Friday, December 30, 2011

Life just can stay still for us, can it?

We have just found out that our new apartment has mold! Whoo hoo!

The things we get to change again:

  1. Address
  2. Cox Cable Services
  3. All Our Junk Moving
  4. ...
Not that bad, when you list it out. But a lot can rest on an address, such as DL, Bills, Contact Information... the list goes on and on. We'll keep you updated as we know more, but for now we are getting out.

The past few days in review:

Monday
Went to Memphis, TN on Day 1 of our journey to return the Bandago Van. Rained cats & dogs, though it never did get heavy enough to make us stop and pull over.

Tuesday
Continued to Nashville, TN on Day 2 of our journey to return the Bandago Van. The rain did clear up, however Mom wasn't too happy driving a Ford Explorer around in circles while we worked on finding the Bandago office in the middle of parking lot heaven. Afterwards, we returned to Memphis and checked out what the Graceland complex looked like on the outside (pictures to come soon), and then turned in for the night.

Wednesday
Reached home at about 4.50p. Checked on the chinchillas ("ah man... the annoying humans are back again!" "but at least we're in a clean cage!..." or so they seemed to think). Notified the bank of our late new address (yet another thing screwed up) and ate at a restaurant called House of Hunan, which served up great Chinese food at a value and speed that can't be beat. Then we ran to Bible class where our membership was made known to the congregation at Seminole Pointe.

Thursday
We made our late apartment more friendly. Installed Cox Services (Cable TV, Internet, Phone), had people in to inspect the cracked tub (the least of our worries now, but) and went shopping for things that we needed (microwave, wifi router, groceries, shower curtains, etc.). We also received our Toyota Highlander from the shippers that day.

Friday
Spent a good three hours on the phone with Netgear to make their router work. It never did, so we returned it and said good riddance. Meanwhile, Mom and Sis worked on cleaning, opening, and unpacking (bad move, we know now). Then in the afternoon, we picked up a replacement wifi router, got Mom, Dad, and the car registered in Oklahoma, then discovered from our upstairs neighbor that there is mold in the walls from a flood back in the beginning of the year. Yay! (heavy sarcasm)

That's about it for now. I'll try to keep you updated on an biweekly basis, but no promises.

Until the next post,
Brother

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Arrival and Adapting, Stage 1

Well, we certainly have arrived safe and sound, so that is something to be thankful for. Sorry about the lack of information for days 3 & 4, we had little internet access and time. I will update those when I get a chance.

When we arrived in OKC, we unloaded our Sprinter van and moved into our apartment... at 9p. The leasing agent forgot about us moving in for the day, so when corporate office told her to close at 3.30p today, she ran down to do an errand in Norman, OK. Ooops. Anyway,  after we arrived we drove to the corporate apartment, let ourselves in and chilled for twenty minutes. Then we went back to our to-be-leased apartment and had dinner at a restaurant not 3 minutes walk away called Louie's, which wasn't bad but a little pricey.

Today, we kids are chilling in the corporate apartment while Mom & Dad go shopping for some things that we need to survive both immediately and for the next six months (think air beds...). Thanks for all your support, guidance and prayers on our behalf. We really appreciate them and miss all of you back in sunny SoCal. Keep us in mind as we live to adapt in OKC right here on Leu Project: OKC @ projectokc.blogspot.com.

Oh, one more thing: track Santa today!

Visit noradsanta.com to check him out as he delivers presents around the world. Happy holidays to everyone! Have a very merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah, and a great holiday break.

Brother, on behalf of:

Friday, December 23, 2011

Day 4


Our final day of driving will be logged and recorded soon. Please be patient!

Depart from: Midland, TX
Depart when: 9a CST
Routing: I-20 E to US 277 N to I-44 E to OK 74 N


Arrive at: Edmond, OK
Arrival Status: Arrived
Arrival Time: 5.20p CST


Highlights:
Go to Our Location page for highlights of our trip. (alt. @LeuNews)


Best Pictures for Today:
Will be updated at the end of the day


Day in Review:
Will be updated at the end of the day