Existential Punk

Cross-Country Moving Adventure - 3rd Leg

Well, we had a wonderful, albeit short visit in Dallas/Plano with the family and friends! i so very much enjoyed meeting Liz and Jonathan. Today we are back on the road to continue onto Sacramento!

TUESDAY, 25 August 2009
Dallas/Plano, TX to Albuq., NM

Cross-Country Moving Adventure - 2nd Leg

SUNDAY, 23 August 2009
Nashville, TN to Dallas/Plano, TX

Cross-Country Moving Adventure - 1st Leg

SATURDAY, 22 August 2009
Richmond, VA to Nashville, TN

Cross-Country Moving Adventure

Well, we are in the throes of finishing up our packing as the moving truck arrives this Friday morning. Between packing, two doctor visits with IV infusions on Monday and Wednesday, taking care of business stuff for the move and planning our trips to Indonesia and Buenos Aires, having 2 major repairs on my Land Rover, Katryna and i are overwhelmed, exhausted and each of us had a meltdown on Tuesday. Thankfully some dear friends came over to help us pack and we are surviving! We will be staying Friday night at some friends, where they will be having one last get-together for us, and departing Richmond EARLY Saturday morning. We decided to drive to Plano, Texas to visit Katryna's parents. i will FINALLY have the opportunity to meet two great online friends, Liz and Jonathan. i am so stoked about this!

Here's our itinerary, and if you are someone who prays, we'd really appreciate your prayers!

Saturday 22 August 2009 - Depart Richmond, VA and drive to Nashville, TN.
Sunday 23 August 2009   - Nashville to Plano/Dallas, Texas. Stay 2 nights.
Monday 24 August 2009  - Plano/Dallas - Dinner w/ Liz and Jonathan
Tuesday 25 August 2009 - Depart Plano/Dallas and drive to Albuq., NM
Weds 26 August 2009     - Albuq., NM to Barstow, CA
Thurs 27 August 2009    - Barstow, CA to Sacramento, CA

Cha, cha, cha, changes are coming . . .

to our lives. Katryna and i are so desperately wanting to move back to SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA. We are weighing all the options and mulling the pros and cons. We have contacted the Lyme Support Group of Sacramento for doctor recommendations. i will be contacting them this week, asking my questions, and hopefully setting up appointments for late January, as we are planning an exploratory trip for doctors and housing options then. We plan on renting and Katryna is looking for jobs. We will be consulting with my Lyme Doctor in Northern Virginia.

i am in the process of finding a real estate agent to assess the value of our home and an analysis of the Richmond market and when to put the house on the market.

We have a few things to do around the house before we get it on the market. i also have a storage unit in Cincinnati with a buttload of stuff that needs to be delivered here in Richmond to be gone through and purged.

ALL THIS while i feel like shit! i am so tired of our lives being put on hold because of this awful disease. i MISS California and want to go back. i will miss all of our dear friends and this house, but i won't miss Richmond too much.

So, there are so many questions and details i need/want answers to:

* When do i give up on my doctor and try another one?

* Will i find another good Lyme Literate Doctor in California? Will they take insurance?

* Will i be able to get medical insurance in California with having Lyme Disease? Or will we pay through the nose?

* When do we decide to put the house up for sale?

* Can i get what i think it's worth? Will it take a really long time to sell?

* How do i get from being overwhelmed to motivated to deal with the storage stuff and packing up the house when i feel so sick?

* Am i EVER GONNA BE WELL?

i trust time and prayer will tell, lead, and guide us. Thanks to anyone who feels like praying for us.