Back Home Again in Indiana – to a houseful of moving boxes!

 

October 11^th – October 19^th   

 

We were reunited with our dog Louie, after almost 2 weeks.  Our friends, Bob & Dee Hendrickson, were terrific to take him.   They even trained him on the piddle pads, which will help us out on those long cruising days!  And Bob made a prop for Louie out of PVC fittings that is like a fire hydrant, so maybe he will be able to “go” on the boat after all. 

 

It felt good to be home.  Needless to say, after 15 years in a big house, it’s an adjustment to live in this townhouse.  The biggest thing for me is the kitchen.  You would think that after living on the boat for a month, any “real” kitchen would be sufficient.  I admit I am spoiled, but we must have been ready for this move without even realizing it.  Other than the 3-level setup, we could probably stay here.  The area is fantastic, everything is so convenient and the development is beautiful.  Especially attractive is the fact that we don’t have to take care of the grounds – I mean, just imagine experiencing Fall when someone else is responsible for picking up the leaves!  When we were in Europe, we got an email from our realtor the day after we had closed on the Indianapolis house.  He wanted to know if we knew why the sewage pump alarm would be going off.  We included a home warranty policy with the sale, so guess what – it’s someone else’s problem!  We have no idea where we will buy next.  But what a good feeling, knowing that we have the boat trip ahead of us in a few days.

 

While we were “home”, Roger worked for 2 days that week.  And I spent the week unpacking and getting settled.  We were able to meet up with friends for dinners at night.  We saw Brett and Kelly, got caught up on the wedding, the new house they are building and made a visit to the yacht club to see if that would be a potential place for their wedding.  This is going to be something to really look forward to!

 

We went to Travis’s hockey games in Bloomington.  On Friday night, the game didn’t even start until 9:15 p.m.  We got home at 1:30 in the morning!  We went back down to Indiana University for Saturday’s game and Travis was going to come home with us, BUT he ended up staying there to celebrate the team’s win over Davenport University, a major upset.  What a great game, and Travis came away with a goal and an assist for the weekend!

 

Travis came home on Sunday and I not only had to give him directions, but he didn’t even have the address.  I think he was in shock – what an adjustment.  It also could have been the after-effects from the previous night’s party.  But he liked the townhouse and the area, and especially my homemade sauce and meatballs and chocolate pie.  This was the first time I had cooked since we left the boat in 5 weeks!  I sent Travis back to his apartment with lots of leftovers. 

 

And the next day, we left too --- to resume our trip south on the boat!