Wow.

The world, it is a changing.

I defrosted the fridge for the last time yesterday.

This morning, I quite possibly took my last shower without a bathtub.

The countdown has begun to finally leave the bad juju of Li'l Mama behind.

We got the apartment.

Tuesday we looked at it, loved it, filled out the paperwork.

Wednesday we received a call saying we had been approved.

Thursday I am packing.

Friday we are signing the lease.

Saturday and Sunday, we are moving.

Monday night, housewarming Monday.

If only you could feel the pounding in my chest, the heaviness in my stomach. We haven't moved in over seven years, and we have a LOT of crap to pack and I don't even know where to start.

Despite all that, it's happening. We're moving. We are taking that next big step in our lives and getting the hell outta dodge. Not much more then "wow" describes what's going on.

Everyone is so happy for us. Prissy almost can't contain herself because of the happy thought of never having to come to this building (with all it's drama and history) to visit us again, she's bringing boxes for us tonight. So many other people have also offered to help. It looks like my mom will be renting the U-Haul for us, which is a nice perk, and Tall might not go away for the weekend just so he can help, also awesome. The hubby got the weekend off (paid vacation days) so hopefully this will be an efficient move with all of us pitching in.

After this weekend I'll be without the internet until Tuesday, the price of moving the service but I'm sure my blog will survive without me, it always has. I'll have plenty of pictures of the new place to put on my public blog, what it looks like bare and then filled with all of our secondhand crap, should be interesting, huh?

Our Monday nighters will be pleased, the place is huge compared to this one, at least double. Our apartment now is probably smaller then just the downstairs of the new place. Like I said, big changes.

Today and tomorrow will be the last time I have to pay to do a load of laundry or do the dishes by hand because there is a washer, dryer and a dishwasher. It will be the last time I have to sit in line to wait for the bathroom because there will be two of them. It will be the last time we have to fight for hot water because the water heater here was never meant to service six apartments and several businesses. I'll never again have to lug groceries up our over two dozen stairs, or fight for a parking spot or listen to another bar fight. (Halloween night, a really decent guy was killed in a fight right outside our bar next door, it's a sad hit to reality to know something like that happened so close.)

It's a new adventure, this whole moving thing. We went years without so much of a hint of progress and then all of a sudden everything is happening at once. It's a rush. It's scary. But there's no doubt about it, it's happening.

If I don't manage to keep you updated before we loose internet for a few days, I'll have a nice big juicy post for when I get back online. Sounds fair, right? I just want to say thank you to my dear blog and my even more dear doppelganger for your support, I can sure use it right now and you know how to deliver, so again, thanks.