The last week of September will be one of the saddest weeks for me for a LONG time I'm sure! Matt, the boys, and I got home from Burley Tuesday night (Sept 23). This would be our last real night in our house. Wednesday morning the moving company came and started boxing up our house. It was amazing how quickly everything in our house disappeared into boxes...they moved quick! They had the whole inside of the house in boxes by early afternoon and had moved onto the garage. Wednesday night we were surrounded by boxes all over. Thursday morning the movers showed up and finished the garage and then started loading the semi. The original plan was that we would be packed up Wednesday and Thursday, loaded on Friday, and then delivered/unloaded in Burley the following Monday. Well, the movers had other plans. The driver wanted to unload us Friday morning. We were very disappointed with this news because we had hoped to go to church and say our goodbyes to our friends. Instead we had to rush to get to Burley in time. After they got the semi loaded and headed on their way we were left to clean up the house. Thanks to Becky Jones and Roger and Maureen Roylance we were able to get it all done. It was strange to be in our house with none of our stuff. It felt very empty. We said our goodbyes to the Roylances and shed a lot of tears as we drove away from our first house for the last time. We were on the road at 6:30 pm (we had to be in Burley to meet the movers at 9am). We drove with a few stops here and there to eat, potty, gas, and walk to wake ourselves up. We finally arrived at our rental house at 4:30 am. Matt and I quickly set up some air mattresses and we were asleep by 5-5:30 am and then up at 8am. Saturday was a crazy day of directing the movers where to put things which was quite frustrating as we moved from a 2600 sq ft house to probably a 1200sq ft house. So we didn't know where to put a lot of stuff. After they unloaded the stuff for the house they drove down to our storage unit and dropped the rest of it off. We have slowly been getting things unpacked one room at a time. I am finding it hard to get movtivated to do any unpacking now that Matt has returned to work. I will post pics once I have things looking presentable (which could be a while).
It is very strange to think that we no longer live in Othello. It seems like this is all a dream and that I will wake up and find that nothing has changed. I know, however, that this is NOT a dream, unfortunately. Thank you to all of our wonderful friends in Othello. We appreciate your examples of service and love and for your friendship. You showed us how to be better ward members, friends, parents, etc. We love you and miss you!
7 comments:
I bet that was a super sad day. :(. Sounds like it was also a very tiring and crazy day. I know that you will miss your friends, ward, and house in Othello but we will love having you live closer to us. Selfish of me, I know.
I am sad you have moved away! We never got a chance to have you up here to Spokane for a visit! I guess you can still come but it will be a longer drive! I hope you get settled and I am sure you will find new friends in no time! You are a crazy and brave woman to do all this with all your kids and being prego! You are super woman! Good luck with everything!
It sounds like it was a very sad moving time. It is always hard to move when you love where you are! But, I am sure you will love Burley too. I am glad everything worked out with your move and that you are getting settled now! I bet you are exhausted! I say take it easy and unpack at your leisure!
You know, after we left Othello, I didn't cry...I don't think I felt anything at all. But, after I just read this post, I almost was bawling! I don't know if it was because I could feel your fustration and saddness or if I was finally feeling something from our move. At any rate, my heart aches for you guys. I gave Brent's cousin Carl and Andrea your blog info and she said she would look you up. Andrea and Carl are pretty cool, I really like Andrea. You said goodbye to the Darringtons once in Provo, again in Othello, and now you can say hello in Burley! You just can't outrun those Darringtons!! Hope all goes well with the delivery of the baby...we'll check your blog to keep updated! Keep in touch!
Yes, a sad day indeed. You will remember Othello with fondness.
After my visit to Burley, it is good to see that your new house has already been made your home, with your decorating flare and that you are making the best of your move.
I know a little of how you felt. We were supposed to be in Benton City for three or four more days...but the guys at the orchard got so ornery that I left early...Lots of tears and heartache. It doesn't go away easily. Sorry.
It was great to see you and the boys! The kids had fun playing and want them to come back soon! I'll call you later.
Hi Janae,
I feel for you. You make a beautiful home because you are such a great mom and wife. I admire your work. I'm so sorry that you had to leave your beautiful home behind. I know that you will create another beautiful home with all the memories you've made in Washington! Good luck my friend. I hope to see you very soon, and I hope your beautiful boy gets here soon enough! Love, Ashleigh
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