Here we are!

Hello to all!

Well...we finally made it to Chicago! We were sore for a few days, but we're finally getting settled in and really liking it here. Everything is a walk away - even the grocery store! What more could you ask for?

BUT this past weekend was a living nightmare, as I'm sure my parents can attest to :O)

First of all, getting into the city took 2 hours - normally it takes 1...so our total trip time was 7 hours. Then getting through the tiny roads with such a huge Uhaul was tough, too. Thank goodness dad was driving ;o) At one point I was outside of the truck running along to make sure we could get through without hitting any cars.
THEN...we had to go down an alley to park/unload the truck - and people were actually HONKING at us to move. HA! I'm not sure where they think we could go!
THEN there were these dudes yelling out the back of their place at Shosta in the cab of the truck and throwing things at her - so I got nasty with them and they shut up.
THEN we had to take the truck back before the store closed, so we got everything out of the bed and left it in the yard.
THEN we took the truck to the location given us by Uhaul and they said that they couldn't take it - but then they decided to keep it. There was no way we were going to get that thing backed out on a busy street anyways, so they would have had to take whether or not they wanted it! THEN we came back and had some moving people move the last of the furniture into the place (which was very difficult to do) - they had to take off the front door to get our couch in (which they tore) - BUT, at least we got it in. We thought we were going to have to trash it and buy a new one!
THEN we finally got to rest. Yeah...that was a long day. I thank the Lord that my parents we here to help and are more in shape than I am - they are like the Energizer bunny X 2!

It's been a rough week with utilities, too. Our phone line needed fixed and we've had so many problems with cable and our broadband, it's ridiculous. BUT, it's ALL fixed now ;o) (We hope ;o)
We've also had some problems with our apartment, but the landlords came over tonight and are really quick to take care of any issues. AND, they are going to let us use a window unit air conditioner that they have in storage for our bedroom! HOW AWESOME! It's been pretty rough adjusting to the lack of AC and 90 degree weather, so this will be a big help. It's nice to have them living next door ;o)

SO...tonight, after resolving most of our problems, we're actually feeling pretty good! We are really looking forward to enjoying Chicago finally ;o) We'll be visiting IKEA tomorrow and "The Taste of Chicago" on Friday! Woohoo!

Take care!

PS-sorry for all of the complaining - just thought you would get a chuckle hearing all the joys of big-city living. HAHA...I just did ;o)

PSS - And our little diggle is doin' good, too! There was barely an adjustment period (thank heavens) and she's been VERY well behaved with the various technicians and our landlords in the house. She really enjoys big city walking - climbing the steps of every house we pass ;o)