So since I am out of work and Jason is still working, I have taken on the task of trying to get some of our stuff packed as far in advance as possible. The problem that I am being faced with is that we have belongings in 2 houses. I still own the townhouse in Surfside and because we moved into a fully furnished house we didnt need to bring a lot here with us. The idea behind it all now is to move everything we own out of both houses so when we move back here next year, we can move into our new home. (And I swear I am NEVER moving again!)
I have packed what I think I can for now. I cant pack dishes and pots and pans yet. I cant pack all our clothes. And I have no clue what I need to pack and what I need to throw out from the Surfside house. I would just like to throw it all out and start over. Because we have that kind of money, NOT!!
So Jason and I were thinking about how we are going to make this move and of course the 2 options are:
1. get a UHaul and do everything ourselves
2. hire a moving company to pack the truck and drive it for us
After meeting with someone from a moving company last week, we are going with option #1. I met with a very nice man from United Moving who told me that after looking at what furniture and belongings we had, it would cost..are you ready??? $3500 to move us 10 hours away. UNREAL!!! This also included a delivery window of 3-11 days. Meaning, we could get to WV and have to wait up to 11 days for our things to arrive. Really?? How do these people stay in business? This didnt even include them packing for us, which they will do for $25.00 per person/per hour. I would still be packing up everything, they are just loading the truck and driving it for us.
So now we are left with the task of packing, driving a UHaul, and doing it all ourselves. I guess people do this everyday. I just have never moved this much stuff over such a distance. And to think...I get to do it all again in 11 months!
Monday, June 13, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
Getting ready for the big move
Since the Barr family is going to have a busy year and its just hit me in the face today, I thought I could keep my sanity by documenting what we are up to and how our lives will be going over the next year.
We wont be moving till mid-July but today was a hard day. Today was the last day of school with the kids and although I was glad to see some of them go, I realized that Monday will be my last day of work for a whole year. It will be the first time in a long time that I wont be working, I wont have my own money, and its the first time ever that I'll be a stay at home mom. While some of this is appealing and exciting, there are some parts of it that are scary and sad. I know that we are only leaving here, our home in SC, for a year but its really hard to think about leaving my friends and the job I love. I know that the choice we are making is the right thing to do to support each other and for us both to get the Master's degrees we have been talking about for years but its hard to make such a drastic change.
We are moving to Glenville, WV (Google it, its worth it) for the academic year to complete our degrees. I will be going to school full-time and staying at home with JP while Jason works at Glenville State and goes to WVU to complete his degree. Its going to be a busy year for sure and I have not even packed one thing in this house yet. The thought of packing and moving everything we own, which adding a baby to the mix has become a lot, seems like an impossible task right now. Now that work is over for me, I will have the time to get it done and I hope that I manage to get it finished little by little instead of waiting till the last minute.
In the meantime, we will be planning JP's first birthday party, I'll be saying goodbye to great friends and co-workers, and we will be making the trek to a place that has one McDonald's and a Pizza Hut that doesnt deliver. Its 45 minutes to the nearest Walmart, 45 minutes to the movies, and 90 minutes to a real mall. I hope this Jersey girl manages to survive.
We wont be moving till mid-July but today was a hard day. Today was the last day of school with the kids and although I was glad to see some of them go, I realized that Monday will be my last day of work for a whole year. It will be the first time in a long time that I wont be working, I wont have my own money, and its the first time ever that I'll be a stay at home mom. While some of this is appealing and exciting, there are some parts of it that are scary and sad. I know that we are only leaving here, our home in SC, for a year but its really hard to think about leaving my friends and the job I love. I know that the choice we are making is the right thing to do to support each other and for us both to get the Master's degrees we have been talking about for years but its hard to make such a drastic change.
We are moving to Glenville, WV (Google it, its worth it) for the academic year to complete our degrees. I will be going to school full-time and staying at home with JP while Jason works at Glenville State and goes to WVU to complete his degree. Its going to be a busy year for sure and I have not even packed one thing in this house yet. The thought of packing and moving everything we own, which adding a baby to the mix has become a lot, seems like an impossible task right now. Now that work is over for me, I will have the time to get it done and I hope that I manage to get it finished little by little instead of waiting till the last minute.
In the meantime, we will be planning JP's first birthday party, I'll be saying goodbye to great friends and co-workers, and we will be making the trek to a place that has one McDonald's and a Pizza Hut that doesnt deliver. Its 45 minutes to the nearest Walmart, 45 minutes to the movies, and 90 minutes to a real mall. I hope this Jersey girl manages to survive.
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