so we moved and both started working in WashDC Suburban Maryland
here's how
We loaded the truck on Saturday (8/15). i was hung over as hell from the liquor "fire sale" the night before. not throwing up but wishing i could and wanting nothing more than to go to sleep in a nice comfy bed. it took from around 10am till 11ish with a goodly break from the heat in early-mid afternoon. we honestly couldnt have done it without our friends who showed up to help. i feel so rich in love from such friends. kenneth and i were exhausted and allowed ourselves to sleep in the next morning (but the cat's made no such agreement). unfortunately, it took a lot longer than we'd estimated (big shocker) and we didnt get on the road until 6pm. we drove until i couldnt take it anymore and Crookshanks was wigging out. at that point i was regretting my decision to not have some Ace on hand for them. it was about 3am when we stopped at the Ramada and took a short nap. got up early and hit the road again and arrived at 4:30pm.
We were completely fried and nasty. After signing the lease we only unpacked our clothes, the air mattress, our shower stuff, and the animals. we just wanted to shower and go to sleep. OF COURSE we realized just before heading to the bathroom to shower that we had no towels that were reachable. And if we bought new towels, we would need to wash them before use and the detergent was also packed deep in the truck. we also had no shower curtain but that wasnt noted until we were already at Kmart getting the towels and detergent. those items plus a rental movie and some crepes and were set for the night.
By the way, the apartment is gorgeous. the living room and bedrooms are not large. However, its beautiful and laid out well. they even had a gift bag waiting for us with a refrigerator notepad, a roll of toilet paper in addition to those already loaded in the bathrooms (hey man, the details matter, think about it), and shower products. how sweet! i still haven’t taken a lot of pictures of the apartment since its not painted, decorated, or fully unpacked. Everyone here has been nice and welcoming. So much for Southern hospitality.
We did pay for movers to unload the truck and THANK GOD we did. After an hour Kenneth and I were fit to die and these two guys were still bounding up and down the neverending stairs. They took only three hours to unload everything with only a 5 minute break and a few minutes when they got distracted by my “Natalie Portman twins” poster. Cheap? No way. Worth it? Yes. We were done unloading by lunchtime. before our food had settled Kenneth got a call from Lowe’s for an interview that afternoon. They offered him the position as Manager for the flooring department unexpectedly. He had his second interview Tuesday and started last Wednesday. Wow. He got hired after we got here and started before me. It’s a lot more responsibility but also more money and a nice compliment to Kenneth to be hired straight into management.
We enjoyed some fantastic restaurants in the area. On the first Friday we were here we hit the Morroccan restaurant and the food was OMGawesome and there was a bellydancer. Kenneth shamed me into getting over being shy about it and I talked to her about lessons in the area after dinner. She was really nice. I hope to get started dancing again in mid September. I also hope to hit the BellyHorror Show in October.
So after that Friday we realized we’d run out of money. Maxed credit card and all. So no painting, no office desks (not even cheap ones), no extra things here and there we need to finish the place. Had to ask for money to make sure we could eat. We are going to be A-OK once we both get paid in two weeks but until then the consumer-dependent nesting is on hold as well as dining out and so on. Everything just caught up and its really not that surprising or that bad. We live in a beautiful if not finished apartment and itll all be fine in a couple weeks.
So I started work today! And it was great. My boss is really nice and is letting me shadow him and get the swing of the clinic this week. I’ll get going in earnest next week and I think by then, if not before, I will actually feel like I can do it. I feel like my boss is going to be someone I will be comfortable asking questions and learning from. I am very hopeful.
We loaded the truck on Saturday (8/15). i was hung over as hell from the liquor "fire sale" the night before. not throwing up but wishing i could and wanting nothing more than to go to sleep in a nice comfy bed. it took from around 10am till 11ish with a goodly break from the heat in early-mid afternoon. we honestly couldnt have done it without our friends who showed up to help. i feel so rich in love from such friends. kenneth and i were exhausted and allowed ourselves to sleep in the next morning (but the cat's made no such agreement). unfortunately, it took a lot longer than we'd estimated (big shocker) and we didnt get on the road until 6pm. we drove until i couldnt take it anymore and Crookshanks was wigging out. at that point i was regretting my decision to not have some Ace on hand for them. it was about 3am when we stopped at the Ramada and took a short nap. got up early and hit the road again and arrived at 4:30pm.
We were completely fried and nasty. After signing the lease we only unpacked our clothes, the air mattress, our shower stuff, and the animals. we just wanted to shower and go to sleep. OF COURSE we realized just before heading to the bathroom to shower that we had no towels that were reachable. And if we bought new towels, we would need to wash them before use and the detergent was also packed deep in the truck. we also had no shower curtain but that wasnt noted until we were already at Kmart getting the towels and detergent. those items plus a rental movie and some crepes and were set for the night.
By the way, the apartment is gorgeous. the living room and bedrooms are not large. However, its beautiful and laid out well. they even had a gift bag waiting for us with a refrigerator notepad, a roll of toilet paper in addition to those already loaded in the bathrooms (hey man, the details matter, think about it), and shower products. how sweet! i still haven’t taken a lot of pictures of the apartment since its not painted, decorated, or fully unpacked. Everyone here has been nice and welcoming. So much for Southern hospitality.
We did pay for movers to unload the truck and THANK GOD we did. After an hour Kenneth and I were fit to die and these two guys were still bounding up and down the neverending stairs. They took only three hours to unload everything with only a 5 minute break and a few minutes when they got distracted by my “Natalie Portman twins” poster. Cheap? No way. Worth it? Yes. We were done unloading by lunchtime. before our food had settled Kenneth got a call from Lowe’s for an interview that afternoon. They offered him the position as Manager for the flooring department unexpectedly. He had his second interview Tuesday and started last Wednesday. Wow. He got hired after we got here and started before me. It’s a lot more responsibility but also more money and a nice compliment to Kenneth to be hired straight into management.
We enjoyed some fantastic restaurants in the area. On the first Friday we were here we hit the Morroccan restaurant and the food was OMGawesome and there was a bellydancer. Kenneth shamed me into getting over being shy about it and I talked to her about lessons in the area after dinner. She was really nice. I hope to get started dancing again in mid September. I also hope to hit the BellyHorror Show in October.
So after that Friday we realized we’d run out of money. Maxed credit card and all. So no painting, no office desks (not even cheap ones), no extra things here and there we need to finish the place. Had to ask for money to make sure we could eat. We are going to be A-OK once we both get paid in two weeks but until then the consumer-dependent nesting is on hold as well as dining out and so on. Everything just caught up and its really not that surprising or that bad. We live in a beautiful if not finished apartment and itll all be fine in a couple weeks.
So I started work today! And it was great. My boss is really nice and is letting me shadow him and get the swing of the clinic this week. I’ll get going in earnest next week and I think by then, if not before, I will actually feel like I can do it. I feel like my boss is going to be someone I will be comfortable asking questions and learning from. I am very hopeful.