Because I missed the boat on having a comprehensive wedding blog (one of my top 5 regrets ever), I have become slightly obsessive about documenting everything just in case it’s important. Most lately, the devolution of our apartment.
Here it is near the beginning of the breakdown. The hutch is (mostly) emptied out but everything is basically still there:
As the hutch and dining room set move out, everything else starts moving around:
The bedroom and my awesome red shelves, now emptied of books. Well, almost:
The living room only seemed to grow more crowded as we packed, despite my giving away 6 bags of clothes/shoes/etc, and 2 boxes of kitchen stuff, and us throwing away tons of trash:
Possibly making some progress? The desk is gone from the bedroom:
The couches, now freed from their restraining covers, move their waterprint patterns out the balcony and over the side (no room to get them out the front door).
Drew blinds me with the dresser mirror. Maybe he’s tired of me taking pictures while he and his dad move the heavy stuff.
So much room!
Yet still so much stuff!
While Drew and his dad drove the couches to the storage, I made it my job to clean off the bed.
I liked to put blinders on and pretend that this was all that was left. Ignorance is bliss.
The truck filled with boxes:
Our stored stuff, filling up the space:
My plan was to open every cupboard and drawer in the kitchen that still had stuff in it, and close them as I emptied them out.
I got some boxes from work with some strange codes on them…
Progress!
Then a break to take pictures. The masks were mostly because I was using Easy Off in the oven, and that stuff is toxic. But then it was fun to just keep them on.
I am really loving this afternoon spent with my head in an oven. So fun.
Actually, this is preferable.
The final day. Seriously, what is all this stuff.
FINALLY! What a giant bedroom.
What a sparkling bathroom.
What an empty living room!
And of course, to say goodbye, San Bruno had to dress up in its finest.
So long, first apartment in our married life! You were a good little apartment! I will think of you fondly!
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