moving is fun.
i'm trying to think of something to type right now besides the words, "i'm exhausted" or some variation thereof. it's kind of working? my fingers are moving, but that brain of mine is just barely keeping up. will this feeling ever go away, or have i moved myself into a permanent vegetative state? i need some hope.
this is about where my brain stopped working. not because i drank too much of the champagne (thanks again dave!), but because this was the moment where i made the mistake of stopping my continuous movement to celebrate with Mister Man. and it's been an uphill battle ever since, that momentum was the only thing carrying me apparently.how do people move large houses full of things, plus wrangle children, plus clean, plus keep breathing? at the same time? i took a week off of work and barely survived. they probably hire movers. i think that's how they do it. although, i don't know how much better professional movers would be than the amazing group of people we had helping us.mama z. and mama hools basically saved my life by packing up our kitchen over the course of two days, and unpacking it for me at the new house (that's not an exaggeration, i think my head would have blown up if they weren't there). papa z. taught me how to tape off the cabinets i painted and papa hools took on the task of deep cleaning the carpets. my brother patyick single handedly re-painted the lime green bathroom in one day (wait until you see the before and after photos, you're going to understand my gratitude). our dear friend ben, and Mister Man's boss dave both came out with no complaints when i called them for reinforcements. and the bro-in-law pulled his weight in heavy lifting, and his wonderful girlfriend brought a homemade blueberry pie for us to faceplant into at the end of the day. i'm tearing up a little thinking about how amazing you people are. maybe it's the fatigue talking, but still.and also. my wonderful, strong, amazing husband with boundless energy deserves a gold medal for 1) putting up with me while i was in "moving mode", 2) traveling much of the week and still finding a way to help out, 3) putting up with crazy erin in moving mode, and 4) not leaving his wife who gets insane when she moves. (i'm super excited to live in our new house darling, thank you for being so great to me, and for having such strong muscles!)we are all moved in, keys to the apartment turned in and everything, and now we are slowly putting things where they're supposed to be, instead of in boxes in the hallway. i had high hopes of taking photos before everything was in, but see above for all the reasons that didn't work. instead, i'll be taking photos of each room as it gets (semi) put together, and sharing those, along with plans for what i hope it will look like when i'm all done with it. this little place is going to be a work in progress, and i am so excited about it!thanks for sticking around while i took some time off from the interwebs and did some life stuff. i'm in a wedding of a dear friend this weekend, so posting may still be a bit scattered for the next week or so, but you can look forward to some ugly bathroom photos coming up soon!okay kids, i'm off to congratulate myself on remaining mostly coherent for this entire post, and then i'm going to go make out with my bed. we've been hot and heavy these last few days. it's glorious. successful moves FTW!
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