Down to the Wire

We are coming down to the wire on this whole move thing.  Really...we are so crazy excited that I think I have said "we are moving next week" at least 30 times today.  Guess what??  We are moving next week!

Last night we hung out with our friends and family.  We laughed, we told stories, we said goodbye to people we have spent many nights, days and years with.  There were tears of sadness, tears of joy and lots of well wishes.  It was a good night.  A night that will always be remembered.

Today, we watched Grandpapa and Nana set off on a journey as they begin a new chapter in their lives together.  We hugged, we cried.  The reality of not having Pops around everyday has started to sink in.  I can't say I like the feeling but I can say...we are so happy for them.  Truly, truly happy.
 (wiping away tears and gotta move on so I don't keep tearing up)

(clearing throat)  So here's the timeline:

• Move out of the house on the 6th and hang out in a motel for the night
• Close on the house on the 7th and within a few hours of the closing...we are off to Oakland.  Since we will get to Oakland and who knows what time...hang out somewhere.  Maybe our cars until the dock opens.
• Turn our vehicles over to Matson shipping on the 8th at 8:00 a.m. and then...hang out in Oakland some more.  Oakland is not the best place to hang out, we know, but our plane doesn't leave until the next day.
• 8:00 a.m. on February 9th, we will be stepping on a plane to the Big Island and stepping into a new chapter in our lives.  Scratch that, it's not a chapter.  As Paul Harvey would say, the rest of the story.  

And so begins the story of the rest of our lives....

We cannot thank you enough for following along with us on this journey.  Mahalo!