Samain Moving Moon
The electrician comes today to remove the automatic transfer switch for our generator. Eric at Alpha Electric in Evergreen said they can cost as much as $1,000 to $1,200. Probably saved us the cost of the electrician today and the cost of installing the generator in Colorado.
While we decided to leave the Viking in place (so we can install an induction cooking surface in Colorado), we did decide to take the freezer with us. One less thing to buy out there.
At the Woolly restaurant meeting on Monday Stefan said, “I know you’re focused on logistics right now, but this is a big life change.” He’s right, in a way. The logistics have absorbed, helpfully, a lot of the angst. We could put our worry hats on about things we could resolve like choosing a mover, what to take and what to unload, when to buy a new home.
The larger question of whether this is a good decision or not, oddly, doesn’t really matter. We made the choice to go and accepted the consequences, positive and negative, of that choice. There’s little we can do now to effect that. As a result, the time between deciding for Colorado and now has been filled with making that choice a reality.
We gave ourselves long enough to say our good-byes and that has been a very nurturing, even healing process. It means that when we start our new life in Colorado it will not be with regrets about Minnesota, but with warm memories.
The new life will depend on us and our choices, too. We’re going open to a new place, to new friends, to stronger family relationships. And, we’re looking forward to being with each other in a different environment. Our first anniversary in Colorado will be our 25th and for those of us of the divorce generation, the 25th is the new 50th.
Charlie,
I really like your perspective on this move. All the way along you have been living and sharing your willingness and choice to fully enter into this move. Making the most of every part of it. Take each day as it comes and each decision and maximize it. There is no head in the sand, nor denial of any of the emotions that come with it. Rather an open sharing of the reality of the move and your being real in this whole process. It appears to be very genuine and healthy. In fact, I like your enthusiasm about this move.
The best to you and Kate as you enthusiastically “move into” your second 50, like a newly married couple on your honey-moon, the moving moon.
Woolly Bill