Walkin' in Memphis

Greetings from Memphis - land of everything Elvis (and a nice Marc Cohn song)! I am just outside Memphis at the end of Driving Day 1 of 2 at the Days Inn with Maggie. Other than constant rain throughout Ohio and Kentucky, the drive was pretty smooth and uneventful. I threw Paul's wedding ring out of the car window at the Findlay exit, as planned, and it was symbolic of moving on with my life - woo hoo! A new chapter in wonderful Texas!!

As much as I thought Maggie would be ready to run around and get some energy out, she's actually pretty tired and is already curled up in a ball under our favorite blanket that I took on the trip. I think it's because she was awake for most of the trip - the rain was loud and I guess she was just as engrossed in my book-on-CD story as I was. We are both pretty tired.

When I get to Dallas tomorrow (I have about 7-8 hours of driving left), I will be staying at an Extended Stay hotel right by my new place of employment - woo hoo! I'll probably pick up some groceries and get settled in the hotel and relax for the rest of the evening.

No word on the house yet, but Teresa (realtor) says it's totally normal for 2 weeks to go by and hear nothing from the bank in these silly short-sales and foreclosures. Ugh - annoying. But she called me and said that she has a few houses that just came on the market that I might also be interested in, so we will look at a few other ones while we're waiting too.

I miss all of you so much already!! I think the emotional piece of this big life change will set in once I'm there and have some downtime to think. I've just been so busy this week that I haven't dealt with the emotions yet....

Well, until tomorrow - wish me luck as I pass through Arkansas on my way to wonderful Texas!!