I don’t even quite know what to say besides I am tired and weary.  We are busily sorting through every single item we own while literally tearing apart the house, getting things off the walls, having one room ceiling skim coated, holes patched, and still doing showings of the house.   It  is a crazy buzzing hub of chaos.  On the positive: we get to start our new adventure soon, Caleb and I get to stick together: no more solo business trips for a while, my sweet, helpful in-laws are visiting this week, Co even made a lemon cake per my request.  Very nice to have  a treat while we are trying to eat our way through the left overs and randomness from our fridge and pantry.

We are selling things on craigslist, giving to goodwill and throwing things away. We are making piles of things to ship via air shipment, and things to store.  Additionally we get a total of 9 checked bags for our family of 4.  I guess flying business class has even more perks.

So far the hardest things to part with was our 1998 Bayliner Capri and our sweet 70″ TV.   These items have lots of positive family memories associated with them.  I think the kids hit the “nail on the head” when they asked “Why would you sell something that was the source of  our great memories” regarding the boat. I think we were all about to cry at that moment and I know I have shed some tears since then. I am happy to know that the memories are not in the things, but the memories are inside of us.  However, I think we are all grieving this chapter ending.  We have new chapters to begin.   We will be stretched and we will grow.

On a happier note, we are really being taken care of by Boston Scientific.  It’s not all perfect, in fact we still don’t have dates from the packer’s/ movers and our house is not rented out anymore.  However, we have people supporting us in many areas:

Workforce Mobility counselor: our “go to” with anything regarding our move or transition, compensation, reimbursement, home leave policy….. everything.  She is our gateway.

Relocation Consultant: takes care of anything we need on the JA side.  Apartment, internet set up, learning how to run our appliances,  delivery of furniture

Global Pet Move Supervisor: making sure our cat gets to JA okay

BSC ‘s Global Mobility Specialist: coordinates services of all of the above

Move Service Coordinator: Helps us arrange storage and shipment of goods

I know there is more to write….. but it is getting late. Better to post this now than to wait and keep editing….. I hope you don’t mind.  I hope to post again soon.

T- 10 days….. we fly out on 6/20/2016

Here is our ode to the boat; a source of joy, smiles, laughter, and summer fun. Liberty, you will be mourned and missed.