Moving got off to a bang with an 8-hour power outage in Montgomery County that started just before the packers were set to arrive. I just kept hoping that they wouldn't reschedule because they couldn't see (or because it got too hot and the A/C was, of course, off as well) and that we wouldn't have to spend out last night in MD without power! Luckily, the packers did a great job (even though they had to pack my bathroom by candlelight) and it only took them about 3.5 hours.
That night we had our last meal in DC at Palena where they have a delicious price fixe tasting menu. We had a great time and a great meal, even though we had to drive through crazy traffic to get there (since all the traffic lights were also affected by the power outage).
On Friday, I went to work while the folks loading the moving van came to kick off the actual moving of furniture out of our house. They were a little late and ended up taking all day to load the van. I got home from my bittersweet last day in OITE around 4:00 and the van left around 4:15. Cayne had been busy cleaning all day so we headed out of DC just in time to hit rush hour, about 4:30. We didn't drive very far -- just to Roanoke, VA before stopping for the night for a much needed rest.
We made it to TN on Saturday to our pretty empty house. Mom and dad had helped to clean the kitchen, vacuum the carpets, and cut the grass for us, so it was a relief to not have to deal with that right away! We did get a steam cleaner from the store to do a deep cleaning of the carpets, which really made everything look great. So now, it's just waiting for our furniture to arrive while we keep cleaning out the rest of the house.
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