Three highlights of my day

[eve_prime]

First, waking up to learn that J and C had made it to Conwy and that J was extremely happy with the town and hotel. He said, "This place seems really nice, we could have just come here for the whole time," and "It would be fun to be staying here and just hanging out for a week or something - could even be working remotely." So I chose a good place!

Next, attending the all-Bach concert honoring the retirement of Margret "Peggy" Gries, who has been in charge of the Oregon Bach Collegium for quite some time. We heard the Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major (with its famous second movement), a Prelude and Fugue, a Cantata, and the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5. It was very warm outside today, and the neighborhood Episcopal church doesn't have air conditioning, so we were all at least mildly uncomfortable, but the music made up for it.

And third, helping D&S with their moving! They seem to want to do most of it themselves, and they're being rather disorganized about it, but it's not an urgent task. I got D to sort through some of his clothes so that I could use some t-shirts to pack up the cups and bowls he owns, then later I helped them try to fit the small cabinet they'd gotten from JC and MSC into S's car, then coaxed them into trying my car instead (which was larger and did work), then driving it there for them. I didn't get to go inside this time, since my car was in the tenants-only lot, but I can wait to see things until it's all ready. They did get the bed set up, and a few days ago they had made a very attractive arrangement of S's houseplants beside a bookcase with their favorite videogames; D sent me a photo. Tomorrow they'll get Internet service, and at some point either tomorrow (when he's also working all day and somehow attempting to go to the DMV) or later they'll move his desk.

Comments

[kaishin108]

They're getting moved in, how great!

[eve_prime]

They are amusingly slow about it... :)

[kaishin108]

That is so odd. I would just want to get in and get the moving done, lol. Maybe because it's a small space it's like a puzzle.

[eve_prime]

I think that's part of it. Another complication, which I just learned about on Sunday, is that her grandparents have created some sort of registry so that their friends can help them get started. She'll be visiting these grandparents - in Florida - in a week, and then I guess she'll bring things back? Or ship them? And then have a better idea of what they should buy? They don't want to go buy a shower curtain, for example, when they're getting one soon from this, but this whole project sounds highly impractical because of the timing and the distance.

[kaishin108]

Oh yes, that would complicate things. At least they don't have to rush! D knows you won't be kicking him out, hee hee!

[eve_prime]

Now the tricky bit is going to be to get him to come back and help with the cleanup of what he's left behind!

[kaishin108]

That will be really tricky! When Derek moved out back in 2010 he left a lot and then we moved and had to take it with us as some of it was very sentimental. Just last year we got the last of it back to him, I think!

[eve_prime]

Yes... I was thinking about it, and I don't think any young person I know has actually cleaned up their room after moving out. Including me! I guess parents are left with packing it up. Fortunately for me, D still has a lot of things here that he wants, and he lives nearby, so maybe we'll make more progress together.

[kaishin108]

Right, including me too. It's kind of funny to think back about that, LOL!

[eve_prime]

I agree, it's funny to think back about that!

[claidheamhmor]

I think there's a nice castle in Conwy...

[eve_prime]

Yes, that's why I chose it for them! I'd heard that other castles were also worthwhile, but this one had the train going almost directly to the castle, so they didn't need to make a connection with the bus, and also I found the tour that would pick them up easily too, so it was a perfect location.