I was laying in the back of my truck last night around 1030, in front of Shelby's new place in Tampa, when suddenly I heard her voice, and my phone went off. They had arrived!

Shelby and her dog Zinny came running at me (glad I remained dressed) and we had a big ol hug. Then she introduced me to the friend that flew up from Pensacola to help with this move. His name is Stormy (yea), real buff, tats, good looking with a great smile. Shelby has a knack of attracting fine men, and I don't think this is romantic, he's just a good friend.

I thought they were towing Shelby's car behind the U-Haul but it turns out Stormy drove the truck the whole way while Shelby and Vinnie followed behind in the car.

Shelby loves her new place, huge compared to the cramped place she was living at up in DC. She's got a garage to park her car, a view out onto a big pool, with a barbecue off to the side.

We unpacked a few basics from the back of the U-Haul, including air mattresses for them to crash on tonight, and I said good night. Today is moving day and her friend and husband are coming over to help.

The husband was going to play off of Stormy to move the big items but he hurt his arm so Shelbs has hired a moving guy to fill that position. It should be a fun day eleven and the first thing I'm going to do is set up the shower curtain so we can clean up from the road.

She has a couple of days after the big move today, before she starts her new job, so new adventures await before I head back home.