Move In Day

It's actually been a pretty smooth transition. We've been blessed with DD working from home, getting an AIMCO discount, and the benefits of big-city bundled utility service. We're actually living cheaper here than back in G'ville! Of course, all that changes once a house comes into the picture (the STICKER shock), but we'll hold off on that for a while. Township at Highlands is a pretty nice property, so we're staying put for the time being.
The commute's not as bad as I thought it'd be. Most of that is due to my being able to ride the motorbike most days. Today in the snow I realized just how many cars there are on the road. When you're in a truck you have a much bigger footprint to worry about.
The only hiccup was back on 1 March when I got temp labor to help me offload the truck. The truck arrived on time, it was snowing the night before and I was worried we wouldn't get the truck in. The sky opened up and the snow melted off the road just in time. The temp guys were late, however. I called the agency and asked for their cell #. The guy answers "bueno?". Great... They speak no english... and I speak no spanish. They eventually show up, Jesus and Guadalupe. Jesus was 65 if he was a day... These are the guys they send to help me offload a truck of furniture? He crawls out of the car all bent over... I just knew he was going to die on me. Everytime he went to lift something he'd go "Un, dos, MUSICA!!!!". I dunno what music has anything to do with lifting stuff, but everytime he said it I imagined Mariachis jumping out of the bushes playing "El Jarabe Tapito" (the mexican hat dance). It took twice as long as I wanted it to, but we got it all inside just as the snow started in again. I learned some spanish in the process: "arriba" is up, "abajo" is down, and "diablito" is what they call a dollie ("the little devil"; How true is that?).