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The Goodbye Tour

I am so grateful for these last 2 weeks of being in town but not focusing on packing and organizing. We have been busy spending time with friends and family and finishing up things we need to do around here to get ourselves ready to leave. Andy's family from Texas was in town so it was great to see them before we go. We also got to spend time with my aunt and cousins on the water over the 4th of July. One thing that we are realizing is that it will be harder to see out of town family unless we coordinate it. That was definitely something we took for granted with so much family being in MN.

I've also had time to get back to the house and clean up without feeling too rushed. It's been good to really make sure the house is looking good for the new owner. I've also rechecked the cabinets for things I have forgotten about 5 times. I did that once and found a whole shelf I hadn't packed so I'm a little paranoid that I'll leave something behind now.

Speaking of the house,the inspection and appraisal both went well so we are set to close on August 14th! The timing of so many things has really worked well. The lease for the truck was up this month so we can take care of all the paperwork for buying that without having to do things long distance. Who would have thought that 3 years ago, when we leased the truck on a whim, that the month the lease was up we would be moving out of state?

It is really quite refreshing to be living without all the clutter that was in our house. I had no idea how much stuff we really had accumulated until I let myself start throwing stuff out. Living out of a suitcase for a week has shown me how little I really actually need and want. I have a feeling that the Goodwill in PA will be getting a whole new inventory in about 2 weeks.

This weekend is Andy and his dad's birthday so we are looking forward to celebrating it ALL weekend. Tonight we are off to Canterbury with Andy's family to see the horse races, one last time. Tomorrow we get to celebrate Andy's actual birthday with my parents. Then Saturday we are going out to dinner with Andy's family. We are trying to soak up as much social interaction as we can!

Last night I got to say goodbye to some of my closest co-workers. While I know it's not goodbye forever, it's still goodbye for now and that's hard. We also had one last drink at our friend's house in Eagan. While a house is just a house, it also holds a lot of memories. Really great memories. And we had a great last night and last drink there. That will be a memory I will cherish.

While it's all goodbyes at home, I am looking forward to SO MUCH about moving to Pennsylvania! I can't WAIT to be so close to the ocean. My guess is that I'll find a way to get out there my first weekend. I've heard the Delaware beaches are beautiful and only about an hour away. An HOUR!!! I can't believe I'm actually going to live that close to the OCEAN. I also am super excited to be in our BRAND NEW apartment where everything is clean and sparkly and shiny. And I'm really looking forward to being in the same city as some great new friends that we have gotten to know recently. We have so much to look forward to and so much fun to be had.

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