Packing the trailer day

What a day! Endless for us, but pretty exciting for kids. The trailer finally got here and it was time to get serious about packing if we were ever to leave Athens. Instead of moving boxes from one wall to the other, we started taking them outside. It was a gradual process, but by late afternoon we did see some progress. The rooms were empty, the walls were bare, yet every corner was full of memories from a wonderful year we spent in this house.

Here is the first pile of stuff, ready to be loaded

Sweaty but still smiling

Maya spending some quiet time. Any emails?

All throughout the day our friends kept popping in to lend a helping hand and to give us one last hug. It made this moving experience much more enjoyable, yet I found myself crying a bunch of times. Thank you Lorena, Doug, Meta, Donald, Julie, Donny, Angela, Jay, Loden, Eva, Inbal, Stephan, Oksana, Timur, Sofia, Orest, and Karen. We already miss you!

Maya is saying good-bye to friends

Trying to spin a scooter deal

And then the boys discovered the trailer, which by that time was full to the brim. But wait, we added a mattress on top of boxes, and the kids came up with a sleepover-in-the-trailer idea. Needless to say, there was a lot of climbing, jumping, head-bumping, and overall excitement. The only way to get them out of the trailer was to promise a pizza for dinner. 

 Three amigos