Our furniture and other belongings arrived today, and it feels like a tremendous victory. We are up to our eyeballs in boxes, paper, and possessions we really aren't sure we want to possess anymore, but it is still pretty sweet. The movers came 20 minutes early (only in this country would that happen), and happily didn't seem too put out by the snacks we provided. Before they came, I'd googled about tipping customs for movers in Germany, and ended up happening upon an extensive thread about feeding movers here. Since movers are folks that one really needs on one's side, I did not want to break with tradition. I do not, however, know what a normal German heavy lifting guy snack is. And I didn't want to end up giving them something that was equivalent to setting out cucumber & mustard focaccia to an American mover. So we went with what we figured was fairly safe and bought a bunch of pastries from the local bakery. I also bought water bottles, but those were distinctly unpopular ("Germans don't like to hydrate." quoth W. A. Grissom).
But I am getting off topic. The point is, we have a couch to sit on and a bed to sleep on. Will has the rest of this week and next off, so there will be much joyful unpacking in our future. Thanks for all of you who sent positive moving mojo our way!
You not only have furniture now, but you have pastries and bottled water. :) What have you been doing with your days?
ReplyDeletePastries gone, bottled water is plentiful. This last week I've actually been working - I got a short term assignment with some Detroit attorneys through LinkedIn, of all places! So I've been doing a little lawyering. After xmas, intensive language classes start (4 days a wk, 3 hrs a day), and with midwife and dr. appts plus house stuff, I am filled up!
ReplyDeleteDon't fill up with stuff. You are my inspiration for meditation--reminding me of its importance.
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