Mother and I arrived in Pittsburgh on Tuesday and we worked to get the apartment ready to move in when the men arrived. They were planning to leave on Thursday night and drive the whole way through, arriving in Pittsburgh early Friday morning. I was anticipating them making it around lunch time, but we got a call in the morning around 6:30 saying they would be there in an hour!! I wasn't sure what to do, so I emailed my boss quickly to see if I could stay home and help move in. Luckily he agreed!
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| The truck the last time I saw it - Wisconsin! |
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| All of our stuff ready to move! |
Right when we got the call, I looked out to our front window's to see if there were any open parking spots. I ran down to the street and threw a box and an old chair out there to hold the parking spaces. I wasn't sure it would work, but they stayed open. However, once they rolled up, an even larger spot, closer to the house was open for the taking. It was a stroke of pure luck that they were able to park without a glitch!
We had the truck and trailer unpacked in no time. Paul was going strong without any sleep and helped me unpack most of the morning. We were rearranging and unpacking boxes left and right. It was nice to have his help. Once we got the beds set up, Dad went down for the count for a early morning nap. It didn't even take a bed for Joel, he was out like a light on the tiny love seat and slept there while we unpacked loudly in the same room. He drove from 11PM to 7AM without stopping, what a man!
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| Uncle Buck out for the morning... |
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| Heading upstairs with a load, they were still finishing the roof! |
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| Much too early in the morning to be done unloading the truck and trailer! |
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| Washing the floors with the essentials! |
After getting settled, we headed over to the Sharp's Edge for dinner to grab a bite to eat. We did some more miscelaneous unpacking and getting settled. Joel took another nap and Mom and Dad took quick walk to Home Depot to help with repairs. Dad also built the fancy desk we bought at Ikea. Paul and I went out to the HofbraHaus to meet some of my fellow classmates. It was nice to chat with everyone. Josiah gave us a ride home and we found Mom and Pops just getting ready for bed. They stayed awake and talked with us for a while before we all called it a night.
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| Who needs a stepping stool? We should be good on our wine supply! |
Early Saturday morning, Dad, Joel and Mom decided that they were going to take off for home. Joel had some things to do and there was a possibility that they would have to go to Madison to do some more work with Kendall Ave for another inspection or something. They make good time getting home, but unfortunately, they didn't get much better mileage because they were going against the wind most of the way home. It was hard to say good-bye and to send them on the road. We are so grateful that they were able to help us move out here. We couldn't have done it without Dad, Mom, and Joel and Matt's generosity in lending us his trailer.
The moral of the story, is that we're now in Pittsburgh, with all of our stuff!! It's time to get settled and pay some rent!
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