Leader of the pack

I've been packing, packing, packing this past week. I'm trying to safely store everything we can live without for the next few months.

I also emptied the dining room cabinets of china, crystal and vases. For the duration, they'll house daily necessities including Cheerios, granola bars, and a staggering assortment of band-aids and leg wraps (Anna is the undisputed skinned-knee champion). It is an interesting look, with all those everyday items showcased behind glass doors.

Throughout this tedious process, I keep thinking about the nice woman who rang me up at Staples the other day. When I told her why I was buying a roll of bubble wrap big enough to use as an end table, she said, "Just think about how much fun it will be when you get to unpack everything!"

She's so right. It will be wonderful to take it all out again.

So good-bye for now, wedding china, novelty muffin pans, Grandma's tea set, fragile wineglasses, second-tier utensils. See you on the other side.