Move-in Day

"Let's get ready to rumble!!!"
Well, one thing to say about the movers in the UK.  They are punctual.  Unlike our friendly packers on the west side of the Atlantic, these guys show up when they tell you they are.  Two things took place today.  First, we had to have all of our temporary furniture moved out; dining room table and chairs, several chairs, two twins beds, one double, three bed-side tables, etc.  As you can see, there was a lot to get ride of.

Here is what happened. We were told that our temp furniture would be picked up between 8-12.  And our big shipment would be dropped off between 8-5.  In the US, you would expect your movers to show up around 3 PM if they were working on that same timeline.  Oh no, not here.  Looked outside about 7:45, and what did I see, a big truck.  One that looked to big for a pick-up.  So, promptly at 8:00 the door bell rang, and sure enough, it was the guys here to unpack.

Wonderful.

House semi-filled with temporary furniture.

Can't tell them to come back.

So, we moved forward.

A little difficult. The house started filling up quickly. Then about 8:40ish, the guys came to pick everything up.  That too was a little confusing.  Two movers.  One unloading, one loading, a lot of movement.  The guys picked up the stuff in 45 minutes.  The movers were done unpacking by 10:30, with nothing really broken.  All in all, the move went very well.  Keltie and I can't believe we have gotten all of our stuff by now.    We really thought it would be in February before we saw everything.

The rest of the afternoon was spent unpacking, rearranging the house and watching the inauguration. 

Pretty wonderful day.  Hope you like the picks.

Enjoying some dinner, waiting to see the Corps.  Don't screw us CNN.

Editors note:  Damn you Wolf Blitzer!  He was rambling on, and on, and on.  But, we got to see the Corps and they looked great!  Eat it, all of you "wannabes."