Moving Day(s)

Driving isn't the most interesting activity in the world, even when you have someone in the car to talk to. Leaving Massachusetts at 8am isn't the most fun a girl can have but with a bagel in my belly and a "cubsta" iced coffee from Brooklyn Water Bagels, my parents and I began the 400 mile trek to my new home.

There were few things of interest along the highways we traversed:
The distance to CT is much shorter than you think it is
NY calls rest areas "text stops"
The Tappan Zee bridge is over a mile long
NJ rest stops are all named after someone
Philly is further away than you think it is
The Fort McHenry Tunnel is the world's only 8-lane underwater tunnel

Oh, and we did see a Lamborghini, a Maserati, and silver/black Mustang Shelby with the license plate "Elannor" on it. What else is there to do when you drive except watch the other cars?

When we finally around at about 4pm, the neighborhood was quiet. Nice suburban Sunday here in Maryland. My cousins had some friends over and so my mom quickly bribed them with pizza in exchange for helping to unload the moving truck. Luckily, I didn't bring that much stuff. All my furniture was left in MA, including my bed. The only large piece was my bookshelf, which I obviously couldn't live without, considering I brought just under half of my books with me. (A sorting task which had taken 2 days to complete.)
Bringing in all the boxes only took about 15 minutes.Then of course I had to rearrange the bedroom to my liking. Because, as my father says, I can never do anything the easy way. The bed was the first thing to move, I had to place it facing the door and my bookshelf had to be installed but not set up and then I had to push the dresser into place. Oh, I've definitely decided to paint over the current color of the room...


Once we put everything into the room again, it was time to take a break. After driving for 8 hours and then hauling in the boxes, a rest was definitely in order, a standing rest. My aunt and uncle came back from the wedding they were attending and we put in an order for some pizza. After dinner, we started up a kids versus adults kickball game. Now, you may be thinking what adults want to play kickball against kids? Wouldn't they lose horribly? Well we told them right away that we weren't going to let them win, they had to win on their own merit. By the bottom of the 3rd inning, it was 9-0 in favor of the kids. Apparently we needed some time to warm up because we came back 9-11 and kept a two run lead until the final inning. The kids ending up winning 26-21 but it was a hard-earned win ;) The next day, we played Maine versus Maryland teams...also fun and entertaining. Maine lost. I told my aunt that if we were going to make this a regular summer event then we will have to buy an actual kickball and bases, instead of soccer ball and various Frisbee-like objects that we had been using.

The last couple of days have been hectic and stressful but it feels good to have finally accomplished the move. Now I don't have to worry about it. I just have to find a job so I'm not bored with summer. A girl can only work on her tan and read so many books before she needs to find a distraction!

What I'm reading: The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
Progress: Still about halfway
Reaction: I'm getting a Stephen King vibe from this book, nothing is what you expect it to be and it switches character perspective often. Good, creepy, and sometimes sad.