OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

[KitchenWitch]

It is really happening. My husband just got offered a position in SoCal. We do not know when he will be starting.

Oh fuck Oh fuck Oh fuck Oh fuck Oh fuck Oh fuck Oh fuck Oh fuck
Oh fuck Oh fuck Oh fuck Oh fuck Oh fuck Oh fuck Oh fuck Oh fuck

I have so fucking much to do.

[Mutley]

1. KitchenWitch!

That's great. :bounce: :hug:

Now breathe deep. :D

[KitchenWitch]

7. No doubt!

I am going to break my back getting stuff done here.

[Nickster]

2. WOO HOO! n/t

[KitchenWitch]

8. Thanks!

[kwolf68]

3. From Minnesota?

Best of luck with that move.

[KitchenWitch]

9. Thank you!

funny thing...just picked up the TripTiks from AAA yesterday.

[LaraMN]

4. Noooooo! How can you leave us?!

:cry:

Well, congratulations, nonetheless. I can see you're very excited, so I'll pout in the corner for five minutes, and then break out the balloons and celebrate with you!
:hug: :party:

[KitchenWitch]

10. I will surely miss Minnesota

But since I have family here, I will be back fairly often.

[Sequoia]

16. Sure, all that freezing snow and darkness.

Yep I'd sure miss that laying on the beach in winter and it being 75 degrees out with a clear blue sky. Yep, I'd miss that snow.

Just kidding. It will be a cultural shock so hope you get a good place to live NEAR THE OCEAN.



Santa Monica

[ceile]

5. Congrats?

This is a good thing, right? I'd move to SoCal in a second!
Deep breaths, you'll get it all done.

[KitchenWitch]

6. It is a bittersweet thing

I think overall a good thing though.

[kiraboo]

11. THAT IS SO EXCITING! You are lucky!

Now get packing!

[MiniMandaRuth]

12. That's great!

:hug:

[Whoa_Nelly]

13. Yay! You and clan in CA!

Wish I could give you some help!

After moving so many times in the last few years, have learned these things:

If you have a shredder, start shredding those useless papers, then use the shredded stuff for lightweight and effective packing material for breakables.

Adding rolled newspapers as liners to boxes for dishes, breakables, etc., helps to cushion and is better then buying those heavy dish carton boxes.

Use all unnecessary towels and linens for between dishes. Unneeded clothing can do the same thing.

Start by packing breakables.

Use boxes of the same, or close to the same size, as much as possible. Makes things much easier when loading up the truck.

Use large construction strength plastic bags to start your donation items. Home Depot, Lowe's carry these.

If it takes more than 2 minutes to decide if you really want a certain item, you probably haven't used it in years and if it really doesn't hold personal meaning, then donate it. Same with clothing.

Pack up kitchen leaving only those items you use daily to be packed at moving time.

Damn! Good Luck, KW! :hug:

Looking forward to having you here out west! :hi: :loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. That is great news!

Of course, I am celebrating!

Here's to you and me, baby! Let the good times commence rolling!

:woohoo: :woohoo:

[billyskank]

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Now chill out, ya hear? :D

[livetohike]

17. My house is for sale here in Oceanside

:-).

[Miss Marmelstein]

18. That's great, KW....

now you'll be up the road from us!

Well, about 1200 miles up the road...but that's closer than now.

:toast: :toast: :toast:

:bounce: :bounce:

:hug: :hug:

[riona]

19. Wonderful!

You will enjoy it, I'm sure. Have a garage sale and/or donate. Lighten the load.

[LaurenG]

20. Yay and how totally wonderful

Now we can all go to S. Cal to see you! Congrats to you both!:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :hi: :hug:

[Major Hogwash]

21. Hire somebody to help pack if you get behind.

There should be some packers available to help you get packed from a temporary, day labor agency out there in Minnesota and they can help you get things packed in boxes quicker than you might think.

I know, I know - your stuff is precious, whose isn't?

Anyway, have them use plenty of wadded up brown paper or packing peanuts to make sure the stuff in the boxes won't rattle around and cause the boxes to shift during moving.

You've still got plenty of time yet - but you'll get more done directing 2 or 3 other packers than doing all the packing yourself - and you won't be wasted by the end of the day.

Heloise's Helpful Hint for moving -
Buy some of those stick 'em labels they use for videotapes and label the boxes by room to make it easier. Put the label on one side of the box near the top to be able to read them when stacked.
Will save you many hours when you go to unpack.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

22. Congrats.

It's not as bad as people say.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

23. Welcome neighbor..too bad you won't be here for this:

It's a tradition

http://www.moonamtrak.org/

[KitchenWitch]

31. OMG that is so funny

I used to go on an annual camping trip years ago with a bunch of friends, and our campground was close to a river, and we would moon the riverboat!

Good times...

[Kajsa]

41. nothingshocksmeanymore, Thank you for the info!

I wouldn't miss for the world!:D

[SeattleGirl]

24. Wow!!!!! That's so cool!

And yep, you have lots to do, girl!

[ContraBass Black]

25. And of course, the best thing when you have too much to do

Is to drop what you're doing and post in the Lounge.

[xchrom]

26. and arnold thought he had trouble before?

[ThomCat]

27. Remember to breathe!

Congratulations! :)

I hope the move isn't too overwhelming.

[maveric]

28. Where in SoCal?

LA or San Diego areas?

[KitchenWitch]

32. Orange county!

[Gold Metal Flake]

39. Yeah! Way to dilute the red vote!

I guess you won't see much of the 405 anyways, which is a good thing. Congrats and welcome!

[nicktom]

44. Welcome to Orange county! I have lived here for close to

30 years. Depending where you set down roots it can be heaven or it can be unpleasant. It can be very expensive for housing or even renting. In north OC you can still get some affordable housing if your idea of housing is in the $400,000-600,000 range for a 2 bedroom 2 bath home. In southern OC it would be about the same for a condo. But overall you can not beat the location. 1 hour from the mountains, desert, and much less to the best beaches (short of Hawaii) in the states. Welcome!

[SoCalDem]

61. EEEEEK.. bring LOTS of cash

That's a pricey place to live.... Fingers crossed for your house-hunt :) If you end up in Riverside county, PM me..we'll do lunch :)

[Gold Metal Flake]

29. Housing market is just starting to nose over.

But it's still high. I don't know where you are headed, but always avoid the 405. Just remember: Avoid the 405.

[KitchenWitch]

33. LOL

I have driven on the 405, it is BAAAAAAAAD.

[LynzM]

30. Holy shit dude, congrats!!!

:bounce:

[KitchenWitch]

34. Thanks!

:woohoo:

[WeRQ4U]

35. You're going to need MLB TV.......STAT!

They won't be carrying the twins out there.

Good for you guys.

[KitchenWitch]

36. Already have it!

:woohoo:

What I will need, is for someone here to TiVo and burn DVDs of all Twins at Angels games (because I will be there with my Circle Me Bert sign!)

[merh]

37. OMG

What are you waiting on, get to work ...

Well, do it tomorrow. Rest and play tonight.

Congrats to your husband! :toast: To new adventures and warmer weather. :beer:

:hug: :loveya:

[KitchenWitch]

38. Resting and playing tonight are the plan

I shall knuckle down, starting tomorrow.

[Random_Australian]

40. Freude schöner Götterfunken, tocther aus Elysium! Congrats,

and all the best for the future!

[Kajsa]

42. Congratulations!

Welcome to CA!

Are you still moving to Irvine?:hi:

[KitchenWitch]

43. Yes, Irvine it is!

[nicktom]

45. Irvine is great, I believe the first planned community in the U.S.

Close to the ocean and very freeway convenient, the heart of Orange County.

[KitchenWitch]

47. I really like the location

And the school district is excellent as well.

[Jazz2006]

46. Excellent!

Congrats, KitchenWitch!

And even though there's much to do, enjoy, enjoy, enjoy every second of it!!!!


:toast:

[Ellen Forradalom]

48. We JUST did it

Moving from Chicago to Santa Barbara. The movers came Thursday; we are full-fledged Californicators now.

If buttheads like us can do it, you can too.

[uppityperson]

49. Congratulations! Orange Co is quite different from Twin Cities

You will have to change baseball teams from the twinkies to the Orginas,
You will pack your winter clothes away until you go camping in the mts.
You will not be able to find lefse in the stores.
Or lutefisk.
Which is good.
To not find it I mean.
COngratulations!

[KitchenWitch]

50. I will miss Lefse, but won't miss Lutefisk

But I cook so I can get some good lefse recipes before I go.

Will not change my Twins fandom, but I will be a fan from afar.

I will miss Culvers, but I am gaining In N Out Burger.

I will keep the winter clothes for those holiday visits back to MN.

My latest mantra...fresh produce, very fresh produce!

[uppityperson]

51. Oranges grapefruits lemons limes avacados on trees

yum. Ocean nearby, woohoo!

[DainBramaged]

52. I do not understand, but you sound so happy I am glad for you

A position in Southern California OR at a university? SoCal speed shop (a historic speed shop I might add)?

[KitchenWitch]

53. A job transfer

within the company my husband already works for. His company is closing his current facility, so this is great news.

[Floogeldy]

54. Southern California has more bad points than good.

I don't get it.

[uppityperson]

55. Isn't it interesting how different people like different places?

Some like the city, some the country, some north, some south, some by the ocean, some in the middle of the continent, some here, some there, some like to congratulate, some be critical, yet here we all are.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

56. I love So. Cal. Especially O.C.!

:popcorn: :popcorn:

[FuzzySlippers]

57. First thing to do.....

PANIC!!!!

Congratulations to you and your husband!!

:toast:

[KitchenWitch]

58. You got that right!

[liberaltrucker]

59. Dearest KW, just calm down....

Take a deep breath, and :party:!!!!!!!!!

All the logistics shit will take care of itself.
Hell, you're a woman-imagine what that mere man
is thinking(most likely wtf,wtf,wtf).

See y'all next time in SoCal!!!!

:party:

[madrchsod]

60. beware there are strange people in california

they won`t be like people in minnesota....

[u4ic]

62. Congrats!

:bounce: :toast: :bounce:

[NMMNG]

63. Good for you

No more MN winters--won't that be nice? :bounce:

[KitchenWitch]

67. Really

Not sure what I am going to do without my "internal doppler radar" telling me daily of changes in weather!

:bounce::bounce:

[WCGreen]

64. Sigh.... Another Midwestern beauty takes off for

Beverly Hills and the bright lights of Hollywood....

[KitchenWitch]

65. LOL

but you will never see me turning tricks on Sunset!

:hi:

[WCGreen]

66. Damn.... And I was rolling my quarters.....