Well the past week and a half have been crazy to say the least. I have felt just about every emotion to say the least.
As I stepped into my last week in Rochester I was overwhelmed with the amount of stuff I had that I needed to pack, in addition to the number of people that I wanted to see and say goodbye to before I left. Each day seemed to get longer as I worked to fit things in. I was spending most days packing and then lunch and dinner out with different people to spend quality time with some important people and say goodbye to them. I was also stuck at the car dealership a few different mornings because my car was acting up after they had fixed it the week before. The packing was slowly coming along. I was trying to get everything done by Friday night since my parents were getting into town then and we were planning on packing the truck Saturday morning.
Many of my friends I made an effort to see individually with either lunches or dinners throughout the week. I enjoy personal, individual and genuine time with people. Thursday night I have a going away party with a group of friends. It was an interesting night for sure. I made a few appetizers and we just hung out for the night. It was a difficult evening for me in multiple ways. Watching everyone around plan the rest of their summer was really hard. I know life will go on in Rochester even when I'm gone, but it was difficult to watch things get planned, especially when it was things that I probably wouldn't have even gotten invited to in the first place. In a lot of ways it didn't feel much like a party, it wasn't really a celebration of my time there. I had a good night and it was nice to spend time with people. It was difficult to say goodbye to people, especially since I wasn't sure when I'd see most of them again.
Friday I had to go to the doctor and then tried to finish packing, and had dinner with my parents and family friends. Saturday we picked up the rental truck and then packed it up. As we drove away I had a really hard time not breaking down as I thought about what I was leaving. We drove down to Virginia, stopping at IKEA first and then went to the hotel for the night.
Sunday morning we grabbed breakfast and then I signed my lease and started unpacking the truck and moving into my new apartment. My good friend from high school lives close by and was will to help me unpack. My department head at one of my schools brought 2 of her sons and also helped up unpack the truck. We got everything into my apartment in about an hour which was pretty amazing! Once everything was in we sat and drank some water and then made a game plan. My mom, my friend from high school, and I went back to IKEA to get a few more little things while my Dad built some of the furniture that we had bought the day before. Once we got home we went out to dinner and then watched Olympics and relaxed.
Monday and Tuesday we spent building and unpacking. We went grocery shopping and got cleaning supplies and all of the little things that are needed for a new place. I found out I needed a new hot water heater so they put one in today. Luckily it was just a few phone calls and things were taken care of. Really it was pretty simple.
Today my parents left midday and I finally signed my contract. It was hard to say goodbye to my parents. They helped a lot the past few days and knowing I'm more alone now was also hard. I spent the afternoon and evening doing the last little bit of packing. I'm hoping to have the rest of the unpacking done tomorrow morning so that I can start looking at stuff for school and start getting ready for school. I still have to figure out DMV stuff as well. There is so much stuff that goes into moving, it is kind of ridiculous!
Next week I start new teacher orientation so we'll see how that all goes. I'm getting nervous about all of it, not to mention not knowing people or my way around. Thank goodness for GPS!! I'm getting to know the area around my apartment but there is so much around it will take a while.
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