We’re now mostly packed and ready for the movers to arrive in the morning.
It’s somehow always quite saddening and a little bit distressing to see the place you’d once called home in utter disarray. We gave our couch away this evening, along with our television. Our beloved TiVo is packed away and will probably be given away tomorrow. Never again will we watch its 70+ episodes of Globe Trekker, but we were, at least, smart enough to transfer them all onto DVD+RW last week. Watching those in Europe will bring back sweet memories of our TV time here. They even formed the inspiration for our honeymoon through South-East Asia.
As I surveyed what was once our living room this evening, I must admit I shed a tear. Yes, the place was dingy; yes, the carpet was stained and ugly; yes, the neighbourhood was shitty concrete and devoid of character; but at the same time, it was home; our home, Eloïse’s home. She was born here, upstairs, in the bedroom. For that reason alone, 49 Showers Drive will always be a little bit special to me.
Tomorrow, we begin a two night stay in a hotel in Palo Alto. On Friday, we leave the US for good on flight KL606. Saturday, we arrive at our new home in Amsterdam.
It’s going to be a wacky few days.
I’ve no idea what our network access is going to be like over the next few days, so if I post no updates, you’ll understand why.
Good luck on the trip with Eloïse (hope she sleeps a lot)! If you’re in dire need of network access when you get here you’re welcome to come by and abuse my DSL line. There should be plenty of open networks in the center though…
Have a safe journey! Hope to see you soon..