Oct 17, 2009

Eins...Zwei...DREI!!

We received our shipments last week! It was like Christmas in October - like in most department stores :) We hadn't seen a lot of our belongings since October 2007! I think the German movers thought I was crazy because I'd yell "WOOHOO!" from the kitchen and then come running into the living room with a thermos.

Before the movers arrived - government furniture only

After the movers came! Stuff EVERYWHERE - but we have everything!!

More stuff in the guest bedroom

More in the master bedroom

Yay for kitchen stuff!

Because some of our kitchen stuff was packed in Islamabad, it had this film of dirt on it from the Pakistani packing paper (Pak-ing paper). I hand rinsed everything to get any remaining Pakistani-ness from our belongings. It was quite the task, but it felt good!

So after our shipment was delivered, we had both our belongings and the government provided furniture. It was very crowded! We unpacked/put away/organized all weekend, and then on Tuesday, more movers came to take away the gov-y furniture. One of the many things they took away were two huge rolls of carpet from our living area. Every other piece of furniture was a reasonable size to carry down three flights of stairs, but we didn't know how in the world they were going to get those long carpet rolls out of here! Please watch the video below to see true moving innovation - it was one of my favorite moments of the entire weekend

3 comments:

  1. The carpet throw! a new sport...how funny...right out the window. A must say the Germans are efficient. Compare this to your moving experience last year...oh boy!

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  2. Loved the video! That was too funny. Glad you have all of your belongings. Have fun setting it all up! It looks so green outside your apartment.

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