Hello from Switzerland- part 3: Day 2-present

A video missed from part 2--- Day 1


We had to register that we were living here. During this time I found out that you have to buy stickers to put on your trash... In other words you have to pay for your trash to be picked up but not recyclables... There is bins and days depending on what it is...

This is a good idea as it encourages people to recycle...


I returned home and finished unpacking the kitchen and moved on to the dining room and Hall closet...

Our clothes smelled like moth balls from the boxes so I am having to re-wash everything

For 2 weeks and a day I have been hustling to unpack everything... I finished the last box today.
Fire still has boxes...

We had problems with Swiss.com... first they sent us the wrong start up kit... Then the right one needed an adapter cord for the wall

Fire bought one expensive but we discovered the line wasn't connected...

We had to call an electrician to connect us and he put a new plug in (a more modern one)


Then our mail wasn't coming... we found out it was because (and this is only here in Benglen) our town doesn't get their post at the door they get a PO box that their mail goes to only packages are delivered at the door...

So we had to register with the Swiss Post


My Dishwasher is broke and will be replaced with a new one Tues

Fire tried to hang my paper towel thing in the kitchen which has to be screwed

He has a Black and decker power screw-driver/drill and the wall was so hard he broke the bit...

The nails bent... and never went in.. We bought steel nails I bought huge big nails (they all bent)

So most of my walls are Evil concrete like that won't let you hang anything...

Only my hallway, toilet room, one wall in the bathroom, and one wall in the computer room can anything be hung

So that has depressed me...

I have to call a carpenter (handy man) to hang my hangers and stuff so maybe he can help...

Food here is expensive... 1 can of beans the ones you get 3 for 1.29 in the US was what would be about 4 dollars here

Fruits and veggies are cheap though


The day I got the phone my sister-in-law (Kodiak's wife) went in labor She had her baby Jan 25th at 5pm EST
He was 7 lbs and 1 ounce

We get Wulfgar this Sunday.. I am so excited...

He needs his Rabies shot at 12 weeks but can not travel to another country for 30 days after so we have to get him before he is 12 weeks...

Fire wanted another week but I didn't so I am happy...

okay sneak peak at my new home now that I am unpacked... The only thing that was broken was the DVD player and a DVD which are insured:

Videos----


Welcome

Front room

dining room


kitchen

hall way


Bathroom and Toilet room

bedroom


massage room


washroom

keller/cellar


Sat Jan 26th 2008-

We went and got the new furniture from Fly...
The couch was perfect...

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BETTSOFA (RUECKENLEHNE ABKLAP- BAR). STRUKTUR: KIEFER, BUCHE, SP, FP. MATRATZE AUS SCHAUM- STOFF UND BONNEL-FEDERN. LIEGEFLAECHE 140X190X D.10CM. LATTENROST MIT 14 SCHICHTVER- LEIMTEM LATTEN AUF PVC END- STUECKEN. SITZ UND RUECKEN- LEHNE: SCHAUMSTOFF UND KUNSTSTOFFWATTIERUNG. STOFF SCHWARZ/BLUMEN. FUESSE AUS ALU. (77777723)
L 228 cm x H 79 cm x T 90 cm

For my knick-knacks we found the perfect side shelves. They were better than what we went to go look at.

(which wasn't on their online catalogue)

The divider was nice too but we decided to wait because we might get a bar if we find a nice one later...






The Entertainment Center was a bit or a disappointment. (it was brown not black) but when we went to Ikea
We found a perfect one, it's new so not on thier online store but here is what it kind of looks like only it is black and has mirrors on the doors and is ALOT more CHF (swiss $ )

After we went to go to Quality Pet to get some things for Wulfgar... Since we were getting him the next day but they were closed :(

We got some food (temp) and other temp things for him but fortunately the breeder gave a new arrive package that incuded food for him for the first day...


Jan 27th, 2008

We went and got Wulfgar... I couldn't believe how big he was...

Dec 18th 2007

Jan 27th 2008

read more and see pictures...

Hello From Switzerland - part 1

HI


I am back online.... Yesterday they hooked up my phone and today I have internet...
A lot has happened and I want to tell you everything... I will... but first a summary...

They move went over great.. The fish made it, Shelob my tarantula made it, Fire and I made it...

In two weeks I have unpacked everything (fire has 12 boxes still to unpack.... men :§)

We had a few problems some we have tended to... We had planned to get little Wulfgar Sunday Feb 3 but because they won't let him travel for 21 to 30 days after his rabies shot we have to get him this Sunday....

I am happy I was just hoping to have one more week to get things ready for him...

My brother Polar is having his first baby and we had a false alarm last night... I got my phone just as his wife... Mrs Polar was going into labor but the brakes was put on at the last moment...

I do have videos to share of the move in progress and pictures... I will share them as I can


until then.... Shake those HI-NIs

Which room did Novy unpack first?

Vote on this poll

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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