... and the reality is setting in, especially for Amy. This past week she made a first pass at packing her bags for the trip and clearing out the rest of her things to be stored on the third floor. She is worried she won't be able to make friends and already plans to join some activities and perhaps take a class or two to meet people. However, as one of our friends here pointed out, she could be marooned on a desert island and she would still somehow manage to make good friends! I am confident it will all work out once we are on the ground in Viterbo, but for now it is an exciting but scary transition.
The going away parties have begun. We had a most excellent evening out with a couple of former neighbors on Wednesday which was followed by a neighborhood gathering last night. The couple who will be living in our home were able to be there so that everybody was able to reconnect with Tony and meet Michael. They are sad to see us leave, even for a year or two, but at the same time excited for us. We can rest assured that there will be many pairs of helpful eyes watching over our home in our absence.
In addition to continuing to make headway on house projects and to getting the house in order, the next big task on the horizon is to figure out what we are doing with our vehicles while we are gone. The first step occurs tomorrow when I "sell" my Sebring back to my mother and get it off of our insurance on Monday. Then we need to decide what will happen with the Amy's Mini and Vespa. We need to keep at least one vehicle on our insurance at some minimum level to maintain a relationship with our current insurer. Just one of many more decisions to be made.
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