38 YEARS

 

Today is our 38th Wedding Anniversary.

I can still remember our wedding day quite clearly.  We had a lovely, low key wedding, with just our nearest and dearest family and friends  helping celebrate the day.  

Stew is insisting we go out to dinner this evening, my choice.  I'll have to get me thinking cap on, I'd like to go somewhere we've not been before.

Today also marks our being here for two weeks.  My god, it's been a non stop, hectic, busy two weeks so far!

So much of the unpacking is done, I can ALMOST see the light at the end of the tunnel.  Maybe in another week or two it will all be out of the storage unit???

Steve pointed out that we don't need to wait for the DVS system to be installed before we get the attic ready for storing stuff, as the DVS system won't actually be in the GARAGE ROOF SPACE.  It will be over the house/lounge/bedrooms areas.  

So, we can bring everything back from storage.

I got our latest SPARK bill yesterday, and nearly spat the dummy.  It was over double what we usually pay.  Major stuff up there, so I will be going into their shop this morning to get that sorted out.  

Lacy is due here this morning ... she's a bloody GODSEND!  And Bex helping out the other day was awesome as well. 

Today is going to be a slower day, we shall unload the car, then just open boxes, and make some sense out of the garage, so I can fit more in there.

I keep saying... slow and steady, but in reality I am a 'RIP SHIT AND BUST' sort of person.  I have to get it done asap, so I can then RELAX.  I hate things being out of place!  

ABOVE:  Coco spent yesterday with Bex, as there were people coming and going all day.  I didn't want to worry about her getting out the door and wandering off.  See, Bex is also a Godsend, she babysits our Coco.  😂😊  Coco played with Marley for a while, then she climbed onto Lily's little couch and slept all day.  She looked so damn cute asleep on the baby couch.

10.32:  I've made some sense out of the garage, so I can put more stuff in there.

Lacy arrived and we went and queried the Spark Bill. She did her best to explain it, but really it just seems like we are paying double for this month.  I will get Stew to look at it.

After that, we went and got another load from the storage unit.

Everything MUST come out by Sunday... I just got an email from them and they are increasing the monthly charge for that one unit from $267 a month to $316 a month!  LIKE hell am I paying that... we can get it all out on Sunday and have it in the bloody lounge for all I care.

AND where we have the trailer stored?  That must be going up as well, so I have talked to management here, and they are giving me a temporary place to put our trailer until I can sell it.  And I have two people who have expressed an interest in it already.  Awesome.

Now, Lacy is about to help me empty the car, then she will bugger off and I will sit and look at .... boxes.

ABOVE:  HOLD ON!  Just had a delivery.  It's the Ketter shed for out the back door.  We are going to put all the various bins in it.  Nice and tidy.

I just booked us a table at a nice restaurant in town, one we  have actually been to before, but not for a very long time.

ABOVE: Lacy's last job for the day... and then she was off home.

And I am off to the lighting shop to exchange the defective light for a new one.  Man that was quick, they did an overnight courier from Napier!  I'm impressed.

3.32 pm: I tried to have a nap, cos I'm beyond exhausted.  But no.  Damn well should have turned me phone off.  But I hate doing that because I could miss an important call.  My sister rang... and I'm glad I didn't miss that.  

Moving on... I'm now looking through a few more boxes.  Like, WILL.  IT.  EVER.  END???

ABOVE: My lounge today.  Different boxes...but same/same as the past two weeks!

ABOVE:  Our dinner this evening... funny how we keep having Pizza!  I have found so many other sorts of meals I've ordered over the years have been disappointing, Pizza never is.  The chips were revolting, we didn't eat all of them. 

Garlic roasted Mushrooms... very nice.  They looked burnt, but were not.

In all, a nice meal.

We are now home, tucked up with a blankie, feet up, RELAXING. 

I so needed to do that.  

I am getting to the point where I get up in the morning and wonder how I am going to do anything?  My 'everything' hurts!  Though my lower back and upper arms are the worst.

I don't think it will much longer (maybe a week?), and I will have broken the back of this move/unpack/put away.

I hope so anyway.

Catch ya tomorrow.