Home in Portsmouth

We are here and my five days off (my short little vacation) are over... It was anything but relaxing...

Saturday I drove up to Richmond, and spent the day clearing out rooms in the house in Glen Allen while Michael spent the day at his place packing. Sunday we both spent the day in Glen Allen painting the living and dining rooms. Monday we finished packing at Michael's, loaded up the cars with his stuff, and brought it all down to our new place. Tuesday, we loaded up some of my things in Michael's car and while he unpacked at the new house (waiting for the gas company, the water people, and the cable guy), I packed up the rest of my stuff and waited for the delivery guys to pick up what little furniture I had. They showed up and I followed them over to the new place where they delivered all the new furniture too. Finally, Wednesday I continued unpacking and setting things up while Michael drove back up to Richmond to help his ex-wife move her stuff into his old apartment (she and her husband are taking over the balance of his lease there)...

Whew... By the time Michael got back I had started winding down and had a beer or two or three... We finally got a chance to just relax a little before heading to bed.

For those not familiar with Portsmouth, VA, here is a photo of the harbor.

Portsmouth is on the left, in the distance to the right is Norfolk (the cruise ship terminal and Nauticus can also be seen). Our new place is about 8-10 blocks further to the left, so it's a nice walk or easy ride to the waterfront, where we can pick up one of the passenger ferries over to downtown Norfolk.

We have plenty of room here and look forward to entertaining our friends and family. As soon as everything is put away, I will take some photos...

Enough for today. I work until Tuesday and Michael starts in his new position on Monday... Still lots to do here...

Over and "Out" from our new home in Portsmouth, VA