February 22, 2007 – The Arrival
Sea freight arrived – check.
Air freight arrived – check.
Customs cleared – check.
It is time to officially move in… Movers plan to arrive on Thursday, Dustin plans on 2-days of vacation (Thursday & Friday), and Wednesday night seems like Christmas Eve. We are ready.
As with any move there are many tenuous moments: the big dresser balanced on the small man’s back, the couch grazing the wall, etc. With this move, however, it seemed a bit different.
With The Netherlands (all of Europe really), real estate is scarce. Therefore, they build their homes narrow and tall. Our home is no exception. So, when trying to move a US house into Dutch dimensions, it gets a bit tricky.
Lucky for us nothing was damaged (except for one ceiling tile) and we were able to get everything into the house (except one couch – not sure what is going to happen with it now). The movers were a little “rambunctious”, but they got the job done quickly.
Amanda and I were so excited to get our furniture, we could hardly sleep the night before; it was like Christmas Eve. We pretty much had the house was nearly set up before the movers left…
It was a good weekend. And, I think our house looks great.
Sea freight arrived – check.
Air freight arrived – check.
Customs cleared – check.
It is time to officially move in… Movers plan to arrive on Thursday, Dustin plans on 2-days of vacation (Thursday & Friday), and Wednesday night seems like Christmas Eve. We are ready.
As with any move there are many tenuous moments: the big dresser balanced on the small man’s back, the couch grazing the wall, etc. With this move, however, it seemed a bit different.
With The Netherlands (all of Europe really), real estate is scarce. Therefore, they build their homes narrow and tall. Our home is no exception. So, when trying to move a US house into Dutch dimensions, it gets a bit tricky.
Lucky for us nothing was damaged (except for one ceiling tile) and we were able to get everything into the house (except one couch – not sure what is going to happen with it now). The movers were a little “rambunctious”, but they got the job done quickly.Amanda and I were so excited to get our furniture, we could hardly sleep the night before; it was like Christmas Eve. We pretty much had the house was nearly set up before the movers left…
It was a good weekend. And, I think our house looks great.
2 comments:
Love your descriptive writing style! It is really nice to hear someone mention that Amsterdam's NOT only about the pot and red light district!
Sander really enjoyed visiting with his American friends in Holland (He just wonders "was Jacob's diaper-changing table the same as the one he ate his pizza on?" =P ).
hey guys - keep the info coming, it's great to hear how ya'all are faring in good ol' Europe..
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