Our internet got hooked up yesterday afternoon! A lot has happened since last Saturday, but I haven't had the ability to post about it.

Last Saturday and Sunday, I had end-of-the-year concerts at Ohio State, so my time available for packing over the weekend was quite restricted. However, between Katy's work during the weekend and my time Sunday evening and Monday, we got everything into boxes. My aunt Patty and uncle Del had saved all the boxes from their old move and donated them to us, so for the first time, we actually had enough boxes to fit all our stuff!

Monday was the first day of our new lease, so I went and got the keys in the morning to take a look at the new apartment. We had seen models of other floor plans and had been inside the building, but for policy reasons, we had not been able to get inside our actual unit while the previous tenant was still in there. So, Monday morning was my first opportunity to see our new home, and I was kind of nervous. However, Katy and I both agreed that the floorplan was a more intelligent design, and that we'd be happy to move in.

Tuesday was the day of the move. We showed up on time at Uhaul for our 9am reservation, and the kid behind the counter literally took twenty minutes before he even started to help us. No harm done, I guess, since we were only moving a few miles up the road and didn't really need that time. I had recruited one of the trombone students at Ohio State to help us lift the heavy stuff, and he was great. In addition, Andy and Heather Scheurer showed up to help us move too! It was a very pleasant surprise, and with all five of us, it took relatively little time to load everything into the truck.

We still had one more day left on our lease of the old apartment, so we left just a couple of items to be moved separately, and then on Wednesday I went back to clean and finish moving. I didn't get too much unpacking done, but it felt great to leave the old apartment in good shape for the next tenant.

Thursday was supposed to be my first big unpacking day, but our CSA farm, Wayward Seed, had experienced severe flooding from about 20 inches of rain in the first half of the week. They sent out an SOS to members begging anyone with the time to come help weed the fields. Since I was off of work anyway, I decided to delay unpacking one more day and go help out. I joined a few other volunteers and we unleashed our wrath against the mass of weeds that had overtaken the leeks and summer squashes. It was really quite satisfying at the end of the day to look back at the clean rows of plants compared to the green carpet of weeds that used to be there.

Yesterday, we finally got around to unpacking. Katy worked on the bedroom and living room boxes while I worked on the kitchen and the electronics. By the end of the day, our (walk-in!) closet, bedroom, kitchen, and internet were all semi-usable.

We still have a long way to go, but our apartment is slowly becoming a home.

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