Moving Day

I sit at my kitchen table eating dinner I picked up from Jason's Deli, the restaurant in my building.  The washer is running so I can put a clean mattress pad back on my bed before I make it.  All of my furnishings are familiar yet they now sit in a new place.  The sounds are different.  The view out the window is different.  

Hiring movers is a bit like magic.  I watched everything disappear from my Birmingham apartment and then watched it all appear in Atlanta, just where I wanted it.  The move went so smoothly.  I really couldn't have asked for anything better.

It was an interesting pair that moved me - one from Birmingham, one from the Atlanta area.  The one from Birmingham called me brave and commented on the shear number of people in Midtown.  The other was excited for me about all that Atlanta has to offer.

I still have plenty of unpacking to do but this space really feels wonderful and it feels so good to truly be here.

Tomorrow, I'm going to focus on unpacking and find a good restaurant or two to try.  And maybe I'll figure out what is going on at Piedmont Park and in Midtown for Juneteenth.  I think there might be a parade.

Sunday, I am excited to try a new church.  It's one associated with the United Church of Christ about a mile from my house.  I don't really know anything about that denomination but their website closely aligns with my values so I can't wait to meet some people.

And then I have a week of work back in Birmingham before I can live here full time.