Packing, Packing, and Business Affairs

After getting to my parent's a little over a  week ago, I have spent the majority of the time:

Moving my stuff from the garage to the spare room

Learning the knack of rolling clothes/packing a suitcase

Deciding what I can and can't live without in my two suitcases 

 (plus my carry-on and purse-- all to my name)

I don't have pictures of everything I was trying to decide if I needed it or not!

That and I also need to be able to carry/lift my suitcases, and try not to go over the 50 lb weight limit (You'd be surprised how easy it is, especially when this is all that I'm taking).

All I have left is the last few items, and then to try and decide what to put in my carry-on... 

I had planned on shipping three small totes of school stuff over, but my principal encouraged me not to-- she said that they were going to have everything I needed. Still it does make me nervous, b/c I'm so used to having resources to fall back on. 

There's also been a bit of "Reading."

(and in between, Mary Higgins Clark's The Cinderella Murder-- a really good book I'd recommend )

Along with the packing, there's been the usual business affairs when you move....

And then the not so common -- researching Power of Attorney's so your parent's can title your vehicle, b/c the state of Kansas takes a really long time to transfer titles, and it may not be here before I leave next Thursday (Wow, Thursday? That's hard to believe...) -- This after calling the Douglas County Court House in Kansas, who gave me the number to the Kansas State Dept to see how long it would take for my Title form to be processed... 

Having to open a checking account with my mother (that's setting me back a few years!), so she can deposit the refunds I'm getting from my accounts.

Getting car insurance with my dad (again, feeling like I'm in high school! LOL), because they're going to take over driving my car when I leave.

There's a part of me that wants the next week to go really fast, so I can just get the waiting over with, and start the journey, but that also means that I'll be leaving my "familiarity." My nephew Dylan, who is 8 is coming to spend Saturday through Thursday with us, so that will definitely keep me busy. Another reason why I'm trying to get everything done before he gets here. I do feel a bit in limbo, as I felt like Kansas has been my home for the last 10 years, and though I grew up in Nebraska, my independent years have been in Kansas. 

I haven't flown since 2008, and it was before 9-11 since I flew internationally. My flight from Omaha leaves at 6 a.m., and I'm not looking forward to having to be there at 3 a.m.! (Good thing I have a wonderful brother willing to take me to the airport at 2ish a.m.!)  I think in the near future finding my gates and making my flights on time is what I'm most nervous about. I don't mind flying once I'm in my seat!