We had been planning for and working toward this goal for quite some time. After living in Dubai for almost 2 years, Jeff had made the decision to step back from his stressful job. It was time for us to return home as a family, and home for us has always been back in Texas. On my previous trips to the Houston area, we had found and purchased our new home in Katy. The final step was the big move, and luckily Jeff's company helped us tremendously yet again. And so it began.
The movers arrived early on a Sunday and began packing up the villa. It ended up taking them a total of 4 days to pack everything and then load the truck. It is quite the process watching it all unfold. We relocated to a hotel while the moving company packed box after box, item after item. When it was all said and done, we had 289 pieces to be moved across the globe.
On day 4, the 40 foot shipping container arrived and the loading began. It's so interesting to watch the moving crew load the container. It's the coolest game of Tetris ever played! They get those items stuffed top to bottom, front to back, making the most efficient use of the space. Fascinating! We ended up filling the truck quite a bit more than our prior move - not surprising, considering we bought several things in Dubai to furnish the large villa.
When the last item was loaded, we completed the paperwork and the container was closed. The next time it would be opened would be thousands of miles away across the globe, symbolizing a new chapter for our family once again. It's no wonder that these dang containers always seem to trigger my emotions!
Seeing the empty villa triggered my emotions as well. Our family experienced so much within these concrete walls, more than we had ever dreamed or imagined. The good, the bad, and everything in between... and now it was time to say goodbye.
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