PODS

This entry marks the beginning of a new blog dedicated to our adventures in and around Seattle, but before we can describe our life there, we've got a long drive ahead of us -- 2,756 miles to be exact. If this is your first visit to this blog, you'll see that it was formerly used to relay news and photos from Jerusalem where I (Andrew) spent the 2007-2008 academic year. Our imminent relocation made us think that it would be a good idea to restart the blog under a new name.

Unlike most blogs out there, this one will not feature "musings." Our plan is to post pictures and brief accounts of our life in Seattle. In that spirit, here is a photoessay devoted to the PODS container we are using to ship most of our stuff westward.

Two weeks ago Emily braved the City of Baltimore bureaucracy to obtain a permit for the PODS container to set on the street. This trip downtown involved Emily patiently waiting at "Desk 4" while the Queen of Permits complained to her friend on the phone that it took forever to take her mother to the bank on the Eastern Shore last week. At last Em got the permit, and we put up the no parking sign on the electrical pole and waited for the container, which arrived on August 5:

With the help of our friends Brendan and Patrick, most of our belongings were packed on Saturday.

PODS came back last Wednesday and loaded up the container. Michael and I watched intently as the container was lifted and secured. I took pictures of the process in case you've ever wondered how they do it.

Safe journey PODS container # 30225BX and see you in Seattle. We hope.