The girls are up in MD with my in-laws for the week (don’t hate), and I’m trying to put the house together, and pretty much do all the things that I can’t do when I’ve got two in tow. The first two days were busy, but I’m taking it easy today. I’ve stayed at home all day, miracle of miracles.

I started unpacking some boxes, moving stuff around and what not and came across some things I haven’t seen since we packed up back in ’05. Old photo albums, pictures, books, posters, general junk and what not that is like being reunited with old friends. Oh! So there’s my yearbook from the third grade and my photo album of my high school graduation. Oh look at this! Here’s my wedding dress — good Lord, let me put that up in the attic before Mo gets back, sees it and wants to try it on! Awwww, here are my china place settings! Oh and here, here is that silver spoon and that porcelain baby plate and mug set Mo got as a baby present. I’m still wondering what I’m supposed to do with those. I mean, it’s a porcelain cup and plate from Tiffany’s; is she really gonna eat off it? Am I really gonna give it to her to mess with? That’s a resounding no.

This move has been our 6th in 7 years and no, we aren’t military. We just go where the jobs are. But, I’m taking a page from a friend of mine who recently moved to Minnesota. She said she’ s just going to unpack everything, every single box until there are no boxes left. It’s time to see what we’ve got, spread it out, keep some, toss the rest and don’t look back.

It’s been far too long since some of this stuff has seen the light of day. If I haven’t seen it in 3 years, I clearly haven’t missed it or needed it, but I like to know what I’ve got. I’m getting really good at parting ways with things I don’t need. I’ve got 800-Got-Junk on speed dial and several routes mapped out to GoodWill, so I’m good to go. In the interim, I’ll blow the dust off of my old friends and reminisce a bit.