Monday, August 25, 2008

I Suck At Moving

yesterday, i got up bright and early... as it was moving day for my bff (kerry). too bad, i suck at moving.

kerry has been extremely psyched about her move. she is moving to an apartment in salem that is owned by her aunt and uncle. her aunt and uncle own a two family building where they live on the second floor and rent out the first floor. well, the first floor tenants of 20 years recently moved out... so they asked if kerry would be interested in the place... and she most definitely was.

so, kerry asked a bunch of people (karen, jen, bill and me included) to help her move yesterday. picking up jen and bill, we were the first ones to arrive. the move went actually very well. one of kerry's friends (mark) was very good at packing the rented truck with all of kerry's items.

(pictured below are some of kerry's items. i am guessing she never missed the particular garments as they were on the floor... collecting dust. and for the record, i have no idea how they ended up there in the first place, but i have a vivid imagination.)


probably the worst part of the move... the heat in her old third floor apartment. it was like an oven in her apartment. imagine having to repeatedly walk up three flights of stairs into a furnace, move furniture, and then walk down three flights of stairs. i felt bad for bill. bill was absolutely sore from the previous night as he had played soccer. he looked to be in rough shape.

anyway, we moved kerry in okay. her move was actually one of the easier ones i have done... and believe me, i have done many. my brother-in-law (pj) and i joke that we should open a moving company because we move things... a lot. even without pj, i have helped many other friends move.

it took less than half a day to move kerry from her apartment in medford to her new place in salem. her new place in salem is quite nice. in fact, i actually drive by the place when i commute home from work. i should stop by sometime when she's home... but then again, if i drop by too soon she may put me to work and have me unpack some stuff. just kidding.

anyway, i hope she enjoys the new place.