LW,
crows are really much like ravens, just a little bit smaller and ravens have shinier feathers. But crows are also very clever. Do you have magpies, the thieves among the birds, in Virginia ? I hope your new house has also got a nice backyard where you can befriend new birds.
Good luck with the moving, it sure can be a drag. I have always hated my moves from flat to flat. Last time I decided to invite friends and neighbours over
for the housewarming party just one week afterwards. Big mistake ! Of course, I was no way near finished with unpacking and tidying up, so instead of fun, it was just major stress and chaos. Now, moving an entire two-person household from house to house, I'd rather not imagine me having to do that ! I can only hope that you fulfill the stereotype of Americans who are said to be more mobile and therefore have not piled up an enormous amount of wonderful, but basically superfluous belongings.
I also hope that you are really fond of your new home, that can be a great motivational incentive to overcome the hump of moving.
I'll have to find a new flat and move 'til the end of April, so that will be stressful, too, especially as I live in Cologne, the city with largest university and the second or third highest rent level in Germany. Owning a flat here that is suitable for students is alike to having a licence to print money.
But the worst part is that I will have finished my university course by the end of the year, thus there is a distinct possibility that I will have to move again then. Take that as a motivational incentive !
Btw, have you noticed that there is now another Zekke on the board ? Must be a plot against me !
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So long !
R³ - Co-president(s) of the Club of Broken Hearts