Yea, Verily, Yea

A friend of mine just popped her head into the door of the IT helpdesk to check if I was still here. We chatted for a moment and as she turned to leave, she remarked "I'll always think of Danny Kaye when I think of you." We both giggled, remembering the movie that I had introduced her to - 'The Court Jester', starring Danny Kaye.

If you haven't seen it - you NEED to - it's one of the finest classic comedies ever made. I haven't yet met a person who doesn't love it.

And it fits exactly how I feel at the moment.

Without giving too many spoilers, there's a sequence where Danny Kaye is rushed through a series of trials, and after each one, the knights affirm the completion of the test by saying "Yea, verily, yea."  Poor Danny Kaye is dazed and befuddled by the whirlwind of events (as those of us watching laugh hysterically, while relating to his bewilderment.)

"Are we almost done packing?"  "Yea, verily, yea"

"Are loose ends getting tied up?" "Yea, verily, yea"

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The cardboard is winning

I really had no idea we had so many books - and these are just the ones we accumulated in the past six years while we were here in seminary. Of course, we also have books we read for pleasure, but I am in awe at the size of our library. Almost all of it is in boxes - now to get it downstairs to the pods, which arrived this morning. They look so SMALL! Crossing fingers we can get everything in.

I've been doing battle with cardboard boxes - and I'm afraid the cardboard is winning! Almost every square foot of floor space (and counter) has at least one cardboard box on it. I have to remember to leave space for walking - oh yes, and there's a bed somewhere underneath the stacks in the bedroom. Hope I can get some friends to help me get them downstairs - this morning I tried carrying a (fortunately empty) box downstairs, and it ended up at the bottom of the landing - luckily I DIDN'T, but it was close. *sigh*

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And so it begins

Pre-trip planning and organizing and packing. It's really happening.

All my organizational tendencies are in full swing - the route mapped out, 'reservations' made with friends and family along the way. It's a strange feeling to be filling out change of address forms for an apartment I've never actually seen yet. Talk about going to "a land that I will show you!"

I have lists, spreadsheets, reminders, maps and guidebooks. Timing is crucial, scheduling get-togethers with family and friends in between weeding out what we're really taking with us and what needs to go, and then packing it. I'm grateful that we'll have help getting things down the stairs into the pods - my new progressive lenses make it challenging to get down the stairs in a vertical position - let alone carrying anything.

I'm planning on doing a photo journal of this adventure, and I want to get some good pictures of our 'starting zone' before we head out. Our Lil' BC stunt double (tm) will be featured prominently in many of the photos (for those who don't know, Lil' BC is the mascot of our guild the Browncoats in World of Warcraft.)  I'm making yet another list now of the places I don't want to miss.

I'm thinking the long drive is going the be the most restful part of this experience...


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