Goodbye NH. (It’s not forever.)

As most of you who read this blog know, we spent the last week in New Hampshire packing up our house and moving everything into storage. Closing is still on for 2/26 so we wanted to get the packing/cleaning done so we could get back and finish the van enough to hit the road.

We arrived late Thursday to a fresh snowstorm. A friend dropped us at the end of the driveway and we hiked the 200 yards or so through 8″-10″ of snow. The house was cold and lonely because there were no dogs to greet us. It felt almost like being in someone else’s house on vacation. Friday we had to spend much of the day clearing the snow. Good thing we had not sold the tractor yet! We also got a few things packed and ready and checked out our storage unit.

On Saturday we were so fortunate to have some friends help us pack and move. Special thanks to Z and Michelle, Kim, and Mary and Allison for all their help. Sara’s parents were also very helpful and we could not have done any of it without her brother, Keith. You all likely saved us from a domestic if we had to do it alone. By Monday evening everything was in storage and the house was cleaner than when we bought it.

For everyone we did not see on our quick visit, I’m sorry we missed you. We will be back this summer to sort out all the stuff in storage and will have more time to visit.

Such an empty living room.
Empty kitchen.
Last view of the house as we drove away.
Storage unit Tetris. The first load is easy. After that it starts getting harder. By the end it seems like everything is awkward and misshapen and you just start balancing it precariously on top of everything else.
No one is going to survive if they break into this storage unit. Guard bear never sleeps.

2 thoughts on “Goodbye NH. (It’s not forever.)”

  1. Haha! looks like our storage unit. We have to tackle it this summer, not looking forward to that at all. Well Congrats to you guys, I bet you feel a little lighter today. It’s AWESOME to live in a home that moves, can’t wait for you to get the van up and running. Hope to see you somewhere along your travels.

  2. Great post and love the guard bear! Glad you got everything done so you can continue on to more adventures! Have fun and come back to visit soon!

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