Move on down the road

Right in the middle of planning our wedding, at the height of stress, my sister famously said, "What's so hard about planning a wedding? Don't you just send out invitations and order a few flowers?" It has always been a good reminder to me that you don't know how much work is involved in something until you are in the midst of it yourself.


When Kyle accepted this job 21 days ago I actually thought, "This move won't be hard. Everything we have here needs to go back to the US and the movers will pack us so really there is not much I need to do. Maybe I'll have lunch with friends every day." HA! I am lucky to get half a PBJ as I am running out the door.


So in case you wanted to know just a few of the things that are involved in an international move:

--interviewing moving companies to compare quotes
--taking an inventory of every single thing you have in your house and putting a value on it
--doing any last minute shopping for momentos
--selling all electrical items and anything else you don't want to bring back (which means lots of e-mails and phone calls about pick up and delivery times of things people want to buy)
--selling a car and doing the paperwork to get the car title transfered
--canceling all utilities and subscriptions
--thinking about buying a house back in the US
--cleaning the apartment after the movers are out
--organizing the final walk through with your landlord
--making hotel and plane reservations
--sorting your things as to what you will fly back with and what you can live without for the next 3+ months
--figuring out what to do with the stuff that has been in storage for the last 4 1/2 years --saying goodbye to all your friends


Only six more days until the movers come!