I want my stuff!!

Hello everybody and indeed.

Well, today we found out that it is going to be at least another 2 weeks until we get our belongings! Tyler and I are pissed! We are really mad. There is just nothing else to say about it. And this is not the first complication we've had with the moving companies. Yes, companies is plural. We hired TransAtlantic to do our move. I guess they subcontracted Best Price Movers to do it for them and so we've had to deal with both companies. The first complication happened when them packed up the truck on January 15 (yes, 3 weeks ago!) when there were some extra costs that we were not informed of prior to that day. So that has been one stress. And now this. Aparently you write down on the contract the soonest you would like your stuff to arrive. We wrote down last Friday, Feb. 3. And it should be noted that we had our apartment by then and were just waiting for our things to be moved in last week. We were given the impression that our stuff was here in LA and they were just waiting to get the exact address from us. But nooo. Our stuff is leaving Chicago THIS UPCOMING FRIDAY! AAHHH! And there is then a stop in New Mexico and one in Arizona before the truck get's here. So it listed on the contract that you would get your things in 5 to 15 business days. We thought that was from the date the stuff was loaded into the truck. But nooo. It's from the date you write down as the earliest possible delivery date. So Friday, Feb.9. 2 stops inbetween. You do the math!

For those of you who don't know or remember, we are staying in Pasadena right now, which is very inconvenient. We only have one car, which we thought wouldn't be an issue because we'd be close enough for Tyler to take the bus when needed. I only work 2 days a week out of our home, but I work in Dana Point, which is 75 miles away. So I need the car 2 days and Tyler works 5 days. So this just throws off our work plans and now I may not get to work those 2 days this week. It's just a mess.

And we could technically live over in NOHO soon after we get a fridge and a blow up mattress. We got some lamps from Ikea already because there are very few overhead lights in the apartment. But this just complicates everything. Nothing about this move has gone smoothly. I hesitate to say that nothing has been easy on this move, because I never expected a move half way across the coountry to be easy, but I expected an element or two to go smoothly.

So all that to say, that despite all this, God is with us and he seems like the only constant in my life right now (besides Tyler of course). I just feel stripped. Like stripped wood. I am just waiting for the day when I have a new stain.