Yes Caribou “Coffee solves nearly every problem”
It was a crazy experience to sort through everything we own and had collected and stored in our 4,000 sq foot home. We ended up sorting most things and taking boxes down to the “daycare toy room.” We placed masking tape on the floor to divide our storage items and our shipped items.
With the help of music, coffee,and mixed drinks we worked through and got it all done.
I do not think we were hoarders by any standard but we had lots of stuff. The scheduling was a little rushed but we got scheduled for a crew from AAA movers to come on Thursday 6/18 and movers to load things on to the truck on 6/19. Packing day was a crazy experience. At 10 am 2 guys showed up. When I nervously explained that I could help with anything they needed Calvin calmly told me I could help him by sitting down, relaxing with a martini. Caleb and I gladly sat down with our dear friend Merry Sondreal who was visiting from Phoenix. 
It was a wonderful time to catch up and take in the beautiful Minnesota June weather. The packing team went through our things, nicely packing them to make their way to Japan via air shipment or packing away our belongings to place into storage while we were gone. The packers spent 9 hours getting things ready. After our visit with Merry, Caleb and I got back to work packing things that we would take in our carry on bags and cleaning up things around the house.
The moving crew showed up at 9 on Friday! It was another great experience with AAA movers as they carefully disassembled our couches, table, and larger items. They wrapped them in moving blankets and saran wrap. I was so impressed with the time and care that was used by everyone at AAA movers.
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