We Have Arrived!

We made it to our new home!  We arrived about 6:30pm to our house all lit up ~ Jim, Lori, Maren and Snoopy were waiting fore us with wine, beer, little snacks.........it was great. 

The house is beautiful and is currently quiet, except for Snoopy prowling around - everyone left and I am staying with the dogs in a lovely, quiet home.  They are going to eat, and will bring me something back and drop Mom off at the Hilton.  I am camping out in our new home. 

It is 22 degrees here in Durham and there is a sheet of ice (2 inches thick) and snow on the top of our driveway where you enter the garage.  The weather is supposed to turn tomorrow and warm up ( Heavenly!!!)

There was snow on the ground all the way from Annapolis.  I have never seen it like that. 

Ok, the start of our adventures.  Oh, please excuse no pictures - I cannot find my camera cord and will put them in later.

Yesterday the movers come to the house in a HUGE semi!  6 guys and they were terrific.  Amy hired Town and Country Movers.  She said they were the ones that would pack up her chandelier, and they were comparable to the other companies.  They itemized everything and wrapped everything beautifully.  They also packed or moved Mom's luggage, so she had nothing.

This semi is filled to the gills! 

They were in the house all day and finished before 6.  We packed up what was left and went to spend the night at the Marriott Residence Inn.  Very Nice!  It had a fire place and sold composite logs, so Amy bought one and had a fire for Mom.  It was so Cold!!!! 7 degrees last night.  We left our house with the water dripping and the bathroom cabinets to the sinks all open so the pipes wouldn't freeze.

The dogs came with us - Amy and Mom had their own rooms and I had the sofa bed that I shared with Bennett and Melanie (my labs). 

This morning, Amy and I went to the house to do some cleaning, someone might be coming to see the house this weekend - and that is when we realized that Mom's stuff was not in the house.  I had to go get her something to carry her thru till we unpacked.  We had to hurry back to the hotel to check out by 12 - then off to Nancy's to get the birds.  We packed both cars to the brim.  It was jam packed. 

But we made it.
Snoopy wants to sit in my lap and the other dogs are sacked out.  I am enjoying the quiet. 

More later.
Love,
Leslie