The Big Day!

So the night before the big day there I was loading the car with the bare essentials for the big move. Bearing in mind it was about 8pm at the tail end of February in Scotland. So, yes, I was doing this in the dark...

The rest of the evening was spent trying to conjure up more vessels to put things into as I had run out of boxes. The best of which had to be my largest stainless steel mixing bowl, which I used to transport 6 large pasta bowls and 4 soup bowls. The laundry basket became a giant shoe box and the largest of my ikea drawer organisers were used for little bits and pieces.

Of course I was far too excited to go to bed at a normal hour, so 2am it was...

The big day arrived and I got the phone call at 9:30 to say the sale was complete and I could collect my keys anytime I pleased! :) They also informed me that their offices closed at 5pm. As if I was going to wait that long!...

An hour later I had my keys! :) First things first, walk round the house with a big irremovable grin on my face! :) Next, measure up various spaces for shelving and phone the bodach to tell him what size the bits of wood need to be...

I then had to unpack the car...

The parents arrived late afternoon with a car full of pre cut shelves, my temporary bed, the dinning table minus the chairs and a few other bits and pieces. This included an unexpected guest, Pink Panther, who has spent the last 20 plus years in Inverness. Actually, he might not be that old. I can't remember when he arrived on the scene...

Note the plaque with Taigh Eilidh on it! :) This was a lovely present from my dear old friend Heather made by a guy from her local township of Farr near Inverness. She gave it to me for my birthday at the end of January, before I even had a mortgage let alone a house! So she was clearly very optimistic!... I should point out at this stage, when I say old, I mean in length of time I've known her rather than physical age. She is after all a year younger than me and I've a fair bit to go before I can be classed as a Cailleach (old woman)...

Anyway, it was soon evening and time to head back to the other house to meet a couple of friends and loads some cars. By the time we'd finished we had 4 cars packed full and it was dark... As they had not yet been to the new house, there was a convoy... Unpacking at the other end was a lot quicker, in fact less than half an hour I think...

Once unpacked (the cars that is...) it was time to order Indian! :) Six of us sitting round the table, on various items mostly not meant to be sat on, in the living room surrounded by boxes. A deoch (drink) was in hand as well of course...

All in all a great day! :)