Move Update
June 1st, 2006
With my move to CA just 40 days away, I have been trying to get stuff done at a more hurried pace. Unfortunately, I still need to sell my Ford Explorer and arrange for transportation of my Caddy, and Lily’s Sequoia. I had hoped to use uShip for the shipping, but I didn’t get the response I had expected from them, so I think I’ll have to look elsewhere.
We have made some headway on packing, and should be ready to begin loading our POD when it arrives in a couple of weeks. The most ominous task I face is sorting through all the stuff we have been storing in the garage - old clothes (which I donated this weekend), furniture, outdoor equipment, toys, etc… If I can pour through that this weekend, I’ll feel a lot better.
Between getting ready and keeping up with work, I have made an attempt at doing some things that I won’t be able to do in just six weeks - spending time with family and friends, and doing things that won’t be possible once I am three thousand miles away. Some of the highlights:
Teaching Téa to ride a bike in the same location that I learned, almost 30 years ago
Taking JR to a game at Shea
Going out to dinner with old friends that I haven’t seen in years
Watching JR play soccer with his friends (ok, this I’ll still be able to do in CA)
Going to the Yankees/Mets game with my sister and brother in law - I met Giuliani
Memorial Day on Long Island with my family
There are still a handful of things that I’d like to do before getting out of Dodge, but this was a good step. The clock is ticking and there is much to do. I can’t wait to be settled at the new house.
June 1st, 2006 at 6:10 pm
Things not to miss, montauk lighthouse, Sands Point Preserve the nature walk through the woods and not the castle, planting fields arboretum, walk on the jones beach boardwalk at night have some ice cream with the kids, eating some hamburgers from all-american in masapequa, catch a race at Belmont (Belmont stakes if you’re brave enough), and everybody should walk over the Brooklyn bridge at least once …
June 1st, 2006 at 8:36 pm
most of those i have done - planting fields is a family staple. i will definitely have to take a trip to all-american. i have heard of it, but never made it over. perhaps i can talk the rest of the botw crew into a lunch.
June 5th, 2006 at 3:26 pm
Having just been through 2 moves in one year, I can sympathize with you Greg. I ended up moving everything 2x and am now finally getting through it all and downsizing. It’s a tedious task but also very rewarding. Just pretend like you are on one of those tv shows where they go through your stuff and put half of it in a yard sale. Or you can move it all like I did…