Pack-Rat…

I used to be one, notice emphasis on used! Today I cleaned out all my boxes that I had put up in the attic over the years…

Yes, you are looking at about ten years worth of accumulated school papers, drawings, pictures, shells, rocks, nic-nacs…you get the picture. Basically a ton and a half of junk, 16 boxes worth to be exact! Today (with Joel’s help) I drug it all down out of the attic and did a massive house cleaning. Here’s how it looked about halfway through:

At this point I did say that I was done, I quit, this was a bad idea and I was going to bed (even though it was only about 5pm). Joel, being the loving fiance that he is, told me to take a break and then helped motivate me back into finishing. So, twelve hours, three trash bags and one Goodwill bag later…

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Down to only six boxes. Period. Honestly it wasn’t that horrible. I found a lot of pictures, letters, drawings and things that I hadn’t seen in ages. It was a nice trip down memory lane and my final step into pack-ratlessness…Good deal, huh?

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I miss her so much…I miss all of them, my whole Dutch family. I miss The Netherlands in general. It’s still strange for me to go into the city and hear everything in English. I’m just used to hearing Dutch whenever I’m in a big city…I miss Dutch so much I downloaded an updated version of Itunes today and when given the option I downloaded it in Dutch. My MSN instant messenger is still in Dutch…lol. I don’t know. It’s not that I don’t like being home because I do. There are just so many things I miss….*sigh* So yeah,
the USA is my home again and I’m happy about that but The Netherlands will always hold a special place in my heart and I can’t wait to see my Dutch family again. *grin*