We've unpacked pretty much everything at this point and it seems that the only causalities were three small wine glasses. All of our framed paintings and pictures, dishes, glass lamps and tchotchkes made it in one piece. One small box with two wine glasses from the Darden School of Business at UVA and a third wine glass from an awful vineyard outside of Charlottesville were delivered in pieces. In truth, it was probably our packing job that was at fault as the box seemed to be in good shape. Considering this was the first real move for either of us, we're thrilled that all we lost was three wine glasses (all of which we actually got for free).
Our biggest concern was the dozen or so framed paintings and pictures. We bought (or acquired from our neighbors via the dumpster) real picture boxes, but did without any other protection, save bubble wrap, of which we used about 150 feet. But the contents of all four picture boxes arrived intact.
We've still got a few items left to put away and some furniture to buy, but the apartment is coming together nicely. Once we get everything in its place, we'll post updated pics.
P.S. Bonus points to the first person who can correctly ID the movie from which I stole the title to this post.
Sorry about wine glasses but it made a great picture!
ReplyDeleteIf you figure that your belongings made the trip being loaded and unloaded at least 4 times (pickup, warehouse, cross country truck, delivery) and traveled 3000 miles plus, I would agree that you came out extremely well. Glad to hear that you guys are getting settled.
ReplyDeleteBTW, Your parents agree ---- both sets, that we don't want the Blog to go away.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kevin! There are so many exciting things that you both will be experiencing over the next few years. You are soooo far away. The blog provides us with a very nice avenue to be a part of your lives even from a distance. I love reading each new blog. (Actually, I enjoy rereading them too. I know, get a life Mom.)
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