Today started normal enough, for a travel day. 

I was wide awake at 6:45, of course, since the alarm was set to go off at 7:30, sure, why not. I got up, got motivated and out the door at 8am for the airport. I dropped off the car, fingers crossed I get another Beetle on Sunday! The flight was uneventful, after dealing with the car and finally getting to the terminal, I got to my gate in time to board, don’t you love that, no waiting. This was after getting a yummy egg mcgriddle from McDonalds, yum! Eggs, pancakes, syrup all in a neat sandwich, what could be better?

Saw JCT’s brother GC at the airport, he is a manager with Hertz, and we caught up for a few minutes, I haven’t seen him in a few years, it was nice. Then pick up my car from Avis, $20 a day, not bad! But $36 in taxes and fees? what? Oh well. It’s nice, an upgrade to an SUV, can’t beat that!

On the way to my house, I stopped for something I know I shouldn’t have, but I was craving it and by gosh, I wanted it and so I got it! Fellini’s Pizza is on the way and it’s near my first solo apartment in the Virginia Highland area of Atlanta. I used to go all the time and then it became a tradition after I moved to the burbs to stop there on the way home from the airport, so why break tradition? A NY style slice and a coke, both a BIG NO-NO to my stomache, but it was so worth it! And no, I did not use the knife and fork, they bring those with every meal. I got some grief on FaceBook for it, but I can assure you “No self respecting NY’er eats pizza with a knife and fork!” you fold the slice! http://www.fellinisatlanta.com/fellinis.html

Then home to see what the situation was like and then to Walmart for supplies. I don’t know if I’ve told you, I found a renter for my house! WAHOO! That’s the great part, the ugh part…they wanted to move in TODAY! What? Not happening! We moved it to next Friday, so…I have to get EVERYTHING out! Not a huge deal since I moved almost everything when I went to Denver last year, but all the stuff for staging and furniture is still here! Oh my!

I am selling almost every piece of furniture [bedroom, living room, dining room, office, you name it!] The only pieces I am keeping are my armoire and roll top desk. Whatever doesn’t get sold is going to consignment or donation. I already sold my kitchen table and chairs! Go me! [she’s interested in the dining room, fingers crossed!] If you’re wondering why I don’t want any of it, it’s furniture I bought when I was married, don’t need to take it with me and someone else may love on it! It’s great stuff! I am hoping to have to sleep on the floor tomorrow!!

The rest of the stuff are the knick-knacky things I had when the house was staged for sale, we see how well that worked out! So, tonight, I pulled everything out of cabinets, shelves, drawers, you name it, it’s all on a table, chair, middle of the floor! I am finding more things I want to put up for sale, isn’t that amazing!

Tomorrow will be selling and showing and packing what’s in the garage, tomorrow afternoon, after the sale will be packing the boxes of stuff for storage. I am going to rent a storage unit here until I can get everything back to Denver.

I took a break to head downtown to meet JCT and AB for dinner at the Brick Store Pub, a place I love and haven’t been to in a while. It’s a great ‘English style neighborhood pub’, loud, friendly and with great food. So good to catch up with friends! http://www.brickstorepub.com/intro

On the way downtown, I dropped off some pieces to a neighbor who had bought them last year and I promised to give them to her when the house sold or rented, there you go! The best part is she is fostering kittens and brought me in to look at the five week old babies! OMG! SOOOO cute! tiny and furry and sweet and wanting to play! I got out of there quick or I would have left with some! Two is enough! I told you…more than three and you’re the crazy cat lady, especially if you live alone!

After I got home, I got to work, continuing to move the things off the walls and shelves, ready to be packed and that will be tomorrow and Sunday.

I was going to talk about my feelings and how it is being in the house for the first of the last two nights, but I’ve talked enough and I’ll tell you more tomorrow. Besides, I have to get up in a few hours to get ready! 

Wish me luck, send me good vibes and make all this stuff go away!

Good night!