Moving Day

It took 3 1/2 months, but we've finally been reunited with our furniture!  Our shipment arrived in September but took a while to clear customs and then was unfortunately released just before we left on vacation.  We had to wait another 10 days to see it but it was totally worth the wait.  We got home on Sunday afternoon and first thing Monday morning all of the rental furniture was removed.  As soon as those guys finished, the Crown Relocation men started unloading 11 crates of our belongings.  It was like Christmas! 

These guys used no ramps or dollies, just good ole hard work.

We also got a welcome bouquet, which I thought was so sweet.

Poor Ben developed a pretty bad ear infection on our way home from Bali, so before any of the moving started in the morning, we had to run to the International SOS clinic and get him some medicine.  Lucky for him, one of the first items off the truck with a comfy chair for him to rest in and watch TV out of the way of the commotion. It took most of the week and a second day at home for him to feel better but he got over it finally.

 

Ahh, the joys of moving!  My excitement for seeing our stuff was tempered with my dread for having to organize everything.  Luckily, all the work I did sorting stuff before it was packed really helped.  But still, not knowing where we would be moving, lots of things ended up in different rooms and I averaged 40+ trips up the stairs each day all week.

 

The entire job took two days so it we didn't have everything we wanted on the first day but they did assemble all the beds to make sure we had a place to sleep.  And we slept like babies in our own beds for the first time in months.

I didn't get any pictures of the chaos when everything was unboxed but not in its place yet, but that's because it felt totally overwhelming and I don't like remembering that part.  Much better to just see the before and after :)  (After will be coming soon when things look pretty)

Buddy could have cared less about all the action.  He just wanted to make sure his food bowl stayed filled.

Kitty was interested in the action but only if it included a backrub for him.

We are mostly sorted out now and enjoying the feeling of FINALLY being done with this move.  It feels like the longest move ever!  Maybe because we have so much stuff now or because the suitcases were out for months.  Now we can really settle in and live.