New Yorkers Again

We made it. Charlie was SO good in the car for me. It took us 8 hours and he only slept the first two, but he was such a good boy. The camry is a disaster with sippy cups, toddler socks (he kept taking them off and then when we needed to get out of the car I couldn't find one of them so I had to keep getting new pairs out of his bag), and crackers all over the place. It still hasn't hit me that this isn't just a vacation. I still feel rushed like I have so much to do in so little time. It is time to slow down the pace a bit.

One Week Left - Notes to Self (a work in progress)

1. Eating a lot of Indian food won't make you feel less stress, just very full and kind of chubby.

2. Get a hair cut when you get to New York - it has been 8 months!!

3. Yes, that may have been the last time you ever pump gas at the 7 Mile Road gas station, but stop being so nostalgic about everything!

4. Go back into the running schedule (at least until our next illness).

Our Stuff Made It

I am kicking myself for not taking any pictures during our move. I am not going to be too hard on myself since we were hustling to try to finish before we needed to get Charlie from daycare so there wasn't a spare moment for someone to stop and snap pictures. Our stuff made it to New York and Josh's dad sent us some pictures which I thought was cute:

Zack, Jim and our stuff

Zack, Sarah and our stuff

Zack, Sarah and our empty U-Haul truck...mission accomplished!

We are off to a Going Away/Superbowl party with my co-workers this afternoon.

Our Stuff Is Heading to NY

Josh's parents left this morning in a U-Haul packed with 95% of our belongings. Our apartment seems huge. Charlie is fighting his nap that we all desperately need. In two weeks we will be in New York again. It is hard to believe. It is funny, when we moved to Michigan over 5 and a half years ago, my parents drove the U-Haul (well, Penske truck to be exact) and we drove our car (the corolla) and now we are heading back in a similar way (other set of parents), but with a lot more stuff and a toddler. I wonder if we will always need our parents for big transitions? While I wrote this, Josh was successful in getting Charlie to take that nap so now we will watch Arrested Development and rest.