Moving Supplies

The moving supplies arrived today, and now there is nothing in the way of our packing everything we own into a truck and sending it on its way.

I had no idea moving was such an industry. So far we have used/ordered/have yet to use:

8 rolls of packing tape
12 furniture pads
250 sq. ft. of bubble wrap
countless SN&Rs
20 small moving boxes (1.5 cu. ft. each)
2 tarps
1 drop cloth
1000 ft. x 5 in. of stretch film
and Jared’s nice collection of plastic totes, tie-down straps and rope

I’ve linked all the above supplies to the suppliers I found to have the best prices for each item. For some reason, Home Depot’s website has the moving boxes at a higher price than my Home Depot. Check them out in person, they are the least expensive boxes I’ve found so far.

The tarps are to protect our boxes from dirt and water while they are in the truck. We need two: one to go underneath all our things and one to drape over them. The drop cloth is for the fact that we’re going to put the cats in the rear of Jared’s car. Although they’ll have a litter box, we want to make sure there’s no way they have an accident in the car. Cat pee is almost impossible to get rid of, scent-wise.

I can’t believe how quickly this move has come together. In less than two weeks, we’ve got everything we need. It’s nice to be reminded of how capable I am.

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Where have I been? Where am I going?

Last week Jared and I decided to embrace an opportunity to buy a home and so we are moving to Salt Lake City, Utah in about three weeks.

The suddenness of the out-of-state move has put me in a strange, strung-out mood which I haven’t felt in a couple of years.

Daily, I am getting a lot done and yet feel as if nothing is being accomplished.

So far, we’ve decided on using ABF U-Pack to move our things. It costs the same or less than a rental truck and they drive for us. I’ve also gone ahead and paid our last’s month rent, sold a LOT of extraneous valuables (1976 Dodge Tradesman, iBook G4, furniture, etc.), and filed our taxes. All of the utilities have been canceled and pre-paid where possible. Jared and I have packed about thirty boxes already.

I’ve also set up a shop on Amazon.com to sell smaller things which we don’t want/need: http://www.amazon.com/shops/sleepies

So we are packing up and moving on to our next adventure. I can’t wait to see what awaits me in Utah. I’m also trying to enjoy as much of this California spring-time as possible.

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Wine Tasting at Drytown, Convergence, Nine Gables

Amador County is home to over thirty wineries. Yesterday, Jared and I went wine tasting with a couple of friends, and we only got to three of them. The weather was spring-like with crisp clear air. This was my first trip to Amador and the landscape is beautiful.

Our first stop was Convergence Vineyards, which was hosting a “soups ‘n’ sips” tasting. One of the soups was cheeseburger soup, a first for me!

After sampling their sparkling wine, white wine, red wine, and a port, we left with the 2006 Mourvedre and 2007 Gnarly Vine Zinfandel. I really liked the light berry and smoke flavor of the Mourvedre. Jared was so impressed with their reds that he chose the Zinfandel even though it wasn’t available for tasting.

Next we stumbled upon Drytown Cellars. We had so much fun here chatting with the owner, Allen Kreutzer, and discovering a new varietal, Malvasia Bianca.

I really liked how the tasting room was not a tasting room at all, but a counter with stools inside the winery. We tasted many white wines, a couple reds, and a dessert wine. We left with the 2008 Malvasia Bianca, which has an amazing floral flavor.

Allen also suggested we try what he calls “the baby maker” - Kirigin Cellars Vino de Mocca - a California grape wine with coffee, orange and cocoa. Jared and I bought some of this as well, but we’ll stash it away for later.

Our last stop was Nine Gables Vineyard, and by this time my poor tongue was quite burnt out on sampling so many great wines. We tried a few wines, and I was immediately impressed with the almond flavored sparkling wine. In addition to the sparkling wine, we also bought a bottle of the 2006 Merlot.

I didn’t get any pictures at Nine Gables, but I suppose that is just a good reason to return.

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