After a lot of hard work, we are finally done moving everything to the bookstore's new building. It was very disorienting and dizzying walking in yesterday and seeing this:

So empty!! Workers had to use some kind of tool to cut into the shelves, and the smell of the burning wood smelled SO good haha. We're so grateful we've had so many people help us move, it would have been super hard without them! Today we went to the landfill to get rid of stuff, and Vicki was SO happy haha, she took lots of pictures of trash, fridges, etc. It was fun throwing the stuff into the piles and breaking stuff haha

This is what it looked like after moving mostly everything:

Wowww. There's a lot of history and memories in that building..floods, big sales, Christmas parties, etc. Goodbye, faithful building! There is SO much stuff in the new building though, yikes! We had to push the opening day later because there's just too much to do. We started organizing today, which is one of Vicki's strong points..she can look at something and barely hesitate and have a plan ready. I'd just stare at the boxes or whatever for like 20 minutes haha. Everyone's glad we have everything moved over now, phew! I'll miss being able to walk to work, but there's a bus stop very close to the new building, which is nice lol. I was thinking about getting a bike too..guess I'll figure it out when I get back from Santa Fe!

Tomorrow mom and I are going to Santa Fe, yay! After that big move, I'm glad I have a few days to relax before working more at the new building (Vicki said I definitely earned this vacation haha). The birch pollen started a couple days ago (my nose has NOT been happy), so I'm even more glad to go somewhere else lol. Hopefully Drew Lynch will put on a good show! I checked the weather, and it's supposed to be sunny and in the 60s while there..nice!!

( may 12-13 )

On Friday mom and I helped Ryan and Jo move to their apartment at the new house..poor Sid was looking around the empty apartment wondering what was going on. I had been feeling sad all week about my parents having to move from their beautiful house in the woods, but once we pulled up to the new house and I saw the lake unfrozen for the first time, I knew we'd be fine there..it was SO pretty! It definitely makes up for having neighbors everywhere lol

On Saturday morning the hired help arrived, and we spent all morning STUFFING the back of the Uhaul..we all were like "playing Tetris prepared us for this!" haha. I should have taken a picture of how stuffed it was, it was impressive. :P When it was full we drove to the new house and started unloading..we were STARVING, and was very happy when Ryan arrived with pizza for all of us and a vanilla bean frappuccino for me..it was sooo good lol. The help finished first and ran back to work..I wanted to know where they got their energy, I was wiped out lol. It's crazy how much stuff we have! We weren't done after we unloaded though, we had to go back for the beds and the cats. We knew Abby would be fine, but last time Greyboy was in the car he freaked out and peed in his cage, so mom decided to hold him so he wouldn't panic so much (good thing the new house isn't far from the old house). Greyboy meowed the whole way, and mom kept having to say things like "it's ok, it's just a little drive!" Abby's driven in cars for over 10 years, so she was like "what's the big deal??" and finally just started growling at him. We put the cats in the garage at first (that's where their litterbox is too, next to a cat door to the house)..Abby wasted no time exploring, but Greyboy got in his bed and still meowed a little bit..we showed Abby the cat door, and remembered where it was after that..smart kitty hehe. Hopefully they'll enjoy the new house too! We were sooo tired after that, so we went to bed for the first time at the new house! Abby yowled all night (she meowed the first night I brought her home too..maybe she was confused :P) and Greyboy kept wanting to get into mom's closet..poor stressed kitties!

Yesterday I woke up feeling like someone had run over me with the Uhaul truck lol. Mom said we had more helpers, so I could stay home and keep the cats company (Abby was fine with that, she hardly left my side :P). They packed the garage and other various things in the house..I couldn't believe the amount of stuff they came back with, and there were still things left over! (Someone is cleaning the house tomorrow, so we HAD to get everything off the floor.) I guess you collect a lot of things in 13 years. :P Mom took me to my apartment after we unloaded, and went back to the old house for more things..it might take a long time to unpack everything haha. (I hope dad is pleased..he's in California right now.) I was soooo tired when I got home..I probably slept too much, but I didn't want to do anything else :P

I'll post pics of the house when it gets more settled, but here's a pic of the lake I took yesterday!

SO pretty!! It's so cool we own part of it too :D

( aug. 29-31 )

Today's trivia: Gene Autry is the only person to be awarded stars in all five categories on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (film, television, music, radio, and live performance)