Our Container Came

Yes you read that right, our container came today.  As I am writing this now I have my feet up and I'm sat on my leather couch.  Yes its late or should I say early, its 1:17am and I don't want to go to bed which is funny because in the morning I won't want to get out.   The container people came at around 8:30am.  I went and got the key for the elevator yesterday, as we live in an apartment.  You need the key to stop the lift door from opening and shutting.

The guys were really very good and I had a laugh and a joke with them which was even better.

The only thing that got damaged was a bottle of Champagne, it was a bottle from our wedding in 2004 and I have never found the occasion to drink it.  Also Neil is T total so a whole bottle by myself is a bit crap.

Update on the car situation

As most of you will know by now we have had a really tough time with the car front.  Yesterday Neil managed to insure the car.  We thought we had the insurance sorted with the help of a fellow  Expact but it turned out that the Insurance company he had reccomended gave us a qoute with a company in Leduc which is quite a way a way from Edmonton (without a car it is anyway)  This is because they insisted that they wanted Neil to go their office to sign some paperwork or something.

I managed to find another company on Yellow pages CA and Neil went in on his lunch break.  He managed to insure me and himself as well as the apartment for less that he got the other insurance for.  We had proof of no claims from England and they took this into account and gave us a figure of $1,400 which  I am quite pleased about.

On Friday night  we went into the Registry and got our plate and registration.

Today we went to pick up our car, I am so pleased with it, I feel like a little girl.

I'm wanting to give it a new name, I'm thinking Neo or Trinity in keeping with the Matrix theme.  I must wear my green coat and take another picture.  (A long running joke on Expats)