The apartment has been vacated. It took four people roughly two days to pack, load, move and unload our large collection of stuff in to a storage unit in Orlando. In case you were wondering, we have almost exactly 800 cubic feet of stuff.
How do I know this? The storage unit was roughly 5'x17'x9' to 10' (depending on pipes/ducts) and we filled it to the brim! You can't see it very well in this picture but I assure you the items are stacked to the ceiling and the door is slammed shut, just barely restraining the avalanche of furniture behind it.
The old apartment looks quite stark and bare in comparison to its usual tidy coziness. I'm sleeping on a rejected mattress and using that dying coffee table as my desk at the moment. The only thing which makes this place bearable for the last couple days is Casanova who has found a home with Ashley and Ryan and Katie Murphy for the trip. He and Ashley and Ryan's cat Casey had a little play date today to get to know one another.
Tomorrow, Gwen will be in Stuart and I will spend New Years Eve in Jacksonville with Ashley and Ryan. We will meet in Orlando and begin our journey at 1:30pm on the 1st. So wish us luck as we wish you all a very happy New Year!
