Move-In

When planning our move Paul and I never even thought to consider the weather in Georgia!  Boy were we wrong!  This is the biggest snow fall they have had since 1992 and it just so happened at the same time as our scheduled move!  It snowed about 5 inches and then they had freezing rain which froze everything (can't remember what they call it here, ice storm???)  So we were suppose to drive to Atlanta on the 12th of January and our goods were suppose to be delivered on the 13th, my birthday.  This is not what happened....

We did decide to at least start driving on the 12th and get as close to Atlanta as possible because the weather looked questionable the next few days in the midwest, so we got as far as Chattanooga, GA and stayed the night.  The news said the roads were still frozen in Atlanta and we did not want to risk getting in an accident.  That night at 12:30 am the alarm clock in the room next to us starting going off and after 20 minutes of awesome beeping, Hayden woke up.  She then decided it was a good idea to stay up until 6:30 am.  We left her in her pack n' play for 3 hours and she just played, talked, and cried off and on.  So at 3:30 am Paul took her to the lobby where she played for 3 hours!!!  She was crazy.  Anyway, I'm sure sleep exhaustion played into our emotions the next day.

We left the hotel around 9:30 am and got to our new home around 11 am.  The only problem was that our somewhat steep driveway was covered in ice.  We could not even walk up to our front door without falling down.  So we did not even get inside the house for about another hour.  Paul borrowed a pick ax and shovel from our nice neighbors and dug out our whole driveway thinking that it needed to be clear for our movers who were scheduled to arrive at noon (this took him about 4 hours to clear the whole driveway)

Here is Hayden watching dad clear out the driveway

This picture does not do the ice justice, it was seriously a thick sheet of ice

Hayden would not leave the window area while dad was outside, she was very concerned about him! Overall she was scared of the new house and wanted to be held all day. She was even scared of the stairs because they were wet from having the carpets cleaned. 

 Around noon we got a phone call from the movers saying they were in traffic and would be later than expected so we headed out to find some lunch.  Upon arriving home they were at the top of our neighborhood stopped and the driver said there was no way he could get his truck through the ice on the road.  It was a sad day realizing none of our things would be delivered.  Our fridge was also suppose to be delivered that day and it to did not make it.  So needless to say, were in an empty house for a few days with almost nothing.

After some emotional tears and frustration trying to get Hayden's crib through the door, we decided to celebrate my birthday by going out to eat.  We actually found a great little barbecue place, I can't remember the name, but the biscuits were AMAZING!  Here is Hayden and I and Paul and Hayden.  We look happy, but we were pretty dejected.  We did have a good laugh at this picture of Paul, doesn't his beard look painted on his face????

On top of all the disappointment, we have all been sick and we just kept getting worse with everything that had happened.  Poor Paul shoveled for hours and then unpacked our whole Uhaul while I held Hayden.  Anyway, the next morning we felt a bit better and decided to unpack what little we had and also set up Hayden's kitchen.  This also brightened our spirits...

I can't get the picture below to center, sorry!  Hayden probably had more fun playing with everything while dad set it up!

 

Paul contacted the moving company on the 14th to reschedule our move and they said they could not come until Monday.  Paul was not happy and this is one of the first times since we have been married that I saw him demand something.  After talking to several people and finally a supervisor they agreed to come on the 15th.  The truck made it across the ice which was still very much frozen and two men moved our entire belongings in!  I took very few pictures, it was kind of hectic.  Here is Hayden trying to pull off the tape on the boxes they laid down when they first arrived. 

Two funny things since I have been unpacking now for the past few days.  Our microwave turned yellow on the left side along with our washing machine (apparently I can report this and hopefully get a new one, it seriously looks unclean) Does anyone know why this would happen???

People say that you better make sure your garbage is empty when the packers come when you are in the Air Force because they will pack your garbage.  Well they didn't pack any garbage that I have found so far, but looks what they did pack... any empty soap dispenser!  They even had the courtesy to close the top off for me!

 Paul also called Sears about our fridge and they agreed to bring it on Sunday.  I know, I know I broke the Sabbath Day, but it was either that or no fridge for another week!  I know I was quite the Debby Downer in this post, but it was a rough couple of days.  Things are looking up and besides losing our pots and pans along with all my old letters to Paul it looks like everything else made it.  It can only go up from here!