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8.18.2010

Starting Over.../一からやり直し...

So tonight we back up a step and tell you about how we got our stuff across country. We did the research and decided using FedEx for our move would be the cheapest option as we weren't taking any big furniture with us anyways...I guess you get what you pay for...we promised FedEx we would tell all our family and friends to NEVER use them for your shipping needs and we will now show you why...
今夜は少し戻って、どうやって僕たちの荷物が東海岸から西海岸まで来たのか話します。いろいろと検索した結果家具は一切持って来るつもりが無かったから全ての荷物を箱に詰めてフェデックスを使って郵送する事にしました。もうフェデックスには家族や友達全員に絶対フェデックスを使わないように言うって言ってあるけどその理由はこれです...


Anna lost most of her plates and her favorite tea pot pictured below...I lost my Grumpy Dwarf mug that we had purchased at Disney World last year...very sad :-(
僕たちのお皿はほとんど粉々でアンナの大事にしていた急須も壊れていました...この前ディズニーワールドで買って来た僕のグランピーのマグカップもその犠牲の一つ...涙:(
Since we left/sold all of our furniture before we left the East Coast we literally had to start over with nothing...since we didn't want to decide on a table until we had a chance to check out all our options, we had to spend our first week (and actually still now) tableless...a dining table is actually an important piece of furniture in case you didn't know...because this is what happens if you don't have one...
家具を一切持って来なかったので全部一から買い直しです。アパートの広さをもう一度確認するまで注文したくなかったダイニングテーブル、こんなに必要になるとは思ってもいなかった...テーブルが無いとこういう事になっちゃうんだよね...

One thing we had always said that was when we got a real kitchen with some space then Anna would get the Red Kitchen Aid Artisan that she had always dreamed of...so before we had a kitchen table, we had our Artisan...it has already made a delicious frozen yogurt! of course with an ice cream maker attachment she also got...:-)
次に前よりも広い台所のある所に住める事になれば絶対買うと決めていたキッチンエイドの赤いミキサー...テーブルを買う前に早速買っちゃいました...そして、来て早々一緒に買ったアイスメーカーの部品を使ってフローズンヨーグルトを作りました...:)

Lastly, I leave you with a picture of our backyard...here we are on our way to the Aquarium of the Pacific which we will share with you tomorrow night...and we include a picture of palm trees because we love them :-)
最後に、僕たちの裏庭を紹介しましょう...これから水族館まで海辺を歩いて行く所です...でもその報告は明日の夜...ここにはヤシの木が沢山生えているんだよ:)

3 comments:

  1. Um... I don't think that's an aquarium... I think that's the OCEAN! (which is like a giant aquarium) That really stinks that FedEx broke all of your stuff. It seems like they should have replaced it or something. I like your red couch :)

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  2. So sorry to hear that Fed-Ex did such a terrible job keeping your stuff safe. Seems like there should be some monetary compensation. How's your new couch feel as a bed? It's a pretty red!

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  3. We have filed our official complaint with FedEx and are waiting for their response...their website says you need invoices and receipts for compensation so we are not holding our breath, but we wanted to make sure they knew how unhappy we were with their service...the couch makes a great bed...very comfy...everyone sleeping well :-)

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