Alive


my girl
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Don't worry about us…

We have finally finished Phase One of the Griffith Move 2009 – packing up our house in Redlands. The process was more than a little heartbreaking for me…I loved my house and could imagine living in it until we headed to the nursing home. What can you do? 

Moving details: We had a PODS delivered in our back alley lot (pictures on the flickr link) where we stacked our belongings (can you say BOOKS?) that we won't need for a year. And then a semi-trailer was delivered to the front of our house to load our NYC-bound belongings. The truck is somewhere in middle America by now, on its way to a warehouse in New Jersey until we actually get to NYC.

People keep asking if we hired movers. Telfer's response: who needs movers when you have Andrea? Telfer packed maybe three boxes…maybe? And not because he was watching the NBA playoffs. He has been swamped at work and his chief resident responsibilities which left me to tie up a lot of our loose ends. Everything was just a little bit overwhelming (hence the lack of posts). Thank the Lord for the exersaucer!

We are now one week into Phase II: Homelessness. Thankfully, Elizabeth flew down to Ontario to drive up to Washington with me (and Cate and Henry). How did I think I could drive 1400 miles with a dog and a baby by myself? She was just a little bit invaluable. We even took an unscheduled detour to Cannon Beach for one night…so fun.

Telfer is finishing up his residency at Loma Linda and staying with friends and housesitting while Cate and Henry and I are enjoyably dividing our time between Tri-Cities and Olympia. Two more weeks until NYC… I am excited of course but mostly so relieved that the packing and the moving and the stress is over.

Packing up


sitting up!
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A rare post from Telfer: We are still here and alive! The past few months have gone by in a blur and it seems all nights and weekends have been busy and filled up weeks in advance. We had the pleasure of a visit and Disneyland trip from/with Andrea’s sister Alyssa, along with her husband Nate and their three girls Eden, Cora, and Neva. It was so much fun and Cate got her first mickey and loved “its a small world” (and “pirates” for that matter!). Last weekend we got to take a trip to Monterey for the annual CSA meeting (california society of anesthesiologists) and we had such a good time in part due to fond memories of going there for techie library conferences for Andrea in years past. This weekend is yard sale time and next weekend its time to move out! I’m not really pulling my weight (haven’t packed a box yet) but I am helping when I get home with moving boxes around and outside etc – it is quite the endeavor as those of you who have recently moved can attest.

Apartment in NYC


tease
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Whew. Telfer and Chris found an apartment for us in NYC last weekend while Mendy, Cate and I enjoyed each other's very pleasurable company. It's in the perfect location and looks really, really nice. We also close on our house on Monday or Tuesday…my last day of work for awhile is next Friday…the stress acne is slowly receding…

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