Da Bears - or, The Colts!
Note: I started writing this at the start of the Superbowl. I put it away for a few days, and I'm finishing up on Tuesday night, after packing up the house all day
I'm at Harry Caray's at the Midway Airport, I just had a turkey burger and a beer and I'm surrounded by happy Bears fans watching the Super Bowl. So far da Bears are doing great - some guy just got knocked down but he's up and walking around and - according to the commentator - seems to be okay. I think his name was Benson.
Apparently it's raining down in Florida where the game's being played. It's very cold here - stupid cold. So cold that being outside for just a few minutes with no gloves could jeopardize my future knitting career. Did I mention that I came to Chicago with no coat? I bought one at the Timberland outlet out by Geneva, but it was a cold first night here...
CONGRATS to Indy - and especially to Karen, Char, Linda, Mollie & all the other little peppers in the Hoosier state. Someone asked me what my favorite movie was last week, and I could think of nothing. I realized this weekend that two of my favorite movies take place in Indiana and are both sports movies - and I'm not much of a sports person. I just love Breaking Away (it really hits home with me!) and of course I love Hoosiers.
This weekend I taught classes for the Windy City Knitting Guild, and what a wild bunch of women they turned out to be! Overall they were a very skilled, enthusiastic - VERY enthusiastic - and just so friendly and lovely. Everyone seemed so happy for me to be moving to Minnesota, and made me promise to come and visit Chicago. I will - it's a great place!
Fast forward a few days - home late on Sunday, up and packing a bit on Monday (not as much as I should have) then waking in a fever dream on Tuesday at 4:30 to start packing like a maniac all day. Pack, pack, pack. My body is sore, but my legs, especially, are hurting. Hmmmmm.
I was trying to pick up something my last day in Chicago - I was getting a little feverish, the room where I taught was a trifle chilly (everything was chilly this past weekend in Chicago!) but I think I've pushed it off for a few more days.
We're in a dilemma about the whole car thing. We're going to get the pod packed tomorrow (4 strong men are coming) and then see how much remains. Each of us is keeping a suitcase of clothes and we'll be living as if we're on vacation for a week. The beds will be gone, the Han & Max will be 'sleeping bag children' (it's like camping, kids...) and Gerry and I will share the airbed.
Our dilemma is - will we be able to fit all that we need to take with us in our two cars along with kids and animals? We have a few solutions we can consider: Renting a truck and towing one car behind it (very expensive), buying a new rooftop carrier for our other car (a roof rack is involved, but this may not be a bad investment...), Packing up and shipping the stuff via USPS (cheaper than the truck rental - but just a silly idea...) Anyone have any FABulous roof rack stuff-holders they really, really love and recommend?
Of course, then I run off to Rochester on Saturday for a few days, spending some time with the wild women at Wild Wools and also visiting the Rochester Knitting Guild (my first time there!) I'll have a REAL bed with REAL room service. Life is funny. I am SO looking forward to Rochester - and I hope it stops snowing by the time I get up there...
Now I'm off to bed, wondering when the fever dreams will wake me up tomorrow morning. They're taking our dryer tomorrow, so we're doing a bunch of laundry tonight. I'm DEFINITELY leaving a bit of the packing for the moving guys, but I feel that at least I've weeded out the trash stuff so they can just have at it. I hope we have enough boxes... Gah, I am SO DARNED TIRED!
I'm at Harry Caray's at the Midway Airport, I just had a turkey burger and a beer and I'm surrounded by happy Bears fans watching the Super Bowl. So far da Bears are doing great - some guy just got knocked down but he's up and walking around and - according to the commentator - seems to be okay. I think his name was Benson.
Apparently it's raining down in Florida where the game's being played. It's very cold here - stupid cold. So cold that being outside for just a few minutes with no gloves could jeopardize my future knitting career. Did I mention that I came to Chicago with no coat? I bought one at the Timberland outlet out by Geneva, but it was a cold first night here...
CONGRATS to Indy - and especially to Karen, Char, Linda, Mollie & all the other little peppers in the Hoosier state. Someone asked me what my favorite movie was last week, and I could think of nothing. I realized this weekend that two of my favorite movies take place in Indiana and are both sports movies - and I'm not much of a sports person. I just love Breaking Away (it really hits home with me!) and of course I love Hoosiers.
This weekend I taught classes for the Windy City Knitting Guild, and what a wild bunch of women they turned out to be! Overall they were a very skilled, enthusiastic - VERY enthusiastic - and just so friendly and lovely. Everyone seemed so happy for me to be moving to Minnesota, and made me promise to come and visit Chicago. I will - it's a great place!
Fast forward a few days - home late on Sunday, up and packing a bit on Monday (not as much as I should have) then waking in a fever dream on Tuesday at 4:30 to start packing like a maniac all day. Pack, pack, pack. My body is sore, but my legs, especially, are hurting. Hmmmmm.
I was trying to pick up something my last day in Chicago - I was getting a little feverish, the room where I taught was a trifle chilly (everything was chilly this past weekend in Chicago!) but I think I've pushed it off for a few more days.
We're in a dilemma about the whole car thing. We're going to get the pod packed tomorrow (4 strong men are coming) and then see how much remains. Each of us is keeping a suitcase of clothes and we'll be living as if we're on vacation for a week. The beds will be gone, the Han & Max will be 'sleeping bag children' (it's like camping, kids...) and Gerry and I will share the airbed.
Our dilemma is - will we be able to fit all that we need to take with us in our two cars along with kids and animals? We have a few solutions we can consider: Renting a truck and towing one car behind it (very expensive), buying a new rooftop carrier for our other car (a roof rack is involved, but this may not be a bad investment...), Packing up and shipping the stuff via USPS (cheaper than the truck rental - but just a silly idea...) Anyone have any FABulous roof rack stuff-holders they really, really love and recommend?
Of course, then I run off to Rochester on Saturday for a few days, spending some time with the wild women at Wild Wools and also visiting the Rochester Knitting Guild (my first time there!) I'll have a REAL bed with REAL room service. Life is funny. I am SO looking forward to Rochester - and I hope it stops snowing by the time I get up there...
Now I'm off to bed, wondering when the fever dreams will wake me up tomorrow morning. They're taking our dryer tomorrow, so we're doing a bunch of laundry tonight. I'm DEFINITELY leaving a bit of the packing for the moving guys, but I feel that at least I've weeded out the trash stuff so they can just have at it. I hope we have enough boxes... Gah, I am SO DARNED TIRED!
7 Comments:
Now that you are moving to Minnesota you need to start getting into the habit of distinguishing from Rochester, NY and Rochester, MN.
I never have used a roof-rack. Can't help you there.
Good luck with all the packing--you're in the home stretch! Just remember (re what you need to take in the car) you can survive on a lot less than you think. Of course, you can't ship the pets UPS or in the POD ;-) , so just take what fits around them. RE Roofrack--all my friends have Thules--but you might want to see if your car has one that goes with it. Yeah Minnesota!
shipping via UPS is NOT a dumb idea-it will get there for sure, and it's automatically insured. I went to a conference in Reno a couple of years ago, and vowed to only have take-on luggage. Everything I wanted at the conference I shipped back home and it came the day after I arrived back. It was so easy and I didn't have a back-breaking amount of stuff to lug on the plane home
Mary E-in maine
I have always wanted a THULE roofrack. It is expensive but a good investment. You have to buy the rack and then the boxes for the rack. Then you can get a carrier for your bikes or skis--you will use this again and again in Minnesota.
One of my friends got a soft sided roof bag from REI for a roadtrip to Montana and loved it and it was relatively cheap--like $100 or so.
Good Luck and see you in MN
Annie, we can't wait to have you back in Rochester for a few days! I'm one of the wild women from Wild Wools who took your classes last time. The snow has pretty much stopped here but the wind is making life miserable. But the sun is shining :)
There's an AMTRAK station in St. Paul -- shipping by rail might be a bettter deal than UPS or USPS for the amount of stuff you need to send?
We are really looking forward to seeing you in Rochester too, so take care of yourself! Sounds like you've got a lot going on! There isn't ALL that much snow here in the city - we're in a little microclimate. Buffalo and Syracuse have more than we do which is not to say that we don't have enough, plus it's fairly cold. Bundle up!
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