si.edu/ My parents are used to high 80's coming from Florida and my mom wanted to know if we had opened our pool yet. Ummmmm......
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Update !!!
Today I have officially been back in Maryland for a week! So far so good!
To date, the move has been awesome! The packers who boxed up the house were great! Very easy to work with and very professional. The local Birmingham movers who loaded up the truck were okay, not great, not terrible. Unfortunately, they were on the "older" side which surprised me since their representative had been out to our house, saw that it sat on a huge hill and also knew it was 3 levels (basement/garage, main level and upper). The local guys did nothing but bitch and complain about the hill, the stairs and the heat. All out of my control. And the bitching got on my last nerve quite quick.
After some room service, a hot shower, some wine and a restful night at Ross Bridge, the dog and I left Hoover Saturday morning and headed North. I could have and should have driven straight through but decided to stop in Virginia and break up the trip a bit. I had never driven that far by myself and didn't know how I'd do. When I made my hotel reservations, I forgot that I was driving from Central to Eastern time and lost an hour. I should have made my hotel a little farther than I did and end up stopping a little too early. And I kind of had to smuggle the dog into the room in a Vera Bradley tote. I was a nervous wreck that she'd start barking and give us away so I didn't sleep a wink. At 4:30 AM I was still wide awake and by 5:15 AM I was on the road. And I hit a lot of heavy, heavy dense fog the entire way up I-81. Other than that, the drive was uneventful and Trixie was great.
I was at our house by 12 noon Sunday and after lunch we spent the entire afternoon in the pool. And on Monday, we barbequed and lounged in the pool the entire day. It was so nice not having anything to do or anywhere to be. Tuesday I drove KJ to school and picked her up but Wednesday she rode the bus both ways and has been riding the bus ever since. The bus stop is two houses down and it's awesome. She waits at our front door and doesn't start walking to the bus stop until the bus passes our house.
From the middle school on Tuesday I went grocery shopping and ran a bunch of other errands trying to get familiar with everything. Tuesday afternoon the previous owners came by to say hello and show me how to run the pool heater, filter, etc. I gave her my contact info and she texted me later that afternoon to ask if she could bring her daughter by to meet KJ. Lexi then texted a bunch of girls in the neighborhood and they came over to meet KJ which was super sweet. This neighborhood is FULL of 8th graders! So awesome!!! Two of the girls, another Kendall and a girl named Lucy, made plans to walk KJ to the bus the next day.
The local Baltimore crew who unloaded on Wednesday were absolutely awesome! Wow. I couldn't have asked for a better crew! Pleasant, fun, helpful, personable. I am up to my eyeballs in boxes but we're getting through it. Our family room has curtains (yay!), most of the kitchen has been unpacked, haven't touched my dining room (low priority) and KJ's room is almost done. I haven't done anything in T's room but Cosmo is all unpacked. We have separate closets in the house so I'm taking my time with mine. The closets are positively HUGE and I've got a dressing table in my closet and plan to make it look all fancy and chic.
Wednesday was a little crazy with movers running around, the pool guy came by, KJ rode the bus for the first time, etc. One top of all that Cosmo had contacted the volleyball coach and explained our situation to him and asked if he could recommend any clubs or camps. He asked if KJ had played any travel ball and when Cosmo replied she had 3 years of travel ball under her belt, he told them to come out to that night's practice. Fortunately I had separated her volleyball stuff and drove it up in my car and we didn't have to hunt through a million boxes to find it!
To date, the move has been awesome! The packers who boxed up the house were great! Very easy to work with and very professional. The local Birmingham movers who loaded up the truck were okay, not great, not terrible. Unfortunately, they were on the "older" side which surprised me since their representative had been out to our house, saw that it sat on a huge hill and also knew it was 3 levels (basement/garage, main level and upper). The local guys did nothing but bitch and complain about the hill, the stairs and the heat. All out of my control. And the bitching got on my last nerve quite quick.
After some room service, a hot shower, some wine and a restful night at Ross Bridge, the dog and I left Hoover Saturday morning and headed North. I could have and should have driven straight through but decided to stop in Virginia and break up the trip a bit. I had never driven that far by myself and didn't know how I'd do. When I made my hotel reservations, I forgot that I was driving from Central to Eastern time and lost an hour. I should have made my hotel a little farther than I did and end up stopping a little too early. And I kind of had to smuggle the dog into the room in a Vera Bradley tote. I was a nervous wreck that she'd start barking and give us away so I didn't sleep a wink. At 4:30 AM I was still wide awake and by 5:15 AM I was on the road. And I hit a lot of heavy, heavy dense fog the entire way up I-81. Other than that, the drive was uneventful and Trixie was great.
I was at our house by 12 noon Sunday and after lunch we spent the entire afternoon in the pool. And on Monday, we barbequed and lounged in the pool the entire day. It was so nice not having anything to do or anywhere to be. Tuesday I drove KJ to school and picked her up but Wednesday she rode the bus both ways and has been riding the bus ever since. The bus stop is two houses down and it's awesome. She waits at our front door and doesn't start walking to the bus stop until the bus passes our house.
From the middle school on Tuesday I went grocery shopping and ran a bunch of other errands trying to get familiar with everything. Tuesday afternoon the previous owners came by to say hello and show me how to run the pool heater, filter, etc. I gave her my contact info and she texted me later that afternoon to ask if she could bring her daughter by to meet KJ. Lexi then texted a bunch of girls in the neighborhood and they came over to meet KJ which was super sweet. This neighborhood is FULL of 8th graders! So awesome!!! Two of the girls, another Kendall and a girl named Lucy, made plans to walk KJ to the bus the next day.
The local Baltimore crew who unloaded on Wednesday were absolutely awesome! Wow. I couldn't have asked for a better crew! Pleasant, fun, helpful, personable. I am up to my eyeballs in boxes but we're getting through it. Our family room has curtains (yay!), most of the kitchen has been unpacked, haven't touched my dining room (low priority) and KJ's room is almost done. I haven't done anything in T's room but Cosmo is all unpacked. We have separate closets in the house so I'm taking my time with mine. The closets are positively HUGE and I've got a dressing table in my closet and plan to make it look all fancy and chic.
Wednesday was a little crazy with movers running around, the pool guy came by, KJ rode the bus for the first time, etc. One top of all that Cosmo had contacted the volleyball coach and explained our situation to him and asked if he could recommend any clubs or camps. He asked if KJ had played any travel ball and when Cosmo replied she had 3 years of travel ball under her belt, he told them to come out to that night's practice. Fortunately I had separated her volleyball stuff and drove it up in my car and we didn't have to hunt through a million boxes to find it!
I'm kinda losing track of my days but one night (Thursday or Friday maybe?) we went to Jimmie Cone for ice cream. For my North Rockland friends, it's like Hoyers and it's delicious! I'm just a plain vanilla soft serve, cake cone w/ rainbow sprinkles kind of girl but it totally hit the spot!
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