An *Almost* Empty Nest

Wow, what a day. I started off with a swim practice at 7:30am. Yes, I said and I meant "am", "ante meridiem", "in the morning"... whatever you want to call it. I was in the water at that ungodly hour for the Saturday of Labor Day weekend. I guess I could say that it woke me up for the rest of the day, but that's about it for my positive spin. I came home at 11:00 - completely exhausted, dehydrated, and out of energy - I was in no way prepared for what was to come next.

Moving my sister into her new apartment in Hoboken! Good news: she'll love it there. Bad news: it's a four story walk-up (that means no stairs, as I learned) with a very tight stairwell. Exhausted and dehydrated, I carried up the mattress, boxspring, dresser, coffee table, love seat, and large sofa with the help of my dad and brother. In less time than I thought, we flew out of Hoboken with our handy-dandy Budget rental truck as we waved to my sister and her roommate.

Where were we going? Back to the house in Chatham, of course. But what didn't I expect? We filled up the truck with another load. Mattress, boxspring, pull-out couch, bookshelf, and desk, the whole shabang. Why? Well, of course we were moving my brother out of the house today also! To make a long story short, that trip was easier than my sister's mainly because my brother's room was on the 3rd floor of the house instead of the 4th story.

Now I'm back at home - finally! But guess what? We're on our way out again! Heh, but don't worry. My parents have run out of children to move out of the house today; I wouldn't be surprised if they went to the neighbors to ask for more work. Anyhoo, I'm going to the beach.

Some rest during a weekend of sun, sand, and ocean should help rejuvinate our weary bodies.

Calorie estimate for the day: 5500 calories