Tomorrow

Tomorrow we start our trek across the country. We have packed nearly everything we own into the back of our VW Jetta and shipped the rest. We will miss Utah (me more so than eric)! I hope you have a wonderful rest of the summer. So goodbye for now - I will be back in September with pictures and stories of our new great adventure east coast style!

The Sofa That Came to Stay!

Green Sofa Story:

So over three weeks ago while we where napping after our backpacking trip there was a knock on the door. The Air-conditioner had been broken so we thought it might be maintenance so I jumped out of bed grabbed a bathrobe and ran to the door. However, rather then finding the slightly stinky maintenance guy on the other side there were 4 men holding a GIANT sofa - and even worse then wanted to come in. The giant sofa which could easily seat 7 obese adults and was longer then my apartment is wide would not fit up the 1950's designed stair well, go figure. However, the men were sure that if they just brought it in a few feet they could turn it and then take it up to the 3rd floor. So being the nice neighbor that I am I said sure and in came the sofa; however the couch would not fit up to the 3rd floor, again go figure. So the men decided to take in back down the stairs, but oh now they could not get it back down the stairs so the only logical thing to do was leave in in MY apartment for 2 days until they could get maintenance to open the other neighbors door so that they would have more room to finagle the sofa. Well 3 weeks later we still had the giant green sofa but the neighbors did not leave us with the cushions so we could not sit on it (not that I would have anyway, you know bugs and such). So the neighbors said they would be coming to get their sofa but they did not, and then they said they would come and they did not, then I contemplated pushing the sofa out the window. Then when I was at my wits end and about to barrow a chain saw to cut the damn thing in half and have it hauled off I came home and the sofa that came to stay was gone!

Moral of the story don't let random people leave furniture at your house and if you do change a handling fee! Neighbors you owe me $150!

Oh Sofa!

I suck as a blogger as of lately - maybe that is because I can't deal with my life at the current moment so I am just ignoring everything. Great coping mechanism I know! So while I have been ignoring life I have also been shopping and I bought a sofa. This Sofa! - in seafoam blue (sorry could not upload a picture) and the best part is it will be delivered to our new apartment in Arlington shortly after we arrive. This is the first real and most expensive piece of furniture that we have ever purchased - oh the fun of being an adult.

Since I am slightly behind on the blogging here is a list of updates:

• Went backpacking with Mel and Jim, had a great time, lots of bug bites - pics to come.
• Went to the Ranch to play cards with Bob and Gwen (the grandparents).
• LB's family had a reunion - I had to go in a cave, it was cold - enough said!
• Marsha (aka - Mom) is visiting - she made me pack, I threw a fit, stomped my feet and then gave in - then she took me shopping and helped me with the sofa purchase.
• Got car fixed, it cost a #*%! load of money, then broke again the next week - 2nd repair was free.
• Random neighbors deposited their extremely large sofa that smells like curry in my current apartment 3 weeks ago and they have yet to retrieve it (its a long story) - I'm Pissed!
• Sold LB's car - now a one car family - it sucks!
• Locked ourselves out of the house on Sunday - 2 college degrees and we are still stupid.
• I still don't have a job in DC - lets hope Arby's is hiring.
• Oh and since my life is not crazy enough I am running another 1/2 marathon on Saturday which I am so not ready for.