tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post5011730158023893854..comments2023-07-23T11:53:16.145-04:00Comments on This Heart of Mine: We'll Be Right Behind YouSamantha Brinn Merelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-43806112737873575282013-01-10T21:31:53.731-05:002013-01-10T21:31:53.731-05:00I'm sorry. That sounds awful, but again, made ...I'm sorry. That sounds awful, but again, made for a really good post. I loved the line about the knots in your stomach having their very own knots. Very well told -- great descriptives. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393708147017569061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-71858420146370856772013-01-10T17:29:02.203-05:002013-01-10T17:29:02.203-05:00After my last move I vowed I'd never move agai...After my last move I vowed I'd never move again unless it was to California. Otherwise I will die in this house. I'm glad things have been looking up since then!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-43744974634103140182013-01-10T10:41:48.859-05:002013-01-10T10:41:48.859-05:00The timing of your move could not have been worse ...The timing of your move could not have been worse but how do you predict that. Of course you don't. Thank goodness for the carpeting. I love your new house, though!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841767868797265391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-6906508187502950262013-01-10T09:12:44.722-05:002013-01-10T09:12:44.722-05:00Oh man, moving during hurricane week, what a mess!...Oh man, moving during hurricane week, what a mess! But at least you can say you'll never forget your first night in your new home!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02258011621537392465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-45998265628962696362013-01-10T07:49:29.611-05:002013-01-10T07:49:29.611-05:00Moving is so stressful, and must have been even mo...Moving is so stressful, and must have been even more so with the hurricane, and then the dead battery! I bet it's nice to have it all behind you now. :DGinny Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579981666900022792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-28318876567453351572013-01-10T07:04:53.350-05:002013-01-10T07:04:53.350-05:00Ah, moving. I totally know what you mean about tho...Ah, moving. I totally know what you mean about those knots having knots. What a bunch of misadventures! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-10003437952648132302013-01-09T23:08:52.990-05:002013-01-09T23:08:52.990-05:00I love reading your writing. Your pacing and easy ...I love reading your writing. Your pacing and easy to read style always leave me with a smile on my face. And I never, ever want to move again for all of the reasons you so beautifully detailed. Ugh! Congratulations on your move and on surviving the process!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-20249020015873216642013-01-09T16:39:25.701-05:002013-01-09T16:39:25.701-05:00Oh my goodness. I am so sorry to hear about this....Oh my goodness. I am so sorry to hear about this. That is terrible. When we moved in, our stuff was a week behind us, so we slept on a air mattress. It was rough, but memorable.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02044625688780009795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-69528450203603962952013-01-09T12:04:08.231-05:002013-01-09T12:04:08.231-05:00It definitely seemed like it at the time...It definitely seemed like it at the time...Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-20271826385724278092013-01-09T12:03:54.145-05:002013-01-09T12:03:54.145-05:00We are all settled in and doing great now. It was ...We are all settled in and doing great now. It was a bad couple of days starting with the hurricane, and lasting for a week or so after the move, but we love the new house and the new neighborhood now.Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-32082023091755900412013-01-09T12:03:00.380-05:002013-01-09T12:03:00.380-05:00It's the worst!It's the worst!Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-65972739909023842352013-01-09T12:02:50.083-05:002013-01-09T12:02:50.083-05:00Totally not self-centered at all! The whole time I...Totally not self-centered at all! The whole time I was actually thinking that I was so glad we didn't have kids yet. It was just us, so we could rough it for a night, but if we had kids it would have taken on a whole different flavor.Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-80352615031979474462013-01-09T12:02:08.802-05:002013-01-09T12:02:08.802-05:00It really was too much. If I could have put it off...It really was too much. If I could have put it off another could weeks I totally would have, but since we had already given our landlord notice that we were leaving, there wasn't much to do but forge on ahead.Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-89919202274782058902013-01-09T12:01:27.843-05:002013-01-09T12:01:27.843-05:00It is so the worst, especially on the heels of the...It is so the worst, especially on the heels of the hurricane, but we are doing just fine now :)Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-43168367966321608602013-01-09T12:00:57.428-05:002013-01-09T12:00:57.428-05:00Cross country is so much worse than 20 miles to th...Cross country is so much worse than 20 miles to the north! Truth is, after we got over the insanity of it all, that first night on the floor of our new bedroom was actually kind of fun.Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-27211805230568438452013-01-09T12:00:07.927-05:002013-01-09T12:00:07.927-05:00Yes! It was a super stressful move, but we are lov...Yes! It was a super stressful move, but we are loving the new house and our new neighborhood, and I am finally starting to feel comfortable on our runs. I think moving is always stressful no matter what, but we came through the other side perfectly.Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-27982214998711634332013-01-09T09:27:31.400-05:002013-01-09T09:27:31.400-05:00Moving is painful enough but this was no fun! We h...Moving is painful enough but this was no fun! We had to live out of suitcases for two weeks when we moved across the country. But we knew it and were prepared. I'm glad you got your stuff eventually.Stacie @ Snaps and Bitshttp://www.snapsandbits.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-34323713410973164032013-01-08T23:44:57.915-05:002013-01-08T23:44:57.915-05:00I was totally stressed out just reading this! It i...I was totally stressed out just reading this! It is so unsettling moving to a new place, and I know you've had so many second (and third and fourth) thoughts about this decision that all the delays must have put you right over the edge. I hope things are starting to feel a bit normal these days; I think they are since you're running again, right?! TriGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289885288405245140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-26680691399214648602013-01-08T20:58:59.441-05:002013-01-08T20:58:59.441-05:00Now my stomach has knots! This is self-centered o...Now my stomach has knots! This is self-centered of me, but I just kept thinking "What would I do with my kids?!?" Hope you have been settling in nicely now.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06281433748053233153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-23870377739313435932013-01-08T18:16:59.701-05:002013-01-08T18:16:59.701-05:00Oh gosh what a pain! Ugh. Even in the best of circ...Oh gosh what a pain! Ugh. Even in the best of circumstances, moving suuuuucks.Giahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10026292498250130247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-475764662520236782013-01-08T16:49:11.929-05:002013-01-08T16:49:11.929-05:00Oh, good gravy! Did you have a bet with Murphy or...Oh, good gravy! Did you have a bet with Murphy or something? Glad that everything worked out in the end...IASoupMamahttp://www.iasoupmama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-41458345935226492302013-01-08T16:28:12.870-05:002013-01-08T16:28:12.870-05:00Seriously, moving is such a pain in the rumpus. I...Seriously, moving is such a pain in the rumpus. I am glad you had carpeting. MOving during Sandy is just too much. Glad it's all a memory and a great post.christiehttp://www.outlawmama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-54787072821935416552013-01-08T16:28:12.520-05:002013-01-08T16:28:12.520-05:00oh my, the knots in my stomach had knots of their ...oh my, the knots in my stomach had knots of their own. love it. and ugh!! sorry!! this so sucks!! hopefully you're happily settled by now. that is not a good moving story! i mean, it was a good story, but.. you know what i mean! :)www.icescreammama.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13002351185759292747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-46690895870032489972013-01-08T14:52:35.335-05:002013-01-08T14:52:35.335-05:00Holy Cow. This could be a "If You Decide to M...Holy Cow. This could be a "If You Decide to Move From Manhattan." First there will be a hurricane, which will . . . Those storms can really alter our lives. It makes you realize how much we depend on technology and things that can be knocked out by wind. I grew up in Florida and don't remember it being too bad but now with the huge population explosion, when these things happen everyone is affected. Glad you are now in your home.Jamie Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03464973297373372882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-69670360234105957592013-01-08T14:21:47.246-05:002013-01-08T14:21:47.246-05:00Ugh! Isn't moving the worst?!? It's always...Ugh! Isn't moving the worst?!? It's always filled with hassles like this - though this one does seem particularly bad. I love your optimistic take on the situation though.Christie @Random Reflectionzhttp://www.randomreflectionz.comnoreply@blogger.com