Pensacola FL Sailing Blog - sailingnightwatch

We had taken everything we were keeping and moved it into a bedroom and locked it. This was the 14th move for our marriage and the least organized since our first move. Back then we could pack everything we needed to live indefinitely into my overpowered two-door hardtop Ford. Simpler times.We lived about 12 miles from the marina. For 2 days I drove back and forth carrying all our worldly possessions. Well almost. She found space in my crowded shop to stuff a couple boxes. We also had a 5 x 10 storage unit. There were dishes that were my mother’s that my daughter wanted. There was the box of refrigerator art that dated to preschool times. Boxes of pictures. And finally the wedding dress. I have never really understood this thing women have for their wedding dress. I figured it has to do with guilt. They spent to much of their father’s money and would never wear it again. I could have divorced her easier than getting rid of that dress. I saw a blog recently called “Trashing the Dress”. Best blog I ever saw. On our first downsizing of our storage space a couple years later, she did get rid of the dress.My wife has always thought that moving was the ultimate opportunity to scrub everything. This does slow down the settling in process, but being a neat freak, it is nice to know you are in a place that is in all ways squeaky clean.With all the trips, the move went pretty uneventfully. I only got 1 speeding ticket. Should have rented a truck and done it all in one trip. Would have been cheaper then the ticket.We are on board.