The year we got PCS orders on December 3rd will forever live in my memory as the move that felt like a holiday movie… just with a lot more fur. One moment I was sipping peppermint hot chocolate and trying to convince the Christmas lights to cooperate, and the next my partner walked in holding that infamous document. Orders. For in December. Of course, because why not!
Within days, our living room transformed into “North Pole meets moving truck.” Boxes everywhere, garland tangled in places garland should never be, and our dog proudly sleeping on the tree skirt like he was guarding holiday spirit itself. Our cat claimed a box labeled FRAGILE because naturally, she thrives in chaos.
The only thing keeping me grounded was packing our bags for us and for my fur kiddos - similar to the Purina one we’re giving away this season. It became our lifeline. Inside was everything we’d need for the road: food, treats, meds, calming sprays, the cat’s blankets, the dog’s squeaky Santa toy… basically the supporting cast of our holiday PCS adventure.
Winter weather threw its own plot twist, too. Snow that looked magical for the first five minutes quickly became “why did we move in December?”. We must’ve looked like the exhausted parents in a holiday movie who are just trying their best.
By the time we arrived at the new house, it was pitch dark and freezing. Everything echoed. Everything felt unfamiliar. But then we unpacked our things we brought with us and the pets’ things, their bowls, their blankets, that silly holiday toy, and slowly the space warmed. Not literally (the heat took a minute), but emotionally. The pets relaxed first, and that made us relax too.
It wasn’t the perfect move. It wasn’t even the smoothest. But it became one of our most memorable…because somehow we manage to make it through it.
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