Fall Closing Moon
The money has been wired. The settlement sheets are final. The power of attorney is in the car. Tomorrow I drive to Conifer to finish off the house search with the closing.
Tonight I’m in a Best Western in Lakewood, very close to 285, the main route up to Conifer. A night in Denver helps with acclimatization or so the high altitude docs say. This is a very interesting place because the lobby has dinosaur fossils, big ones, all over. A triceratops skull, a huge femur, some kind of aquasauras in plaster behind the reception desk. There’s a dinosaur focused national site somewhere near here.
When I drove into Colorado, I felt different. Not like coming home, not yet, but a sort of newcomer thrill, distinct from that of a visitor. Then, when I saw the mountains in the far distance while still a long way from Denver, it hit me that I would be living up there, somewhere. My sense of direction is not good enough yet to pick out Conifer, but that will come.
Tomorrow night will be my first night in the new house. Wow. I have some trepidation, little furniture and no internet, it passes through me, what will I do? It’s like a first date. What will we talk about? I’m sure it will be fine. Maybe.
I can’t publish these because some gremlin I can’t eject has narrowed my screen, slicing off the right section where the publish button is, but WordPress automatically saves drafts. Once I get this fixed, I’ll post all of these at once.
Kate has scheduled the movers. They will pack December 15 and 16th, the load on 17 and 18. We will load the cargo van (a rental) and the Rav4 and take off, probably on the 18th. The dogs will be in a kennel beginning Monday. Gertie would bite the movers and the rest would definitely be in the way.
One of the painting crews has come and made a bid, the second one comes on Monday. Meanwhile I’ll have the fencing guys and the Geek Squad. I’m going to have them help me set up the wireless in the house, then link it to the study over the garage. I know from experience that wireless setups are difficult. At least for me.
Move-stupid has been a useful idea, describing a lot of what’s happening. In the zone of the moving process we’re focused and getting things done. Outside of it, sometimes it’s a struggle. I’m much more rested tonight, not aching like I was last night. The closing isn’t until 11 which gives me time to sleep in, shower, get up to Conifer for breakfast.
