lazy sort of won ton soup

there's something very satisfying about won ton soup. i love the broth, the meaty yumminess, and the delicate wonton wrappers. it's not too heavy, not too light; it's just right.

unfortunately, i'm way too lazy to learn how to make won tons right now. as a result, when i want won ton soup, i (or often, the geek) must go out and pick some up. when i saw this recipe in real simple, i thought it would be an easy way to satisfy my craving. afterall, it has all the things i love about won ton soup. brothy goodness- yep; elements of the meaty won ton filling- uh-huh; won ton wrappers- yes. yay!

moving: packing for the road trip

when we decided to drive cross country for our move, the geek made it clear that he did not want the car completely stuffed. that made sense considering we would have to unpack/repack everyday as we moved on to the next hotel. since the dog was coming with us, we also wanted to leave most of the backseat open for her. that basically left us with the trunk and the foot area in the back.

our goal was to bring what we needed for the trip and for our first few days at the new house (just until our stuff arrived). here's what we brought with us...

moving: lessons learned

things i'm glad we did...

• hired professionals to load and unload our pod. it was way cheaper than the quote we received for a full-service move. (despite needing an extra pod...see below)
• ordered our bedroom furniture before we moved. we verified the measurements against the room dimensions prior to ordering and the furniture arrived within our first week in the house.

things i wish i knew before we moved...

• once the dining room table is gone, you will probably walk into the hanging light fixture. it hurts. put a chair under the light fixture to spare yourself the headache.
• hold on to those 'donate' dishes until right before you move...in our overzealous-ness to purge, we gave away our random dishes too early. once our boxes were packed, we had to use paper goods. sorry earth.
• if a large moving pod holds "3 rooms' worth" of stuff, one of those rooms is probably the bathroom. our two bedroom townhouse required about one and a half pods (and that's without the master bedroom furniture).
• pulling out a refrigerator will most likely dent your hardwood floors; put down cardboard first.
• when packing your keurig coffee system, make sure the internal (not just the external) reservoir is empty OR be sure to keep the machine upright during transit or you'll flood the little display screen.
• if you've never owned/maintained a lawn, ask for advice before you mow and do permanent damage to your yard (it's probably a good thing that our yard is tiny).