I tried to write a nostalgic post on the anniversary of our evacuation - but I just couldn't get it out. It was a strange week, walking day by day through the memories of what was happening a year ago; and also acknowledging that it was a whole YEAR since those events occurred. We thought we were leaving for a few weeks, and a year later...! Wow.
It was also the week that some dear friends were able
to enter our apartment and pack it out. We were being pressed by the landlord to vacate the premises and provide rent. Jared and I were trying to make a trip ourselves and attend to this, but we failed to obtain the necessary visas. With this closed door, some extremely gracious friends stepped in and packed out everything. The process was a bit anxiety-producing, but the end result is that we feel a great deal of closure knowing that our things have been attended to. It gives us more freedom to look forward rather than being focused on the past.
I thought I'd share some pix of our apartment in the last days. Some of you remember the early video, so this is the big reveal after some moderate transformation. I realized that it was unrealistic to try and change the 'chandeliers' (though I did sometimes scheme ways in which it might be accomplished), and tried to settle for small changes that might have big impact: throw pillows and blankets, change of rugs, addition of plants, etc. Here's the ode to our apartment.
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| Living Room with traditional (old) desert rugs and IKEA lamp and pillows :) |
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| Balcony off Dining Room Wall of Plants for Privacy Shield |
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| Guess Room with Jared's Piano (protected from sand storms) |
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| Office Area in Guest Room |
Part of the emotional difficulty of the evacuation was the loss of home because it took so much work to make it home. I sometimes wish we had the chance for closure and saying goodbye to the place, but I'm thankful that we still have many of our belongings so that setting up home next time will not be as difficult.
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