Mars Looks Like An Episode of "Hoarders"

What a weekend!

Friday: Stayed up until 11pm packing.

Saturday: Up at 7am to finish getting everything ready for the movers. They came at 9:30, & we followed behind them as they worked, cleaning things & patching holes in walls. They wrapped up around 2:30, & we ran around the corner to borrow our friend's car (thanks Jon!) to pick up fragile stuff & plants that we wanted to move ourselves. Done by 5, I think, & over at Jon's with Amanda to drink celebratory champagne (thanks Jon!). Then a moving day/holiday celebration dinner with friends at our favorite Mexican restaurant, a short cab ride back to Mars (thanks Amanda!), & tucked into bed by 10pm. First night on Mars!

Sunday: Slept in a little & then rolled down the hill to the apartment to finish cleaning ahead of the landlord's final walkthrough this morning. She's not supposed to deduct from the security deposit for normal wear & tear, but 1) she hasn't done any maintenance inside the place for ten years & a decade's worth of normal wear & tear looks pretty messy, and 2) she either doesn't know the law or pretends she doesn't, so we put in 6 hours getting the place as pristine as possible to ensure we get every cent back. Dragged our exhausted selves back up the hill, & had an excellent dinner at a little Italian place on our corner (thanks Dad & Toni!). Tucked into bed by 9 or 10.

On tap today: Adrienne is going to be puttering around the house, calling our contractor friend about the heater & unpacking. There are boxes & furniture everywhere, with little paths through all the rooms. Like I said, looks like an episode of "Hoarders." I'll be joining her after work. On a mission in particular to find some pants.