random thoughts – Day 1,957 – (Saturday) –full day

‘Twas a full day. There was performance preparation (hair, makeup, costume parts that are okay to drive in), driving (1 hour and 20 minutes), carpooling to the festival site, final preparations in one of the dancer's office (the spangly costume parts), dancing our dances, chatting with friends who attended festival and saw our performance, carpooling, driving back home (1 hour and 20 minutes). The weather was less humid than recent days and it was lovely. In all, the dancing and related activities were a 5.5 hour chunk of the day. 

After changing into shorts and tee shirt, there was more packing. A visit to the shed to gauge the volume of stuff (too much) led to the discovery of a couple large boxes and packing paper. The lawn was mowed for the final time.

At nearly 9:00, during a quick text break with my sister, I realized I forgot to visit Home Depot to buy a TV box. Luckily, they were still open for another hour and I dashed out into the world to accomplish the task.

At 10:00 while packing the kitchen, I discovered some microwave containers that had been set aside and tucked into a corner of a cabinet. The leftover pasta and vegetables was transferred from the pot in the refrigerator to the container and it was too small. To solve the problem, I heated up some of the pasta and ate it. It felt very European and vacation-y eating supper so late.  

Then it was back to the packing. The kitchen is now closed, except for microwavable leftovers. The boxes from the shed are large, and that makes then unwieldy when full. At east the new ones bought with the TV box had handle cutouts on the sides.

Tomorrow is the final loading phase. That will be a relief.