For some reason I’ve had this image in my head for some time, along with “Situations” by Jack Johnson - which is one of the few songs I skip over when playing the In Between Dreams CD. So, the voice of his master… situations… I’m not quite sure what these have in common - probably nothing - except for providing an escape of sorts for the medley that’s been my last month.

Apercu (definition)
My move date, July 29, was coming quickly. I realized - not for the first time in my life - how much stuff I tend to acquire over the course of one year. (Speaking of moving, I figured out this was my 15th time in the last 10 years) So of course I needed to pack - but not just pack - I needed to sort, throw, clean, and filter. I was going to be attempting to move a lot of stuff into a house that was already full of stuff. Heather and I had already been throwing out old things from her home over the past 6 months. The garbage men have to just hate us.

After obsessively organizing - almost every single item was in a box and labeled - the day of the move came. Heather and her brother Davy and Mom, friend Scott, and Eli showed up with a big sheep trailer to move everything with. 45 minutes later, we were on the road. Dinner and some sleep led me into the next 2 weeks of unpacking and resorting my life.

Things were a little stressful at first - Heather had just about enough of me being stressed out - it’s just that I need to get everything done and over with as soon as possible. I just can’t leave boxes laying around forever… I’ve gotta get it all organized. So I did. And it’s done. We’ve got some pictures and frames on order (the frames just got here) so we can keep decorating - things are looking pretty nice since the new carpet’s in and we got every wall and ceiling painted.

So we move on. Last weekend we headed to Chippewa for my 10 year high school reunion. Eli came with and we spent Saturday at the Pure Water Days parade and festivities downtown. A little sunburn and a nap, we were ready to go. Heather looked amazing and we headed to Kimberly’s house for drinks with her and Justin before we left for the party. I’ve gotta say, it really was much more fun than I thought it would be… there was quite a few people there it was really nice to see, and I didn’t even get to say hi to everyone I wanted to. There was a number of people, though, that I really wish could’ve made it, but didn’t. Luckily, I stay in touch with some via email, so that’s nice.

It turns out my mother and Eli had a blast too… the park to run through the fountains, making cookies, McDonald’s for Happy Meals, and a little Fast and the Furious before bed. She really fell in love with him, and he didn’t want to leave the next day. He said that we could just move there! So simple… Mom had a hard time when we left - more than usual. She was losing 2 boys this time around… but just for now.

There’s an estate auction for my grandpa in a few weeks, so I’ll be back for that to help support my mom through it… I’m guessing it’s not going to be easy watching things you lived with your whole life being sold to strangers. Maybe she can stay home.

Alright, that’s enough. I’m pretty much settled in and will be posting more often again - so please check back frequently.

Here’s to life.

-E