our move part 1

We moved to Houston ten days ago and as most moves go, the transition was challenging.  We closed on our house in Austin in record time because the new owners asked to move up the date.  This meant we had to ask the owners of our new place in Houston to move out quicker than they were prepared to do. Bob masterfully solved this problem by purchasing all of their furniture so they didn’t have to hire movers. We arrived in Houston on a Saturday and were scheduled to move in the following Tuesday. For five days I was without Internet and email and 100% of our belongings were in a warehouse in Buda, Texas.   As we left Austin I remember thinking I was leaving the support system I built and would have to start a new one on my own. Thanks to my mother-in-law graciously inviting us into her home, the transition was easy.  On Monday night, we learned the movers were delayed due to icy conditions. I fell asleep asking Bob if we made the right decision and should we have just downsized but stayed in Austin. This move was absolutely necessary, because it was too difficult to maintain our house in Austin remotely and there was only so much I could do.  It affords me the opportunity to have the independence I crave.  I can walk to more places and more often.  I am closer to my volunteer work.   The old, old Mark Twain phrase comes to mind:  “I’m all for progress, it’s change I don’t like.” Here’s to both --- progress and change. Come visit