A Good Day with Friends

A Good Day with Friends….

So, today was once again moving day.  But for once, I was not the person whose things were being moved from one place to another.  But rather, one of my BFFs was the object of a move.  She had rented a studio apartment so she could get out of sharing a house with her daughter.  While it was nice for my friend to be with her daughter when she found herself in need of a roof over her head, they both needed to have their own spaces. 

I had made a large pot of chili last night and had gotten some hot dogs and the like so she could feed the other friends who were helping her move.  I had also gotten some basics so my friend could make herself some breakfasts.  I figured there would be chili left over so she would be set until she had a chance to do some shopping for the things she wanted to be able to cook.

I headed over around 10:00 AM, got the chili on the stove and watched and helped direct as boxes and furniture came in.  She has a beautiful breakfast nook that fit into one corner of her room.  This will be her center for cooking preparation, sewing and fabric cutting.  She then brought in her futon frame with a double bed mattress.  She has a pile of pillows that will line her walls making the bed look more like a lounger than a bed.  She was afraid it would not give her much room to walk around, but it was perfect.  Then a bureau fit into her room and a rocking chair…. It is absolutely adorable.

At one point there were seven or eight people trying to find places for things.  It got a little tight, but things were coming from the house to the apartment and from a storage unit to the apartment, so everyone had their assignments.  Once the furniture was loaded, one contingent of people headed out.  That left four of us to get things settled.  The one friend tackled the kitchen.  She washed up dishes and got things loaded into the few cabinets.  My friend was sorting through clothing and trying to figure out which closets would hold what items.  She also had washed her sheets and made her bed.  I stayed out of their way, as the one woman was determined to get everything put away before she left.  I was afraid that she was going run me over.  Besides, if I were the one moving into a new place, I would want to be the one deciding where things would be going unless I was asked to do something.  I did set up her Wii to her television and got it connected to the internet. 

Shortly before the last set of workers left my favorite movers arrived.  Marji and Danny have been working hard to help me move my stuff out of the Maryland house I have sold.  Marji was anxious to see where our friend was moving.  Besides that, Marji and Danny love my chili, so they wanted to come see the apartment and enjoy the chili.  (They also had some of my stuff that they had put in their storage unit, so they followed me home and moved a few more things into my house.)  So we all enjoyed a visit, ate chili to warm our stomachs and souls and shared the beginning of a new era for our friend.

It was a good day.  But it got even better for me… I got home and found the check for my real estate transaction in the mail!!  Now it is a terrific day for me!