Well, we've finally reached the end of another busy day. But I must say, today had nothing on Saturday.
Saturday I woke up early to get my desk and bed loaded up to take down to Columbia. My friend Marcia is going to teach south of Columbia a ways next year, so she was in the process of moving as well. It just so happened that our move-in dates coincided, so one day last week she offered to let me have some space on her u-haul. I knew I had to come home Saturday night because my Sunday School teacher had asked me to teach the lesson since she was on vacation, but one of Marcia's friends was coming down later that evening and would be able to give me a ride back to Chillicothe. I thought it was the perfect plan, so without hesitation I took her up on the offer.
So Saturday morning we loaded up my bigger furniture into the van and headed to Chillicothe to meet Marcia with the u-haul. Unfortunately, her morning wasn't going as planned- she ended up having to go half an hour away to get the truck, so we started loading an hour or so after planned. Then as we crammed all her belongings into the truck, she realized she had more "stuff" than she'd thought. Getting everything in was like solving a complicated, and important, puzzle. A chair upside down here, a few boxes there, a picture frame squeezed between a couple mattresses... Thanks to Dad and Marcia's friend Marilyn, the puzzle did get put together, but there was no room for my desk or bed. So we scratched Plan A and enacted Plan B: drive the van down and then drive back early in the morning.
After loading myself up early in the morning, then loading Marcia up, then making the two hour drive to Columbia, I was exhausted. Thankfully, some of Marcia's family and her boyfriend was down there ready to help us unload. It made a lot of difference having people who hadn't touched any boxes yet- they were full of energy and within three hours the u-haul was unloaded and the house was pretty much set up. There were only a few nic-nac boxes to be unloaded and some organization to do.
Around 6:30, Marcia helped me take my stuff to my new place. Every time I walk into the house I am amazed at how much bigger it looks than my memory gives it credit for. I guess it's better to remember it as being smaller than to remember it being bigger! After we got everything in my room, everyone left who'd helped out went to supper at Ruby Tuesdays.
After supper, since I didn't have any clothes or anything because I thought I'd be going home that night, (My mom told me to pack a bag just in case. Momma knows best, I shoulda listened!) I went back to Marcia's and she packed me a little overnight bag. She supplied everything I could possibly need: bed sheets, clothes for the next day, toothbrush and toothpaste... She was prepared!
Then I hurried to "my house" and took a shower. And how wonderful that felt after a long day carrying things out in the heat. It was nice to get the sweat and grime off. And by the time I'd done that, Kathryn and her family came back after attending a wedding. She and her brother helped me put my bed together, then we all collapsed. It'd been a long day for all of us, I think.
6:30 came way too early, but I knew I had to get gas before I headed northwest. I discovered the closest gas station- a Break Time (which by the way, has the weirdest pumps- you press a button rather than flip up the switch). Somehow I managed to stay awake on the way home. Teaching Sunday School reenergized me a little bit, but I was ready for a nap after I got home! And believe me, that three hour Sunday afternoon felt wonderful!
Today, I've got back into the swing of work. I can't believe I'll be in Albuquerque later this week! Also, fair time is here again. Opening day is tomorrow, and I'll be working the alumni bbq tomorrow. It's sure to be a crazy week!
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