Moving is such a pain.

[Crankin]

Geez, SheFly, I didn't realize you had moved so much! And that story made me laugh, although I am sure your dad wasn't laughing. How did you survive moving every year as a kid? One move out of state almost killed me and I didn't talk to my dad for a long time. But, all my other moves were very planned. Still, when I talk to people around here, I always feel like I've moved a lot, compared to others.
Once, we were in a meeting for my older son, when he was in high school. They were going through his developmental history and the way they stated, "and then the family moved again," like we were some kind of transients! Yes, I moved here from another state and then we lived in one town until we could afford to move again to put the kids in your highly rated school system...

[malkin]

Moving sucks.

We have stuff.
We have junk.
We have-- well, you name it, we probably have it.

We have gotten rid of tons of it, but now there is a garden and chickens and we laugh about owning huge trees. At least we won't be taking those new things with us if we ever move!

[westtexas]

Haha thanks for all the commiseration!

The truck FINALLY arrived 6 hours late. But everything got off and into the apartment just fine, and so far everything is in good shape. I've got all but 10 boxes of books unpacked (my bookshelves are at my parents - yay for free furniture!) and most of the stuff hidden away somewhere. The smoothest part of this whole thing was my sofa getting delivered from the factory yesterday - they said between 10-1 and they showed up at 9:45. I was so impressed and so relieved to finally have something go right!

And, since someone asked, no I won't be changing my username. I'm still in Texas afterall. Houston is super overwhelming right now (I'm originally from Katy which was a small suburb on the west side of Houston but is now a ginormous suburb) and navigating around inside the city is nothing like the wide open spaces of west Texas. But I'll make it. Work is only a few miles away and I can walk to about 15 restaurants from my apartment and more are in biking distance.

And last night I slept for 10 hours - the most sleep I've had in almost 2 weeks. I was getting about 5-6 due to stress and now I feel so much better.

[marni]

west texas I am in Katy=Cinco Ranch- Once you get settled in let's go for a ride!

[GLC1968]

Congrats on finally getting settled (or started on it!) and a good night sleep!

I'm like Shefly - tons of moving before I'd even gotten to college. And it didn't stop there. Right now, we've been in our current house for 4 years (next month) and it is, by far, the longest I've ever lived anywhere.

We still haven't made the decision about whether or not we'll sell, but not having to move AGAIN would certainly be a pro for the 'stay' side of the argument. Moving really is a pain!

[westtexas]

west texas I am in Katy=Cinco Ranch- Once you get settled in let's go for a ride!

That's where my folks live now. They're closing on a house out in Fulshear in one week, but I would love to go for a ride with you! Now, mind you, I'm approaching 4 weeks off the bike... Do you ride with any groups out there? It looked like Bike Barn had some good group rides.

[breeze]

Haha thanks for all the commiseration!
Houston is super overwhelming right now (I'm originally from Katy which was a small suburb on the west side of Houston but is now a ginormous suburb) and navigating around inside the city is nothing like the wide open spaces of west Texas.

Leaving Lubbock was such a strange thing for me-- after living in such a wide open space, being back in an East Coast city was really different. Also-- tricked-out Lone Star-sized pickup trucks aren't normal business around here. Seeing one is a novelty!

Glad to hear that things are settling down for you, and that the moving stuff was resolved!

[marni]

I don't normally ride with a group as I ride mostly during the week but I love the area between Cinco Ranch, Fulshear, Brookshire, Wallis and Richmond Rosenburg/Sugarland. There are some nice rides.

The last time I rode with a bike barn ride, which was just after I started riding, I was thoroughly dropped at the first SAG stop, as in everybody had come and gone and come and gone again before I got there, and the SAG was rolling out for home. I know I was slow, but if they say it is a no drop ride, they need to explain how no drop it is. That being said, I do like the local bike barn and the guys and gals there so no doubt things have changed mightily in five years. I'm not riding this week as I just got back from riding the Mississippi (1800 miles in 32 days) and am waiting for my bike to come home and for my weariness to subside a bit but will be ready to go next week.

Look me up in the phone book under Philip C Harang.