Movin'....

A truly exhausting weekend began Thursday as I prepared for our big move into our new house. I finished the painting, and got things cleaned up just in time for the cable guy to hook up the cable. It was then off to the town house to get showered for the concert that evening: Aerosmith, with Cheap Trick opening. It was a good show, and piqued my curiosity regarding Aerosmith's new album, Honkin' on Bobo. The only downside is that the Kohl Center is not a good place to hold a concert; the acoustics were terrible. I really could have used a set of earplugs.

Friday, then, was the big move, and as Caly and Jim were in town for the concert, they stayed for a while to help us. We also had some help from Jenni, and from Maryanne's dad, Jim. We were able to make two big trips before reaching the point of needing to get stuff put away before we could move anything more. We finally got sick of things just in time to head over to Narf and Pauline's for what turned out to be a birthday dinner for me.

Saturday it was more of the same, with Maryanne's coworker Sue helping us this time. The weather was inconsistent, so we weren't able to use the truck. We filled Maryanne's car and Sue's car, and then went back to make one more trip with Maryanne's car. We went to Sears to buy a lawn mower; that's a story in itself! Later we grabbed some dinner from New Orleans Take Out. Much of the remainder of the day was spent unpacking and putting things away, especially in the kitchen.

Yesterday, Sunday, we loaded a few things into Maryanne's car as were were again expecting inclement weather. Afterwards we took a trip to Target and a trip to Menard's to get some sundries for our new house. After unloading the car, we spent more time again unpacking before Helen and Jim picked us up so we could take Helen to Laredo's for a Mother's Day dinner. Maryanne and I then did some grocery shopping before heading back to Stoughton for yet more unpacking.

In a way it's nice to be back at work so we don't have to pack and unpack. We have a lot to do yet, though, but it's getting to the point where I just want to throw things in boxes so we can start cleaning.