Our guys helped unload all the luggage. Andrea and I took the first load up to our condo. Then, we went down and Ed was standing all alone surrounded by bags. Andrea and I took another load up to the condo and then Ed came with the last of the bags. The elevators were small so we could only put so much stuff on one load.
Andrea stands maybe all of 5'2' and soaking wet maybe 95 pounds. But, that little girl is mighty strong. She pulled her weight in those bags down the hall into the condo. She then had us sign our lease and showed us around and went through the inventory with us. The cable TV wasn't working but she promised to get someone over in the next day or two.
Our new living & dining area
Looking out of our dining room - it has ceiling to floor glass windows
The view out our kitchen window.. we don't have a dishwasher but with views like this I don't mind washing dishes.The time was almost 5:00pm and we needed something for dinner. I wasn't up to going out so Ed walked down to the Super Maxi grocery store and did some shopping. It is about 5 blocks one way but I was getting worried because he was gone about 75 minutes. But, it had started raining hard and slowed the trip home and he had an umbrella to hold and the few things he bought.
He had found fresh rolls, sliced ham (which turned out to be turkey) and cheese for his dinner. I was happy to do without dinner after getting a touch of bad belly. Heck, I haven't been in the country 24 hours and have upsets.... well something didn't agree with my system. But, since we carried our own pharmacy I'm OK.
The large Master Bedroom with a sitting area with a great view
Everything in the condo is very nice but it's the mountain views from every window that have stolen my heart. We are going to work with the owner of the condo to make a few changes. The master bedroom only has a rock hard queen bed - which is not going to work for us. We are willing to buy a king bed and have the store deliver it for us. We need to owner to have a couple of his workers come and move the queen from the master into the office.
Next, there's a heavy wooden desk in the office which would fit beautifully in the right corner in the master bedroom where the blue chair is on the right side of the window. We gotta have a couple of guys move that for us. We will need to buy an office chair because we only have a dining chair now and not comfortable to sit on very long. Ed wants to get back to working on his book and will need a good place to work. I'm not sure about putting the desk next to the window and him looking out and not working!
I have turned the guest bedroom into my dressing room with all my clothes in there. It also has a queen bed and plenty of storage for when guests come, I'll share with closets with them. We have three full bathrooms and a half bath just off the living room. So, finding a toilet isn't a problem even when we have guests. The office has it's own full bath with shower and would be great for future guests. The current guest bedroom has it's own full bath just outside that room. It has a tub/shower in there with glass shower doors.
So, we are all unpacked and most everything has found a proper place. Since the condo gets so much nature light and sunshine it isn't cold in here. So, I'm not sure if we will need the down comforter and blankets we brought. But, they are just past winter now and the temps are in the uppers 60's during and day and 40's at night. I did use a very light blanket last night but Ed found that too hot for him. I think he would do with just double top sheets.
Tonight I still didn't feel like going out for dinner, so Ed cooked a wonderful chicken noodle soup for us. He had walked down to the Super Maxi store again this afternoon to get what he needed. The soup really hit the spot with me and I love it when he cooks. I'll clean up the kitchen for him, a great team we make!
Happy in our new home,
Peggy
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