Marathon of Moving

Thank God for fathers and friends.

I worked for 3 days (solo) moving my stuff from my condo to my garage.  Then the move really started:

Tuesday:

My trainer from Xsport Fitness center/gym helped me load the U-Haul truck on a Tuesday afternoon. If you are looking for an excellent personal trainer in the western suburbs of Chicago, ask for Nick P at Xsport Fitness in St. Charles, IL.

Wednesday:

On Wednesday morning approx 9:30 AM, I pulled out of West Chicago with a loaded U-Haul truck.  I arrived at my Wisconsin destination about 4 PM.

My 76 year old father and I commenced two whirlwind moving days by unloading the truck into my storage unit.  At approximately 8 PM we headed back to Illinois in the empty U-Haul truck.

Thursday:

We arrived back at my condo about 2 AM Thursday and slept for a pitifully few hours.
Packing & loading started up again at 7 AM.  We didn't stop until about 8 PM.  A couple times I wanted to break down from sheer exhaustion but dad's energy and determination kept me going.
Before heading north, we stopped at my favorite Taco Bell for a quick bite and were on our way by 8:40 PM.

Friday:

We got home to WI about 3 AM Friday - very tired but it wasn't over yet!   We got up at 7 AM and once again unloaded the U-Haul.  We turned the empty truck in at the drop-off site at 10AM, making the 3 day rental deadline.

After a much needed nap, I was back on the road (in my little 2001 Honda Insight) to drive back to IL around 7 PM.  I had to stop at least twice for more naps (I'm not getting any younger :-)).

The U-Haul truck was terrible on gas consumption.  It cost nearly $300 in gas/petrol for our trips (about $100 for each leg of the 3 leg trip).  My Honda Insight on the other hand cost less than $20 for a leg of the trip (60 mpg just can't be beat).

Saturday:

I arrived at my semi-empty condo at 4:30 AM.  No surprise, sleep came quickly/easily.  Waking in a zombie-like state a few hours later, I worked on recycling/junking/goodwill-ing the remaining contents of my residence.

Still a lot to do before the flight to New Zealand begins July 21.