Our Final Thirteen Days

It’s quite a coincidence that our last 13 days in the country of Romania happens to land on a Thursday. Here are some things about our final days here.

1. I emptied out and cleaned out our refrigerator. It is sitting in the kitchen with the doors open to dry out. We are taking it back to the states via container and we don’t want it to mold during the month long transit.
2. Fortunately during the winter, our back hall doubles as a refrigerator.
3. Every time I walk into the kitchen, I think – “Who in the world left the doors open?” Silly me. . .
4. We sold our washer and dryer. My first two months in Romania, the summer of 1997, I washed clothes in a bathtub. I can do it again for a few days.
5. We sold our microwave. People lived without those before, right?
6. I am not done packing yet. Will this ever end???
7. I was planning on taking the girls out to eat today. It’s a holiday and will probably be crowded. We’ll have to get there early.
8. We will load a container on Monday, March 5^th. Pray everything fits!
9. We are already living out of suitcases in our own home and eating with disposable dishes. I still have some dishes here that I’m not packing but we sold our dishwasher and I hate to wash dishes by hand.
10. We might sleep here after the container is loaded. We’ll have some beds and sheets that we are leaving with friends.
11. Our other option is to move the beds to the friends’ house and stay there. It will be a warmer idea and a great chance to spend some time with them. It will also be a much more crowded option. They only have a two room (not two bedroom) apartment.
12. We will go to Brasov on the 8^th or 9^th after saying our final goodbyes here. We lived in Brasov for close to two years (1997-1999) and still have great friends there.
13. We will fly out of Bucharest on the 14^th – changing our lives forever. I feel like my last few posts have been rather melancholy. Leaving is hard but we are excited about what God has planned for us and our hearts are filled with His peace that passes all understanding.