Moving in

Sunday was moving day - we got to move in to our own apartment! First we had to go and pick up the van, which was almost an hour's bus ride away. As most leases here start on the 1st, everyone moves out/in around the last day of the month. So moving vans/trucks are hard to come by. We were lucky to get one at such short notice, even if it was an hour away! Then we went to Nic's friend's place, as they had a bed there for us to pick up. What we didn't realise is that it's a double - which, for us, may as well be a single! Andrew's feet pretty much hang off the edge and touch the floor - so not sure how long we'll last without getting a new bed. Considering we had a super-king in NZ, a double is a big adjustment! But, it's free, and in good nick, so it'll do for now.

Then it was off to Ikea -the holy grail. Oh how I love it there. We got most of our stuff from there and spent 4 hours there - which I must say, Andrew coped very well with. By the time we picked up our stuff from Nic's place, we unloaded and started to set up. All of the Ikea furniture comes flatpack, so it all needs assembling - which we took the next two days doing! It's quite time consuming, especially when there are drawers involved.


We also had to do things like go grocery shopping, as we had no food, and there were a few more bits and pieces we realised we needed. The other great news we had on Monday was that Andrew was offered a job, which he accepted - so within two weeks of setting foot in Canada, we've managed to move in to our own apartment, and both land jobs! YAY US!! He's got a job with a mining company, so it'll be a change from working with an insurance company - still in I.T.

I started work on Wednesday, and had the first part of the day in training. The systems here are quite different, so I'll have a lot to learn, but hopefully shouldn't take me too long. I'm just going to dive in next week and hope that people will be patient with me!!