Welp - tomorrow is moving day. And I am all set - all psyched. But it's gonna be a hot and humid one - in the mid 90s. I feel for the people who are moving me - but I'll be moving stuff with them. I've already stocked my new fridge with water and gatorade. Speaking of which...
Woke up mid morning and shuffled around the house getting stuff prepared, then took my bed apart and did more packing - then had my parents join me to see the place (while empty) and just to chum with them and show them the new "hood" - they totally dug it - unsure...
We managed to take over a large carfull of things to get the place started and to make sure all the utilities were on and working. It was hot as hell when we walked in - so I turned on the AC...which was making odd sounds. After a while - realized it was not working at all. And on a really hot day - unfunny, especially when I brought my 60-65 year old parents over..they walked up to the third floor to a hot apartment. Un-fuckin-funny. I managed to deal with it later - and it will be fixed tomorrow morning while my movers are here packing the truck.
We spent a short hour in the place putting together a few items - I think my mom enjoyed puttin in the shower curtain..and living vicariously thru a new place - my dad just sat there, very content watching us (very unusual - I think the heat got to him, he helped heft up a buncha my shit up the steps).
Afterwards - I gave them the nickle tour of the community, the pools, comunity houses, then we went to
Harris Teeter - the closest grocery store. I love my new grocery store. It just opened this week. As a foodie - this place is great. And reasonable. Sorta like between Wegmans (snobby overpriced) and the new Kroger stores. Very upscale - but reasonable.
I picked up a few things to put in the fridge and then noticed the plastic adirondack chairs that I've been looking for - for a week. They had them...on sale for $9.49 each (usually about 25 bucks, grand opening sale). I about died. I got 2 - perfect.
Said farewell to the parents then went back up to my oven of an apartment - then started to put away the necessities and prepare for the movers tomorrow. CHanged and then took a very quick and hot/sweaty 1.5 hr training ride. Left bike in new apartment then drove towards my now "old" home, only 30 minute drive - 25 miles. Grabbed some subway on the way home - I hate fast food, but I had to eat.
Finished all my packing, and preparations - time to sip a beer and fill out a form email letter for change of address to friends and family.
Life is good! (will be possibly offline for a day or so)