Movers

      We are now in the active process of moving! Our first set of movers came today and packed up all of our stuff that we are going to put into storage. We had a lot more than I thought. I am so glad we spent a few hours last night organizing all our stuff into 3 piles: non temporary storage (it will be stored here in NC for 3 years while we are in Italy), unaccompanied goods (we can ship 1,000 pounds in this shipment and it will arrive about a month after it is packed), and household goods (this can take anywhere from 2-4 months to arrive because it is shipped via boat).

    The original plan was that they would come tomorrow, but they had an opening today and we gave them the okay to come on over after 12. Aaron stopped by the store and grabbed snacks and drinks for them while I found more things to add to the storage pile.

Candles aren't allowed in any of our shipments :(

     I was hesitant to put a couple items in storage. One was my dishes I got for our wedding. I was worried that in Italy I wouldn't have very much cabinet space and they would get broken during the move. I decided to go ahead and store them since I only use them for special occasions.

     The second item was my favorite chair from Pier One. We used it in our guest bedroom at our current house, but I was worried that we would get stuck in a two bedroom house and it wouldn't look so great in Connor's room. So... it also went into storage. I am going to miss it!

     Connor was really content in his pack and play while they were packing everything up. He even took a long nap in his room after watching them for about an hour.

    I am so glad our first day working with movers went smoothly. I get to "rest" tomorrow and then we have different movers coming on Friday to pack our unaccompanied goods. This is going to be a busy next couple of weeks! I.Am.Ready!