Paperwork...holy cow.

So, I like to think that we are pretty organized.  We keep track of all of our bills, we always know where our important papers are, and generally we have a good handle on things.

We were WRONG.  And, not even a little wrong.  We were A LOT WRONG.

This whole move has been eye-opening to the amount of paperwork and information we don't have at our fingertips.  We have spent countless hours gathering, scanning, and organizing our lives, and it is exhausting.  This picture is a great illustration of how we are living right now...I don't go anywhere without that blue folder.  God knows what would happen if I lost it...actually I think we wouldn't be allowed in Australia if I lost that folder.  Oh, and on top of it all, that folder and countless other "originals" have to be carried on to the plane with us (like I don't have enough stuff that I'm trying to jam into my luggage, now I have take a gigantic blue folder?).

The movers came last Thursday to assess the amount of "stuff" we want to bring, and his response was, "oh, that's not very much."  That was it.  That, and the "be sure to scrub your shoes to get any dirt and grass off of them, then dip them in bleach.  if not they may quarantine your belongings and try to charge you $250 PER PAIR to clean them."  So, Jeff and I sat in the driveway one night and scrubbed our shoes - I'm not sure his golf shoes have ever been so clean.  The neighbors probably think we're bonkers.

Someone wants to go to Australia with us...

We have luggage and random items hanging out all over our house...it is getting a bit annoying.  This is what our bedroom looks like right now, and I'm fairly certain that it will look like this until the moment we leave...ugh.

Luggage everywhere...

Next weekend we're looking forward to the Drain the Bar party and saying good-bye to our ATL friends...