Settin' Up House

Well, our sea shipment was delivered to the new apartment last Saturday morning. I had actually started earlier with the move, packing our stuff at the old place in the Jordaan. Most of it was packed and/or ready to be moved. There were some items already in the car that were given to us by Nancy and Jelle, who moved from here to Ct. where Nancy was working in GE's corporate headquarters. We dropped that stuff off Friday night at the new apartment, drove over to our Jordann place and filled it up with stuff, driving it back to GE at night and then stopping at The Taco Shop for 2 smothered burritos (tasty!). Next morning, we picked up the car at the GE lot, driving it to our new apartment, noticing the movers were there ahead of schedule before 8am. They said we could use the outdoor elevator to bring up the stuff in the car to the 3rd and 4th floor. Words can't say how nice that was not having to hump that stuff up all of those stairs!!! Once emptied, I drove the car back to our old place, backing it up near the door of our building. Luckily we have a bike shop next to the old location that didn't allow parking in front of it. But on a Saturday, and this being Netherlands where most laws are suggestions, we took advantage. I loaded up the car with as much stuff as I could (up and down those stairs!! what a workout), grabbed my camera, and drove back to the new place using the elevator again. The movers were done in about 3 hours, doing a pretty good job. We still had a little bit remaining at the old place, so we drove over to the old place and got the rest of the stuff and brought it over using the old fashioned method...up and down the stairs. On Sunday, we did a little unpacking and then decided to take a break and go see a movie. "No Country For Old Men"...excellent flick...have seen it twice so far. Broke open the boxes of kitchen stuff and found my Sam's Club jumbo box of Skittles and chewed up half a bag. They were so good I almost had an afterglow. It was weird to see our belongings in a place other than our livingroom back in Gotha...but getting used to the sight already. Furnishings fit pretty well in this new place in both size and color, with the exception of the blue master bath... and some light pink walls and purple wallpaper in one of the bedrooms. Radhika seems to be holding up well to all the bright, cheerful color exposure. Those who know our home in Florida with it's all white walls and ceilings and her proclivity to wearing black and gray clothing know what an adjustment it will be for her. But she's coping.
I have work to do, so I will follow up on this topic more later and add a few pictures from moving day. There's stuff all around this place and and I'm finding places for it all to go, not to mention the cleaning that's needed, and occasionally setting out to buy some things (bike lights, mirror for restroom, etc). Until later....