Most everything is packed.. there are some exceptions we are finishing up today. The carpets have been cleaned and holes patched. Today, is the girls last day of school. We are taking cupcakes and juice to their class rooms to celebrate and let them say good bye. Lots of people are coming around in the next couple of days to say good bye, so its been pretty rough. Adams sister is driving up today to say goodbye and see the girls. Adams dad gets in this afternoon to see everyone and lend a hand with the packing of the truck. My dad gets in tonight to help with the long drive on Sat. Life is as crazy as it gets right now!! Over the last few days, the kids have realized that things are really happening. Makenzie demanded to know why Adam could just not quit his job and we'd stay here. So, we had to sit her down and explain to her WHY quiting your job is not a good idea.
The other day we finished Jacquelines room, taking down her bed, washing walls that sort of thing. The next day, Jacqueline realized that all of her stuff was gone. For the rest of the day, everything we said to her provoked tears. When asked what was wrong she would say, I don't know. After listing off everything that we thought could have been wrong with her, we figured out she was scared and confused over the move. She wasnt sure where all of our stuff would end up, there was too much moving around of the things shes always known. She can't understand what moving is or what Noth Carolina means.
This morning we had another bout of it, she crawled into our bed this morning to cry, proffessing she had no idea why she was sad, or why she was crying she just wanted too.... I understand how she feels!!!
But for today, we don't have time to be sad. We have a million little things to get done and only a half million min to do it all!
Our phone and internet get turned off tomorrow, so I don't know when Ill be able to get everyone caught up on how we are doing. We leave before dawn on sat for this new crazy, scarry exciting adventure!!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
It's all pretty final
Well, as I write this my house is in shambles. There are boxes both packed and half packed in just about every room in the house. The kitchen is all but done, I'm working all the girls rooms today and with any luck will finish th today. We've emptied the garage of clutter, and it's now filling up with furniture and boxes. We signed the lease on our new house today and made arrangements to have the utilities turned off at this house. We've reserved the truck and bought tickets, we've scheduled carpet cleaners and trips to the dump. We've given away furniture and thrown away junk. Just a few short months ago we didn't even have a plan, and now we are less than two weeks away from our biggest move ever. To a new town, a new home where we won't know anyone. We are both super excited about what the new job means for Adam and getting to explore a new place, we are also sad at what we are leaving behind. It's a bit scary to move to a place you know nothing about, where you know no one, and even to house you have never seen! But that's where we are at! Over this last weekend, we went and said good bye to Adams grandparents. It was rather hard for us but especially Adam who is not sure he will ever see them alive again. The kids love seeing them, and they are always so welcoming to us. On our way down we ran into a close family friend and had dinner with him. Dan has been a fixture in our lives for 7 years now. He has been through just about everything with us, and we with him. Saying good bye to him, knowing it would be sometime before we saw him again, was very hard. It also brought me to the realization that this is all happening and that that goodbye was the first of many.
On Friday the 13th our friends are throwing us a party that will be bitter sweet. The ending of something we have grown accustomed to-Friday night potlucks with our closest friends. They are happy for us and several are already making plans to visit Carolina.
This will also be Adams official last day with the Sacramento office, and the start of his "vacation"
On the 14th (Happy Valentines Day) Adam and I will be super busy making last min trips to the dump and cleaning walls, it's not so romantic, but we both feel the sacrifices we are making and have made for each other to live happy lives with our family proves we love each other very much and we don't have to niche out a special day to realize that. And we don't have time =0)
I'll let him spoil me later!
On the 15th more of the same-Packing and trying to get everything painted and cleaned.. this will much of our next few days.
On the 19th My dad flys in-He is going to do what he does.. drive!! He's going to be driving the rental truck for us while we follow in the van with the kids. Thursday will also be the girls last day of school. This should prove to be a hard day for them, but we hope knowing papa will be here later in the evening will make things easier.
On the morning of the 20th we will be picking up the moving truck and rounding up some volunteers to load the thing. It should take the better part of the day! We have a couple of neighbors and Adam and his dad and my dad who will be around to get the job done.
Friday night, we will be meeting our dearest friends for one last dinner together. Friday night we will be crashing with friends.. we've had several offers of places to stay.. it's been very nice.
Sat the 21st before dawn cracks- we will hit the road! We will drive, well until we don't feel like it anymore, hopefully a good chunk of our driving will be on Sat. Then crashing in a hotel somewhere.
With any luck we hope to be in Oklahoma late Sunday. We will then be spending the week here spending time with my dad's side of the family. The girls are really looking forward to seeing my family, so we hope this will help in the transition.
On Sat we will once again head out in the very early hours and driving most of the way, staying the night a few hours outside of Charlotte if we can. Sunday the 1st we hope to arrive in Charlotte mid morning and unloading the truck into our new house!! woohoo
Monday, we will be taking my dad to the airport, dropping off the rental truck and starting the task of unpacking.. ugh
Monday, my mother and her husband plan to arrive and see the girls, and lending a hand where needed. They will be staying until Thursday-
Tuesday will be Adams first official day at his new job YAY and Thursday the girls first day back to school!
Then, we settle back into a life of normalcy-whatever ever that is!
Our new address is 4215 Sebring ct, Concord NC 28025 (yes we see the irony too, and it's pronounced con-cord) I will have the mail forwarded starting on the 18th from our NV address. Please hold any mail you may want to send until after the 1st to make sure, we get it!
Well, that's our life for the next three weeks. I won't know a new phone number for a couple of weeks there, but we will have our cell phones and won't be changing the number for a while if at all. If you need that number let me know, and we will get it to you.
The Roigs
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
There are so many sad diseases that abound in this world. Some, take the lives of people we know and love much to early, others just cause pain and discomfort. They limit the enjoyment everyone has the right to feel in their lifetime. It's a sad fact that many of us know people that have been affected and that is unlikely to change in our lifetimes. But, that's what they said about polio and chickenpox, and now young children are vaccinated for both!
I believe it takes courage to put yourself out there and be counted as one of the few who stand up for something, who fight for something you believe in. I also feel that when someone stands up, when they fight, we should support them. All too often we, living our busy lives, forget that we too can be affected by a sudden illness that will forever change our lives, and those around us. I never thought about cervical cancer a single day, until I had to sit there receiving radiation. Now, I contribute every chance I get. I now have to worry about breast cancer after my grandmothers mastectomy a few years ago, so I now support that.
I believe that we always want to do more, we have the most amazing intentions, but life just seems to run away with us.
Adams cousin is biking for MS. He doesn't need to raise thousands of dollars in fact his goal is $300.00 yet he's only managed to raise 15.00 of it. I know, I know, money is tight foe everyone, believe me!! We understand that completely! But, if you could just one time in the next few weeks, skip the morning coffee or the desert at dinner, and give $2.00 or even $5.00 for this wonderful cause.
Chris, is a wonderful person with a truly gold heart. He is not doing this for a pat on the back, or because the money is going into his secret vacation account. He truly is doing this because he believes in it.
Anyway, I just wanted to pass along the information to those who may be able to help.
Have a great day,
Dana & Adam
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