Happy election day eve!!
All of my stuff supposedly arrived--my air shipment AND my household good are here. Do you know what that means? I don't have to sleep on an air mattress for weeks. I get my own bed, with my own sheets and pillows. My comfortable couch and throne-like chair are available for my rear end's imprint. It means Tuesday is my last night in the hotel and I'll be almost settled.
I was surprised when the in-bound shipment office called me back and told me that both of my shipments arrived. My furniture and everything will be delivered on Wednesday and my air shipment will be delivered on Thursday. Yikes!! I have a lot to do!
Tomorrow I have an 8:30 appointment at BMW to get my Euro maps installed (thankfully). After that, I'm headed to base to get some VAT forms (value added tax--I can explain later if you really want to know) and possibly stop at a store on base to see if I can get some household items knocked off my list. I need to get things that are a must before the weekend, like a hair dryer (stop laughing) and a coffee pot (you couldn't live without it either). However, I'm just going to go to a Walmart-like store called Real in the evening with a friend of mine to get that stuff, plus a vacuum, and an iron. (Keep in mind that all appliances run on 220V over here instead of 110V and they have a different plug, so I need all new stuff.) I also need to get food to get me through the next few days at least and also some cleaning stuff, laundry soap and dishwasher soap. (Can you believe it?? I have a dishwasher!)
I'll be a busy bee tomorrow. Hopefully, since I have to be at the apartment at 8 on Wednesday to start waiting, they'll be there fairly early, otherwise, it's going to be pretty darn boring in an empty apartment with nothing to sit on, looking at a white wall! At least I'll have time to figure out where I want my most prized piece of art to hang and where my few pieces of furniture will go.
I may be MIA for a while after I move in, because I just ordered internet today and they said to come back in 5 days to see what day it would be when they actually turn it on. Keep your fingers crossed it's not long, because the internet is my portal to my family, my friends, and to the world.
Make certain you go out and vote tomorrow. This election makes me nervous. I'm either going to be very happy or extremely disappointed. Make me proud Ohio!
