Moving is not fun.
Posted 18-07-2008 at 22:56 by Laz
If you've been following along, you know that I/we have just moved from Westport Connecticut (1 hr east of NYC) to West Chester PA (1 hr west of Philly).
We had lived in Westport for 12 years, and Connecticut for 20. We went from a small house to a bigger one, a small property to a bigger one - all for much less money. Escaping the NYC metro area has its advantages.
Anyway, packing and moving is a terrible chore, and then unpacking takes forever (years!). The kitchen layout is different, so which drawer does the silverware go in? Registering our new address with everyone is annoying. How come they can't figure this out on their own? Hmmm, maybe we just won't tell them we left.
The worst part has to be making new friends. We had the most wonderful goodbye parties before we left (why is that?) Our kids are mostly grown (16 and 20) to there are no playdates. We don't have time yet to start up volleyball and music jams (ref unpacking above). And our neighbors all seem to be on summer vacation.
So why did we move? The Wife got a fantastic job that acknowledges that she is really good at what she does. The past 5 years have been very tough, as her boss really didn't understand the situation he was putting her in, and himself as well. I was able to find a new job as well, which is similar to my previous place, so not too bad.
Stay tuned - hopefully happier stories soon.
We had lived in Westport for 12 years, and Connecticut for 20. We went from a small house to a bigger one, a small property to a bigger one - all for much less money. Escaping the NYC metro area has its advantages.
Anyway, packing and moving is a terrible chore, and then unpacking takes forever (years!). The kitchen layout is different, so which drawer does the silverware go in? Registering our new address with everyone is annoying. How come they can't figure this out on their own? Hmmm, maybe we just won't tell them we left.
The worst part has to be making new friends. We had the most wonderful goodbye parties before we left (why is that?) Our kids are mostly grown (16 and 20) to there are no playdates. We don't have time yet to start up volleyball and music jams (ref unpacking above). And our neighbors all seem to be on summer vacation.
So why did we move? The Wife got a fantastic job that acknowledges that she is really good at what she does. The past 5 years have been very tough, as her boss really didn't understand the situation he was putting her in, and himself as well. I was able to find a new job as well, which is similar to my previous place, so not too bad.
Stay tuned - hopefully happier stories soon.
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Update - well we spent some of the extra cash on some furniture to fill some of the space in our bigger house, and unpacked several more boxes. We've had a few guests from out of town. We've got deer and foxes in the back yard; I've been late to work because I'll stand at the window for 15 minutes. Someday the novelty will wear off. We've played music in the basement. We still haven't met any of our neighbors, which is strange, but there is a block-party in 3 weeks, so maybe that will improve.
My job is coming along slowly, and my daughter has found several activities, so her situation is looking better too.
But the best part is - my wife loves her new job! The people are both competent and nice, which makes everyone easy to work with. We made the move for her job, and it's paid off big time. It's great to see her come home happy.Posted 26-08-2008 at 17:47 by Laz
