It's a Date!

We have been frantically packing and moving the past two days, whew. It doesn't help that it's been around 90° outside either!

John and I decided to go Spartan on our living conditions when we get back to the U.S., and keep almost all of our stuff in storage while holding back the essentials to live in a bare bones (but safe and Boo-appropriate) apartment. To that end, we set aside a foot locker of wires/electronics (if you've met my husband, this is unsurprising as an "essential"), one of linens, one 32" TV, one queen bed and mattress/box spring, and very basic kitchen utensils. It would be ridiculous to re-buy everything when the goal is to try to pay off our student loans ASAP and live on the cheap for a bit. 

Thanks to basically having to move an apartment's worth of stuff ourselves (including all the suitcases/clothing we are taking to Lux) while the movers tackle the big things, my FitBit has had a good workout this week. 17k steps yesterday and I'm at about 15k right now. I'm a bit tired, but anxiety is keeping me from sleeping well until everything is packed and gone. The movers actually have to come back in the morning because they brought too small of a moving truck. For being accommodating, we are getting hooked up (as in a deep discount) for this inconvenience and it's fine by me. I'll be able to relax a bit and sleep Thursday night... Until we move out of the hotel we just threw our suitcases into, of course. Yeesh!! *cute side story: Boo calls hotels "show and tells."*

By the way, this post is being typed out using the Blogger app on my phone as we drive to Canton to drop off the bed and TV to John's amazingly generous grandparents and their basement. I think I'm a fan; it is pretty convenient and easy to navigate!

 And finally, we (finally) have a date! We will flee this country August 16th, so D.C. and Chicago over the next two weeks are still a go at this point. Nothing has changed with the visa situation, but I have learned from a friend in Belgium that Luxembourg is very family-rights oriented, so I'm definitely visiting the embassy next week. We will arrive in Brussels, Belgium by August 17th. And that's about all I know at this point! But it is something!!