Yesterday my friends, the S-'s, started to move into their new house that they are building. So I went out there to help them move. Of course, I made sure to arrive just in time to eat lunch. When lunch was done, we went out to their old house to get a load of furniture and clothing. We took a 20 ft. flat bed trailer, a 10 ft. enclosed trailer, a heavy duty truck, 2 suburbans, a Geo Metro, and a minivan. We filled every single spot available in those vehicles and trailers. After spending a couple or 3 hours there, we finally finished loading stuff up, and took off for their new house. It was completely dark by the time we got there, and I failed to mention earlier that the temperature never got about 25 (F) the entire day...so when the sun dropped below the horizon, the temperature hovered around 17-18 degrees, plus any time the wind blew at all, the windchill was around 0 degrees. Back to the completely dark...With no lights to help us see the uneven terrain, we finally got all the vehicles unloaded. I had on so many articles of clothing, I must have looked like an eskimo. But...I was warm. By the time we had finished unloading, I had broken a sweat, and was rapidly shedding layers of clothing. That's the nice thing about layering....and one good reason to do so...you can take off, or put on whatever you need to in order to stay comfortable.
We ate dinner, and then set around chatting for a while. I played a song that I composed on the piano that we had brought over...it's going to be titled "The Love Birds." I hope to be able to flesh it out a little more, write a string accompaniment part, plus 2 vocal parts, and then record it as a wedding gift for two friends of mine (Rachel and Colin) whom I hold in the deepest respect and admiration for the way that they have conducted their relationship. I don't know if I will be able to complete the song in time for their wedding, but I really hope to be able to. We'll see what happens...anyway, I played the song on the piano...and went upstairs and talked some more. It was getting kind of late by this point, so I started my van, so it would warm up before I left, since I didn't want to freeze driving home. Everybody else left just before I did, because I went downstairs and made myself a cup of coffee, so I wouldn't fall asleep. Then, so as not to stress my relationship, and not over-use the S-'s hospitality, I left. Now, as I write this on the day after, my arms are sore...I wish I could have totaled the amount of weight that my arms carried yesterday. The amount probably wouldn't be as great as I would expect or hope it to be, but I'm sure it would still be quite a lot.
Time to get ready to go to church!! More later...maybe. =)
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