Returning Home One Last Time

Tonight Veronica and I will be heading back to our place on the Outer Banks. Veronica has just a few days left to work at her store there and I have a few days to finish cleaning up whatever is left over from my last visit. I still have a couple of rooms left to clean up so we can get our deposit back. We also have a carpet cleaning service coming on Wednesday the 12th. We will be returning our keys into the management company at the end of the month and that will wrap up that chapter of our lives. It was interesting living on the Outer Banks with our most memorable times being the couple of hurricanes that went through the area while living there.
Veronica had a good birthday. We went to Ruths Chris and had a great meal and then saw the Cirque du Soleil production Kooza. It was a great show held under a huge circus style tent. Luckily the air conditioning was working well because it was really hot and muggy out. We were seated 3rd row from the front and basically centered to the stage. I would highly recommend seeing Kooza if you get the opportunity. Seeing it in a huge tent and it being a travelling show added a whole new dimension to the show.

The Finish Line Is Almost Upon Us

After the longest separation since our marriage Veronica is back up here in Virginia Beach. Due to the facts that she is still working on the OBX and I am continuing to take Dad for his dialysis 3 times a week along with taking him to all of his other doctors appointments we had to go through a long stint of being away from each other. She is now on vacation which will give her the chance to relax a little bit and do things she enjoys doing but hasn't had much opportunity to do for several months, sewing, embroidery and art work. After this week we will return to our OBX place where Veronica will work he last few days in her store down there and I will finish up the cleaning in our place in order to get our deposit back. Our lease is not up until the end of this month so the last time we will go down there after this next trip will be on the last day of our lease, which is 8/31. At that time we will return our keys to the management company along with turning the electric off and getting the water bill out of our name.
Veronica's Birthday is on Tuesday. I plan on taking her to Ruths Chris and then to a Cirque du Soleil show which starts at 8. This show will be much different from any others that we have seen. This will be the first travelling show that goes from city to city. It is also the first show that we have seen that will be held under a huge tent. It is supposed to be air conditioned and I sure hope it is. It is supposed to be in the high 90s on Tuesday. If the a/c isn't good there will be a lot of miserable and wilted people due to the heat.

Our Move Is Almost Complete

98 percent of our belongings are now at my Dads place in Virginia Beach. Veronica and I have been shuttling back and forth from our place on the Outer Banks to my Dads place. I don't get to come back to the Outer Banks very often now. When I do go back there I am mainly going back to clean our old place up so that we can get our deposit back. It is kind of a nomadic life that we lead at this time. We still have a few things at our old place with the main items being an inflatable bed and a small TV. So far I have been able to clean all of the rooms except for the master bedroom and bathroom. Those will be the last to get cleaned along with a small portion of the kitchen. Doesn't make much sense cleaning those areas up while they are still being used by Veronica. Tomorrow I will start the touch up painting process. Our lease does not expire until the end of August but we are hoping to have everything done and for us to be out the place by mid August possibly. This Summer has flown by. Between the move, driving back and forth from the Outer Banks to my Dads place, taking my Dad to his 3 times a week dialysis along with other doctors appointments and his weekly visits to Walmart there hasn't been a lot of free time. I am managing to work around this hectic schedule and carved myself out some free time. I have been able to go for my walks in the morning and have even had the chance to get back into my weight lifting routine. It has been a long 8 months without doing my regular routine. The exercise is very important to me both physically and mentally. When I get to exercise I feel better on both fronts. Our latest journey and transition to our new home will be an ongoing things for at least another month or so but we can actually see a little light at the end of our tunnel.