Well, it’s finally go-time! My sister and I will officially be out of the house\/apartment we’re currently in by September 1st, just a couple weeks away. Reservations have been made, deadlines have been established, changes of address have been completed.<\/p>\n
I am composing this in a hurry – I had thought the cable would hold out until we were gone, but when I rolled out of bed this morning I noticed that all of the television channels are blocked and say ‘Access Not Authorized’, so I fear it’s just a matter of time before they realize they cancelled the tv but not the internet access. Depending on a number of things, I may be offline for as long as a few months, so if it seems like I suddenly disappear off the face of the virtual world, you’ll know why.<\/p>\n
The plan is this: the freight and moving company will drop off two packing containers on Tuesday, August 28th; I will fill them with whatever worldly belongings I can hang on to and they will be picked up for transport on Wednesday, August 29th; and finally, my flight will leave at 6:00am on Thursday, August 30th.<\/p>\n
Tragically, I will no longer be living with my younger sister and her two children as I have the past four years – I’ll be moving to Arizona, in with my older sister and my father; they will be finding a smaller place here in New England. I am going to miss them terribly, it’s already broken my heart to realize I will no longer be here to see my niece and nephew grow up, but frankly it’s my own damn fault so I’m trying not to dwell on it.<\/p>\n
Though Arizona is about as far from my beloved New England as I can get, and I don’t know anyone<\/em> out that way except a few relatives, there are a lot of good things about moving there. First and foremost, I will be able to spend time with my aging Dad. He had a profound impact on my childhood and on the man I am today, and warm memories of times spent with him as a boy always fill my head – I’m looking forward to being by his side again and reconnecting after so many years apart.<\/p>\n On a much more selfish note, it will also be nice to know there will be food in the house every day, and I won’t have to worry about the cable\/electric\/phone\/etc. being shut off from week to week. Well, not the cable, as my sister in Arizona still has DIAL-UP for internet access – you heard me right! So obviously one of the first things I need to do, once I find a job of course, is to get cable internet access.<\/p>\n As I said, it seems pretty likely that my current internet access will be cancelled any time now, and I don’t know when it will be up and running in Arizona – so if I seem to have fallen off the grid, just know that it is (hopefully) only temporary and I’ll be back online as soon as possible.<\/p>\n Wish me luck!<\/p>\n