It's Finished! (Expanded after a TIM moment yesterday)

Whew!  Having risen from my afternoon nap - this moving is hard work and we begin early in the day - Michael has brought the last little bits over to the new house, closed up the old house, and we're here now.  Dogs have begun to acclimate themselves to the new house: piling on the bed at night, visiting the backyard for their doggy duty (thank heavens!).

Once the carpenter shows up with the new pantry cabinet and reworked crystal cabinet we should be able to free up some additional space in the bodega (it's a maid's room, but we don't have a live-in) and be able to finish unpacking.  We've done well unpacking as we go (had to reuse the boxes), but there are still some to finish and things to put away.

This moving stuff is becoming less fun as we grow older.  Maybe after the dogs are gone to their reward, we can change our approach and rent a furnished, all-on-one-level home.  No, no -- we're in Mexico: we'll have to have an estate sale first, at least!

The new house is a bit smaller than the last one; I like to think it makes better use of the space, as it has the same number of rooms as before.  It is certainly lighter and brighter - a welcome turn of affairs! The other house was more Mexican, perhaps, but this one is Mexican Modern with lots of large windows and glass walls.  White, white, white!  I'll eventually post a few pictures.

We have about a week-and-a-half to settle in and then we're off to Orlando for some time at WDW before the Maiden Voyage on the new Fantasy, followed by some additional time at WDW to decompress and then it's home. Michael will continue to work on the house (there's a wall or two that need some color) while I have a week's turn-around before heading to the Midwest to help my sister and her husband spiff up a house in our old home town.

On the Fantasy, it's a Western Caribbean itinerary, which we've never taken.  A sea day getting to the western Caribbean, stops in Grand  Cayman (mostly beaches, I hear), Cozumel (the Tulum Ruins), Costa Maya (the Chaccohoben Mayan Ruins), another day at sea getting back to the Bahamas then a day at Disney's private island, Castaway Cay, and  then back to the World for a few days.  All for the Maiden Voyage on Disney's newest ship, the Fantasy: larger (4000 pax vs 2400 pax); a couple more decks; re-imagined restaurants (about time - bored with Animators' Palette) and an even more upscale Remy in addition to Palo.  Bringing a swimming suit and a tux!