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May 25, 2009

With two weeks of really enjoying the new house … I can say it simply feels awesome! After living place to place and moving so many times that I gave up counting, I was so looking forward to moving into “our” townhouse. Just the difference in space, compared to downtown apartment living, is “golden”

Having done the “Great” move from Germany to Vancouver three years ago, I promised myself that I would never touch another moving box again. But since I paid someone to move back then, I now realize one can’t say the word “move” until you do all the physical work yourself; in fact, I realize all the back breaking work is actually the fun stuff – preparing for the move, packing boxes, going through “old” stuff, deciding what to keep, what to sell, what to donate, diplomatically influencing one’s better half to get rid of some shoes .

On the day of the move, I had everything planned, packed and ready. All I had to do is just go and get the truck early in the morning. With some awesome friends anxiously waiting to help , the “move-out” was literally done within an hour. The move-in however was another story and it basically took the rest of the day. By the time we called it a night, it was 1 a.m. in the morning. Everything was done and put where it should be. My philosophy is get everything done now, so that you can start enjoying it sooner. This especially holds true when it comes to moving into your first house! The next day, the second biggest TO DO, get the cable guy to install the cable and Internet. Getting back online is top priority …

In reflecting back on my three years in downtown Vancouver, I really enjoyed myself. But now that I’ve had some time to settle in and enjoy the new place, it feels great to have more space and not have to hear the fire-trucks going off. Now all we have to do, is get used to suburba!

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