Last Day in the Apartment

Today is our last day at 29th St. I've been here for about 4 years; Adrienne has been here for 9 or 10. To get around the fact that we have limited time to pack during the week, we've been packing for the last two weekends. That has its downsides (ex. 'Did we really pack all of the tupperware already? I guess I'll keep this hunk of cheese in this mug then.'), but having a little extra time has made it easier to sift through what we have & get rid of things, rather than just having to pack everything in a rush. We've given 5 paper grocery bags of stuff to Goodwill, shredded about two reams of paper, & have sent 10 other grocery bags full of paper & other recyclables back out into the world. So tomorrow morning, we will enter Mars with a load that's a tiny bit lighter.

Today will be a busy day of running errands, working, & in the evening, packing like maniacs. No time for a long post about the house today, so I will just leave you with this photo of the neighbors across the street: