Personal & Transitions 28 Oct 2007 08:00 pm
Settling in…
It’s almost done. 99% of our stuff has been moved from Shutesbury to Shelburne Falls. We need to take one last trip out there to gather up the remaining odds and ends that we missed yesterday. It rained all day yesterday, which wasn’t at all fun, and we’re in a house full of boxes. And I can’t find anything. And we’re both exhausted, and pretty much out of steam. Now, what comes is the slow unpacking, settling in, making this house our new home. It feels good. We took a walk down to town this afternoon, and spent some time at Mocha Maya’s listening to a great band, called Jo Henley. It’s great to be so close to town, and getting out and doing stuff isn’t this big production - we can just go out the door and walk three blocks. Or, we can spend 15 minutes in the car instead of 25-30 to get to a “big town”. Greenfield, the closest, is a great place, and has just about everything we need.
By the way, the movers were amazing. We figured it was a classical Valley story that we hired movers called “Warrior Spirit Movers” who used biodiesel trucks, and the message on their voicemail ends in “namaste.” They were 3 sturdy, young guys who were nice to be around, were efficient, and really hustled. And they were reasonably priced, too. We were both saying “thank the Goddess for testosterone and youth.” And experience - they knew what they were doing.
I look forward to seeing how the house takes shape, as we unpack the boxes, put up pictures, decide where to put things, and start really living in the house. It feels nice so far.