The current packing attempt (fail).<\/p><\/div>\n

Another big change has been the cat. My cat will now be carried on with me into the plane, rather than stored in cargo. That makes me feel a lot better, however, it creates some additional stress. I will no longer be able to bring a carry on bag with me, filled with emergency stuff, jewellery, laptop and camera equipment. This means that Christian will have to carry on most of this stuff, plus\u00a0his own. I am also stressed about the cat. I hope he doesn’t make the person next to me, in the plane, hate me by doing anything bad. I’m also terrified that I will get to the airport and they will tell me that I can’t carry him on for whatever reason. I don’t know what I will do if something like that happens. I need to get off my butt and make his last vet appointment though. I still need to\u00a0get his certification and passport or he won’t be going at all.<\/p>\n

Overall, there is a lot going on. The stress of the move is building as the days go by. Each of us has had a\u00a0couple emotional outbursts towards the\u00a0other. Our weekends have been pretty boring because we spend them on our computers doing stuff to prepare to move. These sort of things build some\u00a0stress between us because it sometimes feels like you’re sitting there alone with your computer, rather than spending quality time with each other. You have that whole excitement about seeing the other person but when they get there, you’re doing the same thing you were doing when you were alone and that excitement that you had quickly changes to disappointment. I’m sure there will be plenty more emotional ups and downs as everything progresses. I believe if we can make it through the next 18 days, without killing each other, then we can handle just about anything that comes our way. I hope to be almost completely packed before the one week till departure day because I do not want to do what Christian did before he came here. He had 5 hours until he had to leave for the airport and he didn’t have anything in his luggage. I don’t think I have the composure to maintain sane for something like that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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