Carlisle's Diary

Moving In

Dear Diary: May 7, 2013

The next 2.5 weeks were a flurry of activity. The Watchers decided that they would build 4 houses about 3 miles away from where our house was. One was going to be for Rogue and Alexander, the second for Amy and Peter, the third for when Corin and Seth get married and lastly for Leah and Keith. They would make their houses stand in a semi-circle, with one drive way then separating into 4 separate one's going to each house. So once they had staked out where they wanted to build the houses, we all proceeded to clear the trees and brush out of the way so there was buildable ground. In the meantime, we had gone on 4 separate trips to Manhattan to pack up and move all of their things which included clothing, furniture, and a bunch of personal items. They had enough photos and collectibles to open their own museum.

While the houses were being built, the Watchers stayed at Michelle's house. Her parents had called to check in with Rogue regarding their assignment and were very excited to hear about the moving. Apparently, Michelle's mom Maria and Dad John, weren't at all thrilled with what they were doing in Toronto. The vampires there, weren't really behaving. So while Rogue was on the phone with her, I heard Rogue say that they have another week to give those vampires to reform before they were to put them under arrest. I guess Rogue really was judge, jury, and when time needed, executioner. I didn't ask what those vampires were doing that was so off kilter but I figured Rogue had her hands and head full with moving and such that I didn't want to bother her.

The Watchers though all seeming to be attached at the hip, had very different taste when it came to their homes. Rogue and Alexander, liked Bella and Edward's cottage and therefore modeled their home to look like the cottage. A bit different of course to fit their style and taste but along the same path. Amy and Peter wanted their home to look like a medieval castle and have two floors. Seth and Keith let Corin and Leah figure out how to style their respective future homes. Leah and Keith's looked very practical. Seth and Corin was also very much a nod toward his Quileute roots.

Both houses had a lot of Native American art and furniture. The only difference between the two houses was the fact that Seth and Corin's place also had touches of the Mediterranean with blue and white as a nod to Corin's Greek roots while Keith and Leah's had a few British items. Every home had the personality, heritage, and style of the couple to live there. At the end we were very happy with the way the houses came out. We still had an empty house standing on the property for when the inevitable happens and Jacob proposes to Nessie. There will always be an empty cottage after they move in together; the home that the wolves shared, will at some point become vacant, because it has the least amount of things, we are thinking of dismantling it or transforming it into a guest cottage for when the Denali's visit. In any case, we shall see.

So now we have all the homes built and it's time to move everyone in. To make things more interesting, there's a bet going, which home can get loaded in the quickest. Everyone has their money riding on Rogue and Alexander. Apparently they are the energizer bunnies of moving. Then we were all given the opportunity to see what flying was like. Alexander took me, Rogue took Esme, Corin took Seth, Keith took Leah, Michelle took Nessie, and Amy took Bella. That was the first round. I can't even explain what that felt like. We had to stand close to our Watcher as they put their arms around our shoulders and all of a sudden we were off the ground. Before we knew it we were as high as a plane. Granted we were also invisible so that the planes wouldn't A) crash into us and B) see us. But it felt just like you would imagine it. Wind rushing through your hair, being able to see for miles and miles in every direction. And with our keen eye sight, we were able to see every cloud, every molecule in the air. The different colors of the sunset in a way we couldn't even imagine.