Westbound at last

Today we finally turned westward, after 2 days of southerly driving.

Saw the sunrise over the Atlantic (from Ocean City) this morning, and then drove south through Assateague (saw a few ponies, but it was really windy and cold which inhibited walking on the beach) and Chincoteague, and had one of the best lunches of my life: a small seafood stand on the side of the road (after searching all over Chincoteague for an OPEN restaurant--it's definitely off-season here) just south of Chincoteague. The crabcake sandwich and hushpuppies were to die for.

Drove through Virginia Beach (with a short side trip to the lighthouses at the fort there), and on to Charlottesville VA tonight. Tomorrow is maybe Monticello, or maybe skiing at a local resort. We'll see how the weather is.

Still looking for a camera, but in the meantime bought a disposable today. But posted photos will have to wait. The time is flying by. . . .

Southbound

Got the truck loaded yesterday, but didn't leave NJ until about 6pm and thus made it only to Delaware Tuesday night. It was an emotional day, but successful.

Today got a slow start--trying to find a new camera, but having trouble finding what I want (thus no photos). BEAUTIFUL warm weather (though hear a storm and temp drop are on their way)--had to change into a short sleeve shirt!

Drove from Newark Delaware through the Maryland coastal area. Had lunch near Rehoboth Beach, and drove down the coast to Ocean City MD. It was beautiful and sunny and we could see the Atlantic on one side and the bay on the other. Tomorrow plan to look for ponies at Assateague and Chinquateague (sp?). Also have a list of knitting store in VA to try and locate, so it's sure to be a fun day!

Will keep posting about progress (or lack thereof!). So far, it's great, and loving the pace. Thanks all for the comments! (The Stuarts give a shout out to Alex--they're having a ball!)

Moving day

Today's moving day. The truck arrives in about an hour.
We're hoping to leave by early afternoon and make it to Virginia tonight. Would like to see the ponies at Chinquateague and Assateague (sp?) and the beaches. We'll see.

I had hoped to post more photos, but I'm being thwarted in my effort to buy a camera. Hope to find one today.

Goodbye New Jersey. Goodbye East Coast!

Clumsy

Missing the last step and twisting an ankle = slowdown in progress. Silly me. At least it's not (as initially thought) broken. Only a bit swollen and purple, and a bit tender. Thank goodness for ice, Advil and ace bandages! I can see the light at the end of the packing tunnel.

Today I picked all my knitting projects for the trip--way way too many to complete, but enough variety (and mindless knitting) to keep me busy. Craft room is 99% packed.
Next up: all my clothes and shoes (ack!)

Squeezing in some creative time

The endless packing continues, and though the laundry room is the only mostly complete room, I've made lots of progress. My goal is now to complete nearly all by end of day Saturday so I can play a bit on Sunday, organize on Monday and then load on Tuesday. We'll see if I can pull it off!

In the midst of all the work, I have been able to squeeze in a bit of creativity. I'm packing up my craft room and knitting/yarn last. I'm working on my cross country knitting project plan, and it's close. I think maybe the yarn can be packed tomorrow.

In between building, packing and taping up boxes, I have managed to squeeze in some creative time--I'm about done with a scarf I unearthed that was about 80% complete, and then shoved in a closet. I just have a few rows left. I also made some beaded stitch markers to give to my knitting group tonight.

Got my car serviced for the 3000 mile trip, and so things are falling into place . . .
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more winter

Well, if it wasn't obvious before, here is part of the reason I'm looking forward to moving back to the warmer west coast.

We got about 6 inches of snow today, not quite the Nor'easter they predicted, but cold and icy nevertheless.

Hasn't inspired me (too much) to power through packing (it's endless) but I'm making progress slowly but surely.

Some stats:
Basement: 85% packed
Linen closet: 100% packed
Kitchen: 50% packed

Next up: continue to work on kitchen . . .

Packing and Knitting

Since a photo of boxes would not be very exciting, here instead is a photo of the bolero I just finished for Ryley. I gave it to her yesterday--she's 18 months and adorable!

I spent all day today packing, and made a dent, but it's still overwhelming. . .