Happy New Year!!!

A stress free move my butt... Getting someone else to move us has been more stressful than I have ever had when moving myself...

A lot has happened and I really dont have time but here is a quick update....

We went to our new apartment and got the keys the 19th of Dec.

We spent the whole day in our new apartment (empty with the creepy echo) and neighborhood....

It was great so great I didn't want to leave...

Here is a video of my new apartment....






Please excuse the way I look I have the flu and was very sick and taking some stuff but look very pale

As for my hair, it was pinned up and it fell down so I just put it in a pony tail but it was a bad hair day due to my coat...



There was more (the cellar and washroom) but it was too dark and you couldn't see anything because the light bulb was blown...

We do not have an attic space we have 2 cellars both about 12 m² , one is for the washroom and the other is a wine like cellar and storage area...
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On Dec 21st we went to SW of France to the sea and beach for 1 week with Fire's family...
We had a nice Xmas... Thanks to his Mom and Dad who paid for our trip... (They are the best )

They rented a apartment right around the corner from the boardwalk of the beach and right next to the Casino..


I lost 10 € lol....

It was beautiful... The Beaches there are different than the ones I grew up with in Florida...

Some videos of my trip....













I have more pictures but probably won't get around to uploading them here...
Here is a few

Xmas tree, Santa came and our xmas dinner

(Fire's family actually does it all on Xmas eve not Xmas day)

I thought this was dessert but it's towels

The kids made a ginger bread house

patterns in the sand




In the morn before Lunch (low tide)



the area is famous for its oysters and we got to see Oyster villages and farms

not to mention to eat some really good oysters (lunch)

Saw a lighthouse while our food settled


(I have a great video)




Same beach at sunset (hide tide)

French art

me

I got great gifts
2 scarfs one was hand made by Fire's mom (it was great!!!) and sadly I caught it in my piece of crap coat and it tore so she has to fix it...

Fire's mom is a sweetie...

There is so much other things but like I said I don't have much time

To much happening... When we arrived home today we had some problems with the Moving company ...

I went with them because they were friendly but the gentleman we met is just their face man, not the one moving us!!!!

Okay so we get off the train at 9 am after having a really great xmas, call about our fish because they still didn't email or call us about it...

Only to find out that they wanted to change our date to move (to earlier which really would stress an already stressful situation) so they could move my stuff and a strangers stuff together (both going to Switzerland and both are families who work for Fire's company)

I went OFF!!! Fire's job said we could choose and their quote was higher than the other company but we chose them because
1- they could move our fish
2- The gentle man sat and had a drink with us and walked us through some things about the move
3- he answered my husband's question's via email and the other company man ignored my husband's questions

Now they wanted to move 2 of us in the same truck with the same quote!?!?!?!

A- My stuff may be crap but its my crap and I am uncomfortable with strangers messing about with it already. This was why the 2nd reason... The other guy was all business.. He came in he evaluated the apartment and our stuff for the move and then left... He had no time for conversation or tea... The man with this company was more sociable... So I thought having them do it would be better but this is very unprofessional...

B- the quote was to move us alone!!!

As a result our move date got pushed back until the 7th.... Well how does that song go...

You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you might find
You get what you need

and to be honest Fire and I need a little time, to get things ready...
The 7th gives us breathing room though it hurts our timetable for the the things that should be done in Zürich

For 1: we have 14 days to report anything not right about the apartment after we move in... The contract date says we are officially moved in Jan 1st
2: we have to register with Switzerland as living there and our nice helper is on vacation the 10th for 2 weeks
3. Fire returns to work on the 14th So anything that has to be done before he goes back has to be done before that date...


What about the fish? The sub contractor never contacted us so we have to wait until they are opened after the whole News Year thing and see if they can move our fish...

Shelob my tarantula is ready to go... I have set her up for travel and cleaned her terrarium for packing.



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So enjoy the videos and if you speak french visit this blog: She is a friend of my families and like family :) Tell her Novy sent you over to shake your HI-Ni and say hello :=)

well see everyone Next year

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!
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MOVING DATE HAS BEEN DELAYED TO THE THE 7TH!!!
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