Multi-day Update

Monday 6/15
Pack-out was a challenge. We basically had two sets of movers collecting two different shipments: a 600 lb air shipment coming to our D.C. apartment, and a ground shipment going to storage (the rest of our stuff). There was some general confusion among the parties about who was supposed to be taking what, but eventually the ground folks finished up and left. But then it turned out that we were over our weight limit for the air shipment. The packers stopped at 600 lbs and left, and we still had stuff left in our apartment. We moved into the hotel and spent the evening with friends.

Tuesday 6/16
After many phone calls, we arranged for the movers to come out again on Wednesday to collect the rest of our junk and take it to storage. It was the only option we had that didn’t result in us incurring substantial cost. During the day, we did all of our laundry and ran a few other errands. We had a great evening at our friends’ house.

Wednesday 6/17
Malachi slept in until 8:45! We headed back to the apartment to pack the car. It’s amazing what you can fit into a compact car when you’re really committed. A lady from our church came to clean our apartment, so after she got started we headed back to the hotel for napping. We came back in time to meet the movers. Locking the apartment for the last time was a bit surreal. Now the only key on our keychain is for the car; we are officially homeless for three days. We hung out with friends the rest of the night.

Thursday 6/18
Finally, we got underway. We don’t move in to our D.C. apartment until Saturday, so we are taking our time. As I write this, we’re in our hotel room in Memphis. We arrived around dinner time, so after checked-in we took the trolley to a BBQ restaurant for ribs. On the way back, Malachi played in the fountains with some other kids. Tomorrow, we head across Tennessee to Kingsport, and then continue on to D.C. on Saturday. We’re getting a two-bedroom apartment right away (we were originally scheduled for a one-bedroom temporarily), so that’s pretty exciting. Enjoy the pics below.

Finally on the road!
Malachi stuffed into the only available space in the car.
A great place for ribs in Memphis.

Malachi in the fountains.