Moving To America, Part II, sent Monday, September 25, 2006
In case you're wondering how we're faring with the whole move-to-Omaha thing, here's the update....
Neal's last day at Chadwicks was last Friday. Of course I had to buy a bunch of new clothes while I still had the discount so I will be the best dressed mom in Omaha (yea, right! Like anyone cares!). We then had/have 2 weeks with daddy here in Boston before he leaves for Omaha on October 1, along with Zachary Binx, our cat. Neal comes back to Boston on October 6th and then Sophie, Maggie and I go back with Neal on October 8 to start our new life. Boo hoo!
We bought a new car for our new life... a Volvo Cross Country. How appropriate since we're moving "cross country". We ended up buying it in Boston since there are like 30 Volvo dealers in our area and ONE (yes, that's right, only ONE) in Nebraska. So, we got a good deal relatively speaking. They took it away today to be shipped on the Oregon Trail (for those of you who remember that history lesson) and I'll see it again once we get to our new city. Of course, it is mortuary black!
We are enjoying New England - for the past week we were making a point of enjoying New England. We went to Rockport to get a good look at the ocean since we likely won't see it for a long time. For two Midwesterners by birth, Neal and I are sure sad to not see it every day the way we do now. We also went to New Hampshire to the White Mountains. They don't have mountains in Nebraska either. And of course no New England fall is complete without apple picking. I wonder if they have apple trees in Omaha? Finally, we treated ourselves to new Barbour coats at the outlet in New Hampshire. We got coats when we were in England once and visited the outlet, so, as a justification since we won't be back this way, we decided that we each needed a signature wax coat and I love it! I'm glad I love something these days!
Our house - it's on the market here in Boston. We've had some showings, but so far no takers. It's a 4 bedroom house with parking, so it's a rarity, but for the right family, it will be a valued find. We just need to find that family! Hey, wait a minute.... aren't the Patricks the right family for that house???
The move - the movers came today to pick up some initial boxes. What was supposed to be 10 boxes of our necessities turned into 20 boxes and included the baby gates, play yard, and a bunch of stuffed animals. Our things in storage (like our stock pots, and humidifiers and table clothes) will come once we find a permanent place to live, and the furniture will come after we sell the house in Boston.
The plan - we'd like to sell our house here before we buy something there. There's no telling how long that could take, and with my luck, I'd be paying 2 mortgages indefinitely, and then we'd end up leaving Omaha and I'd be really stuck.
Plans to come back to Boston? We booked round trip tickets to Omaha from Boston, and we are planning to come back on December 23 if we haven't sold the house. Then we'll have the Pork and Sauerkraut party for New Years and hope to see you all!
So, life is stressful, and sad, but I'm trying to be optimistic that I'll see the benefits of the suburban lifestyle like all those other people who leave the city. Wish me luck!
-Betz
In case you're wondering how we're faring with the whole move-to-Omaha thing, here's the update....
Neal's last day at Chadwicks was last Friday. Of course I had to buy a bunch of new clothes while I still had the discount so I will be the best dressed mom in Omaha (yea, right! Like anyone cares!). We then had/have 2 weeks with daddy here in Boston before he leaves for Omaha on October 1, along with Zachary Binx, our cat. Neal comes back to Boston on October 6th and then Sophie, Maggie and I go back with Neal on October 8 to start our new life. Boo hoo!
We bought a new car for our new life... a Volvo Cross Country. How appropriate since we're moving "cross country". We ended up buying it in Boston since there are like 30 Volvo dealers in our area and ONE (yes, that's right, only ONE) in Nebraska. So, we got a good deal relatively speaking. They took it away today to be shipped on the Oregon Trail (for those of you who remember that history lesson) and I'll see it again once we get to our new city. Of course, it is mortuary black!
We are enjoying New England - for the past week we were making a point of enjoying New England. We went to Rockport to get a good look at the ocean since we likely won't see it for a long time. For two Midwesterners by birth, Neal and I are sure sad to not see it every day the way we do now. We also went to New Hampshire to the White Mountains. They don't have mountains in Nebraska either. And of course no New England fall is complete without apple picking. I wonder if they have apple trees in Omaha? Finally, we treated ourselves to new Barbour coats at the outlet in New Hampshire. We got coats when we were in England once and visited the outlet, so, as a justification since we won't be back this way, we decided that we each needed a signature wax coat and I love it! I'm glad I love something these days!
Our house - it's on the market here in Boston. We've had some showings, but so far no takers. It's a 4 bedroom house with parking, so it's a rarity, but for the right family, it will be a valued find. We just need to find that family! Hey, wait a minute.... aren't the Patricks the right family for that house???
The move - the movers came today to pick up some initial boxes. What was supposed to be 10 boxes of our necessities turned into 20 boxes and included the baby gates, play yard, and a bunch of stuffed animals. Our things in storage (like our stock pots, and humidifiers and table clothes) will come once we find a permanent place to live, and the furniture will come after we sell the house in Boston.
The plan - we'd like to sell our house here before we buy something there. There's no telling how long that could take, and with my luck, I'd be paying 2 mortgages indefinitely, and then we'd end up leaving Omaha and I'd be really stuck.
Plans to come back to Boston? We booked round trip tickets to Omaha from Boston, and we are planning to come back on December 23 if we haven't sold the house. Then we'll have the Pork and Sauerkraut party for New Years and hope to see you all!
So, life is stressful, and sad, but I'm trying to be optimistic that I'll see the benefits of the suburban lifestyle like all those other people who leave the city. Wish me luck!
-Betz
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