Moving!

When I was a little girl they used to tell us that the month of March came in like a lion and out like a lamb. Does anyone remember that? I loved that saying because, since my birthday is at the beginning of March, it made me the lion. And I would imagine myself destroying all the weaker animals around me. Plus, how many other months get fun little sayings about them? February's the only other one and that's at the end of that "30 Days Hath September" thing, and who can even remember what they say about February, because it doesn't rhyme! Oh yeah, there's the April showers/May flowers thing too, but I'd much rather be a lion than a shower. Well the lion/lamb thing was pure lies this year. My birthday was cool but beautiful. And the end of March was miserably cold and windy! Thanks a lot, March. April, you'd better show us what you got. It's up to you to redeem the weather. And you're not off to a great start.

Ok, enough griping about the weather. I live in Oklahoma. That could be a full-time job. So after almost three years of living in Chocatw, I moved this weekend from the country to the city. I'm now an official resident of Oklahoma City. I tell most people that I live downtown, but I think technically it's called Midtown. Whatever. You probably wouldn't have known the difference unless I told you. So I have a cute little one bedroom apartment right in the heart of OKC.

It took me a surprisingly short amount of time to move. You know how usually when you  move you realize how much stuff you have? So you throw away as much as you can, then you make vows to be less materialistic until a week later when you see the infomercial and realize that you really should have kept that Snuggie. And now they come in tie-dyed colors! (By the way, I just remembered that when I was a kid, my family called wedgies snuggies. Mom, Dad, do you remember this? Am I right? Did anyone else do this? I'll never buy one now, if only because of the association it has with uncomfortable underwear.)

I got all of my small things moved in two car trips, and my family came on Sunday with a U-Haul filled with furniture. When I decided that I was going to move to China three years ago, I sold or gave away a lot of my stuff. But there were a few things that I kept or asked my parents to store. Fortunately it was enough to fill a one-bedroom apartment. So with the help of family and some great friends, we got everything unloaded and in place really quickly. It was really sweet of everyone to give up a Sunday to help me move. And if I'd thought about it I would have taken pictures of us moving. But we were working so hard, it never occurred to me! Oh well, I'll post pictures of the new place as soon as it's all decorated.

So if you live in the area or if you're planning to be in the area, you should stop by and see my new place! It may not seem like much to you, but it's my new home and I love it.