Firsts (and Seconds and Thirds)

Sunday night I made Jesse open up a small part of his birthday gift early. Ta da! A roll of packaging tape. Aren't I thoughtful? And generous! What more could a man want for his 30th birthday?! To celebrate, we packed up two boxes of CD's. This beauty is the first of many boxes to be sealed and crammed. Goodbye CD's. We'll see you in September.

For the record, the tape is awesome, but it's definitely not going to make labeling any faster. He spent about 10 minutes just coloring in all of the lines. The outcome was pretty cool though, "Music - A through Eels." Nothing but the best for our move! Unfortunately, all of the packing materials we acquired this weekend are taking up precious space in the giant blue box. So, the boxes of music are stored right next to Jesse's side of the bed where he can keep an eye on their status.

Speaking of the blue boxes, yesterday I reserved our crate (with slightly different dimensions, so I'll have to re-tape this weekend for accuracy). Our plan is to pack the taped box perfectly so when the crate arrives the Saturday before our move, we'll know that everything has its place. We also gave notice to our apartment yesterday, so it's official. We have to leave. There's no turning back (unless we want to set up a cardboard box fort in the alley behind our building).

Oh, and yesterday I received word that my first phone interview with the architectural firm in Portland went pretty well. The second interview will likely be over the phone with the head of the Preservation/Conservation department in San Francisco, and the third (in person)interview, is scheduled for August 7th! But I don't have time to worry about that now, only 24 days until I'm out of here! Oh boy, I can't wait.