Friday, June 19, 2020

Moving Trip (Part 2) - Day 3

Woke up early to telework and got a lot done.  I did have some trouble with the U-Haul rental I'd made for Brenna's move tomorrow - eventually learned I'd need to pick it up in the afternoon (almost a full day early) because the local branch was closed on Saturdays...  Before that pickup, though, I left house at 0830 to drive to Manassas for a car wash at the Subaru dealership.  I used pretty back roads and made a work call on the way.  While they were servicing the vehicle, I took a walk nearby - it was a nice morning.  When I got my car again (0945), I made a stop at the nearby Wawa and had a sandwich made (using the gift certificate from Erin).  I drove home after that (took another work call on the way).  Brenna was waiting at my apartment so she could drive me to Maryland to pick up the U-Haul.  After using the Beltway and MD-4, we arrived in Upper Marlboro (1130) and I checked out the vehicle.  Everything seemed to be in order so we departed for home.  Brenna followed me back to Alexandria - we got separated a few times because of traffic.  We stopped at Nicky's new house to pick up some of Brenna's furniture and to drop off Mollie's bike.  Steve and Austin were also there and we quickly loaded up the truck.  By 1300, I was back in my old apartment and was able to start teleworking again.  Erin emailed to say that she had made a reservation for us at the Del Ray Cafe on Father's Day (June 21).  Mollie and Brenna looked for combination locks in the afternoon so we could secure the back of the U-Haul (they ended up borrowing one from Steve).  At about 1700, Brenna arrived at my apartment with more boxes for the move.  We got all of the furniture (some of it mine, some of it Brenna's and some of it Nicky's) out of my place and into the truck.  We also cleaned up the Chrysler and I put the rear seats back inside.  We were done with all the moving/organizing by about 1930.  I locked up the truck and we made our plans for the following day: a drive to Harrisonburg, complete furniture assembly, eat lunch at Chick-fil-A and pick up ice cream at Smiley's.  After Brenna left, I read and relaxed until it was time for bed (2200).