June 23, 2010
BOOM. Sometimes I feel like my life is a ticking time bomb right now. Well, I guess that kind of gives off the impression that things are bad. They aren’t bad. Just a tad stressful. Maybe my situation should be likened to a giant table full of dominos standing on end, waiting for that one to fall so that everything else can get into place.
Either way, THERE’S A LOT GOING ON IN MY LIFE THIS MONTH. If you’d ask me what I’m doing at any given moment you might get an answer like:
- Packing
- Crying uncontrollably
- Wiping red mud off our adorable puppy huge oversized pseudo-puppy
- Packing
- Taking reaghan to ice skating/camp/swimming
- Curled up naked in the shower biting my knees wishing I were dead (LOL/JK. But thanks Ludo for the funny line.)
- Packing
That’s kind of a funny list of what we’ve been doing. But, here’s a quick idea of how things are actually going. Hmm. Maybe not so different from the first list.
The Move
Packing is….going. It’s stressful. I hate it. Every time I look around I feel like I find more and more things. We’ve gotten rid of SO much. It’s amazing. After a slight meltdown Sunday Matt said we could have the movers pack a little more than originally planned… Thank goodness! They were originally going to just do breakables, but we’re now going to have them do miscellaneous items like lamps, some electronics and tools, etc. from the garage. Cuz really, how DO you pack that stuff?!?
What's left of my closet. One more Wardrobe box to go.
Tons and tons of boxes in the garage.
Reaghan's closet & what's left of her clothes.
Playroom Closet
Reaghan has actually been a very big helper. She loves packing and is in charge of writing the contents on all the boxes, along with hearts and peace signs. 
The movers will be here June 29 to pack. They’ll load the truck on the 30th and head out. Scheduled delivery in Anacortes is between July 6-9.
Matt flies in to OKC on July 1. We will have a U-Haul for a few items the movers won’t take, luggage, etc. We will all drive to Kansas on the 2nd, spend the 4th at my Dad’s and then July 5th Matt will fly back to Washington to meet the movers. Reaghan, Denise, the puppy, 2 cats and I will head out Oregon Trail style for Washington. (Sans covered wagons.)
Route we will take from Tonganoxie, KS
Shelby
What can we say about Shelby? We love this dog silly. I’m not sure we can still call her our little puppy anymore, though. At 6 months she probably weighs in close to 40 pounds. When we take her on walks people ask, “What happened to your puppy?” And at obedience class they say she grows every week. Yes. I know. I think she grows EVERY DAY.
Shelby today. So heavy Reaghan can't lift her.
Shelby the first day we had her.
We’ve had her in classes since the first few weeks we’ve had her. She seems to love them and has come a long way. She’s still definitely a puppy, but the classes have really helped us keep her under control. Big, jumpy dogs freak me out, so I’ve made it my mission in life that she will NOT be that kind of dog. I think we’re on the right track. I have high hopes that one day she’ll be my furry little running partner.
Reaghan’s Dance Recital
Reaghan’s dance recital was the first weekend in June. She dances with Range of Motion studio. We are really going to miss it. It’s a great studio. I love that their recital is actually a production. This year they did “Clue.” It was really good. All the dancers are fantastic and each class does a piece that fits into the production somehow. This year Reaghan was a flower in the Conservatory.
The other great thing is that they use really fun music. I downloaded several songs that they played during the recital. Here are two of my favorites. Reaghan and I have been listening to these two songs over and over.
These are a few other new albums I’m looking forward to listening to this summer…
Of course, Echos from Airplanes‘ new EP was just released on iTunes. You can download it here. I can’t wait to listen to that on the drive to Washington.
Also, Ludo will be releasing their new album August 17th. As always, looking forward to their music. ‘Cuz, you know, I’m a Ludo groupie and all. Seriously hoping they’ll be touring somewhere on the West Coast this fall!
Going Away 
Saying goodbye to my friends has been one of the hardest things that I’ve had to do. I know that I will get to keep in touch with so many of the great girlfriends that I have here, but it really does make me sad. I’ve absolutely loved getting to run with the great girls of runHers. I know I’ve said it many times, but there’s no way I could have made it with out those girls!
L to R: Wendi, Abbie, Amy, Me, Ashley & Kristin
Also, my sister, Kristin and my real-life BFF, Shannon, surprised me by planning a birthday party for me last month. It was so funny. I had NO idea. Kristin and Mom took me for manis/pedis and shopping. Were supposed to eat dinner after. I argued and argued about where to go for dinner… We wound up at Belle Isle Brewery and to my great surprise, many of my best friends and people I’ve known the longest from OKC were there! Love those two girls!
L to R: Kristin, Shannon, Stephanie, Me, Mom, Howard, Gabby, Adddison, Dana, Dave, Deidre, Jason
May/June Wrap-Up
Yes, I’m still running! I had hoped to keep my mileage pretty high this summer (meaning mid-week 10’s and long run 15’s). But, sheesh. This heat and humidity has really hindered me there. I’ve been lucky to do 5-6 miles during the week and 8-9 miles on the weekend. Without Matt here I just can’t get up in the morning to get my runs in, so I’m going during the heat of the day or late in the evening. So looking forward to that cooler weather in Washington!
One of the geeky things I love doing is Gowallaing. I’m not ashamed. It’s a fun little GPS-based app where you check-in to spots around town when you visit them. You have “friends” that you can follow, make comments and post pictures of the spots. You also randomly acquire pins and digital items as you check in. You then add these items to your collection. I guess the point is to try to obtain all the items. I have a long way to go there. Occasionally, you can win real life things. Once I won a real life “Ollie, the Twitterrific Bird” by being one of 100 people to check into an Apple store. That was pretty exciting.
Ollie, The Twitterrific Bird
I created a Trip titled “TheRealKami’s Eat Before Moving List” including some my favorite places to eat in Edmond and Oklahoma City. I only have one to go, and will remedy that tonight!
Screenshot of what message you will get when you check into one of "TheRealKami's Eat Before Moving List" sites.
Otherwise… we’re counting down the days. Excited to go, sad to leave.
