Moving is something
we can all relate to, especially since we are or have been active military
families. You know that saying about “the best-laid plans?” Oh my, did we have
best-laid plans - LOL!
The move was
basically from the top of Arkansas to the bottom. Our house in Bella Vista, AR
was one mile from the AR/MO state line. Our home in Junction City, AR is three
miles from the AR/LA state line. We found a wonderful house with ten acres out
on the edge of town and plenty of room for our first home together.
To be technical, we
were about to try to merge three households: Mike's, mine and my grandma's. We
spent time purging and donating unneeded items. Boxes were being filled with
like items and marked for placing in the correct rooms at the new house. The
rental truck was reserved, and friends lined up to assist.
We celebrated the
holidays early and didn't put up a Christmas tree. Our goal was to move into
the new house on December 23, 2019. To say nothing went as planned would be an understatement - LOL!
We ended up making
the move with a total of four trips....over three weeks...One 27 foot U-Haul
rental truck, two pickup truck loads, two trailer loads, three Ford Fusion
loads, and one Hyundai Santa Fe load. Whew!! My husband Mike drove the U-Haul
towing the Santa Fe while I followed in the Fusion. Our two large, outside dogs
rode in the cab of the U-Haul with Mike. One of our cats rode in the travel
taxi in the Santa Fe while our two smaller inside dogs rode in the Fusion with
me.
We planned to unload
all the furniture into the correct rooms, polished and placed. Then we would
use our huge covered porch to sort the tubs, boxes, and bags into their
respective rooms. Needless to say, it didn't quite work that way. The furniture
did get into the correct rooms, but not all got polished. The sorting on the
porch, well that only works if people put them in the right sections - LOL!
The week after we
moved, I started my job at the community college in town. In the first month,
Mike had two visits to the ER - a cracked rib and an inability to urinate. We
have lost three pets also. Thankfully Mike is a mechanic because on the last
trip moving furniture, the brakes went out on the truck. He has also had to
replace a fuel pump, a battery, a cv joint, and an engine.
We have been here for
about eight weeks now, and we still have not unpacked anything new. Oh well, we
love it and have plenty of time to blend and combine our tastes and mementos to
reflect our forever home!!
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