We made it!
Well Travis and I made it here to Calgary in one piece... Unfortunately, I can't say the same for our Brand Spanking New couches. There was some miscommunication which led to Travis believing they were tied down properly and.. well, the loveseat bounced out of the truck on the Lethbridge hill. I was following (not too close, thankfully), and it all happened in slow motion. On a teeny tiny bump the loveseat just bounced out and landed on its arm, and flipped over onto the the bottom, and slid. I slammed on the brakes and honked, hoping Travis would hear me (which he didn't).. and I pulled onto the shoulder, partially blocking the couch, whipped on my hazards, and called Travis, shaking like I've never shaked before. This is how the conversation went:
Me: "THE COUCH FELL OFF THE TRUCK!!!!'
Travis: "ARE YOU OK??" (So concerned it had hit me, good hubby)
Me: "Yeah but turn around!!! It's in the middle of the road!"
I won't tell you the rest, I was shaken up and scared, and used some choice words.. Not a whole lot, but lets just say I wasn't very patient with Travis. So then I ran out and pulled the loveseat onto the Shoulder as well, and the traffic was getting a little heavier (I broke a nail! the nerve). And then I saw the big tear/road burn on the very front of the arm. Then I cried. So when Travis arrived again we loaded it back up, drove about 30km/h to the farm, and strapped them up REAL GOOD. I guess we won't be returning them after all... But we called Visa and are trying to get them to cover us for the damage, as they have a 90 day accidental damage policy.. But they were cranky on the phone. But anyway, they are sending a form and we'll see what happens.
The move has gone really well. Mom & dad moved seriously almost ALL of our stuff in as we had to stay for part of Derek's grad Saturday night. And if you know my dad, you know that he can't wait to start stuff, things should be done YESTERDAY. There was still a bit of construction to be done, so we set up our bed on the floor and put all our stuff and boxes in the center of the rooms. The painter came in yesterday and finished, so we could put all of our furniture into place. We didn't have a working shower yet, so went and showered at Trav's sister Tanya's house. But this morning they finished the upstairs shower so it will be ready to use by tonight! We will just have to intrude on Arlynd and Jen's space a little bit until the shower down here is done. It is a bit more complicated, with about 7 heads and steam and a very programmable thingy.. which is the problem right now I think. But it will come in time.. and then they will be using this shower.
Living with Travis' cousins definately has its perks... Travis got a 2 hour long massage last night, from Arlynd, and he feels so much better. Mine had better be coming up soon! The only crappy thing so far is Chloe's bathroom situation. She is used to the large backyard full of grass, but this backyard has no grass, and it has a pond which she jumped in by accident the first night thinking it was ground! So now she is scared of the backyard, and very distracted by cars and people in the front yard. It is getting better, though. She also jumped into the glass door, thinking it was open. Now THAT was funny. She was embarrassed though, poor girl.
Pictures to come soon. My laptop crashed again so I have to try and get everything back on here.
Me: "THE COUCH FELL OFF THE TRUCK!!!!'
Travis: "ARE YOU OK??" (So concerned it had hit me, good hubby)
Me: "Yeah but turn around!!! It's in the middle of the road!"
I won't tell you the rest, I was shaken up and scared, and used some choice words.. Not a whole lot, but lets just say I wasn't very patient with Travis. So then I ran out and pulled the loveseat onto the Shoulder as well, and the traffic was getting a little heavier (I broke a nail! the nerve). And then I saw the big tear/road burn on the very front of the arm. Then I cried. So when Travis arrived again we loaded it back up, drove about 30km/h to the farm, and strapped them up REAL GOOD. I guess we won't be returning them after all... But we called Visa and are trying to get them to cover us for the damage, as they have a 90 day accidental damage policy.. But they were cranky on the phone. But anyway, they are sending a form and we'll see what happens.
The move has gone really well. Mom & dad moved seriously almost ALL of our stuff in as we had to stay for part of Derek's grad Saturday night. And if you know my dad, you know that he can't wait to start stuff, things should be done YESTERDAY. There was still a bit of construction to be done, so we set up our bed on the floor and put all our stuff and boxes in the center of the rooms. The painter came in yesterday and finished, so we could put all of our furniture into place. We didn't have a working shower yet, so went and showered at Trav's sister Tanya's house. But this morning they finished the upstairs shower so it will be ready to use by tonight! We will just have to intrude on Arlynd and Jen's space a little bit until the shower down here is done. It is a bit more complicated, with about 7 heads and steam and a very programmable thingy.. which is the problem right now I think. But it will come in time.. and then they will be using this shower.
Living with Travis' cousins definately has its perks... Travis got a 2 hour long massage last night, from Arlynd, and he feels so much better. Mine had better be coming up soon! The only crappy thing so far is Chloe's bathroom situation. She is used to the large backyard full of grass, but this backyard has no grass, and it has a pond which she jumped in by accident the first night thinking it was ground! So now she is scared of the backyard, and very distracted by cars and people in the front yard. It is getting better, though. She also jumped into the glass door, thinking it was open. Now THAT was funny. She was embarrassed though, poor girl.
Pictures to come soon. My laptop crashed again so I have to try and get everything back on here.
posted by Becky at 2:41 p.m.
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