So this past week has been pretty stressful. Moving out of my apartment has been a pain, mainly because I have so much stuff to move out and such a long distance to travel with it. In addition, I need to make sure that I don't accidentally pack something that might be crucial to the success of my ever nearing international move. Because my mom isn't quite moved into the house she's just purchased [hooray] things are spread around to three different houses - so finding anything after it's packed would be a nightmare.
Big Story: My friend Ben is awesome. He drove down from Midland with not only a truck but also a trailer to help me move everything back to Kalamazoo from Ann Arbor. However, we ran into some problems along the way. Well, one large problem anyway... the ropes that Ben used to tie the mattresses down to the trailer snapped and my mattress took flight on I-94 mid-trip. The Jeep following behind it was able to dodge the soft missile flying in its direction - it however was not able to avoid going into a roll and landing into a ditch upside down off the side of the road. Luckily, everybody in the Jeep was safe. In addition to to being unhurt, none of the family blamed either me or Ben. They told us that they recognized that accidents happened and that they didn't really like the Jeep anyway, so they were planning to use Ben's insurance money to buy a new vehicle. The important thing, they added, was that everyone was safe.
The police that stopped us were also suprisingly easygoing given the situation. After having interrogated us as to why my mattress went airborne, he told us that he remembered his college days when stuff was flying out of his trailer, and to just be careful next time to make sure we use more reliable rope. He let us off with minor traffic citation that he said, "wouldn't jack up our insurance for years to come."
I don't really think the situation could have come out any better.
Today and tomorrow I'm polishing off my apartment so that I can get everything moved down. I should be done tonight, tomorrow I anticipate being home around 3-4'ish and spending the rest of the weekend before my next big move on Monday - to China.
