Thursday, September 15, 2005

A Day of Travails, no I mean Travels...

We’re having a little trouble getting our phone and internet hooked up, so that explains the absence of posts. Here’s a little catch up from the last few days.

Sept 15 – 2 kids, 2 car seats, 1 diaper bag, 1 toy bag, 1 emergency bag, 1 computer, 2 parents, 3 moving boxes, 2 suitcases, 1 garment bag, 1 stroller, 1 pack-n-play. This was the official inventory as we pulled out of the driveway more-or-less on time on Thursday morning. We had an uneventful trip (PTL), though not without certain intense moments, such as carrying the kids, car seats, 3 bags, and computer for what felt like a few miles inside O’Hare Airport (no, they were sorry, they couldn’t get any help for us). We also discovered by observation that friendly airport employees can check your stroller at the door of the plane instead of at the ticketing counter, thus enabling one to *use it* in the airport.

Sept 15 – early evening. We decide for our first meal on the beautiful Latin island of Puerto Rico to be adventuresome – we really enjoyed our Meat Lover’s pizza from Pizza Hut. Actually, this decision was more one of urgency than cultural preference. We happen to live close to Pizza Hut, but the closest thing to Latin restaurants near us is Taco Bell – which usually makes us feel like running for something other than the border…

Sept. 15 – late evening. We arrived to our “furnished house”, or, more aptly put, “house with furniture”. What’s the difference? A “house with furniture” has only furniture….no trash cans, toilet paper, washcloths, etc. The “furnished kitchen” was one of those 80 piece “complete kitchen” sets. On my 5th trip to K-Mart in 48 hours (conveniently located at the edge of our neighborhood) I was wishing for a mask, hoping that none of the employees would recognize me. Not that I stand out or anything…. J

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