Moving!

Moving!!

It's Saturday and it's moving day!!! Moving is a pain. Even when it is just down a couple flights of stairs. We had to stop buying groceries in an attempt to empty the cabinets (again). Packing everything, remembering where I pack everything in case it is needed urgently. Entertaining kids while packing. Okay, I'm done complaining because I am REALLY excited to be living on the first floor. The toilet and bathtub (yes, tub!) are not on complete opposite sides of the apartment from one another. We have a sun room and don't even get me started on the kitchen :)

Allow me to wax poetic for a moment.

As I was packing up the upstairs apartment I started thinking how we were there for such a short time- so short that we never made it a priority to put all the suitcases out of sight and those were a regular reminder that we would be leaving the apartment soon. This lead me to thinking about the impermanence of life period. (insert Casting Crowns song here). This is not my home- not in Switzerland, nor in the U.S. As Paul (I think Paul...)says, I am citizen of Heaven, I am an alien on this Earth. I am constantly thinking how it would be nice if we had this or that (English television!) to make life more comfortable here, but the slight discomfort is a good reminder that I shouldn't be comfortable anywhere.

Okay, done with the preachy stuff, now how about a tour?

Here is the view from the front door

 The bathroom. I'm cool with the Euro style separation of toilet and everything else, but not when the two room are on opposite sides of the apartment like the previous apartment.

 Eli's room/office/fun lofted bed.  The kids were going to sleep in this bed but Jo freaked out and then I decided it would be better to have this room available after kids go to bed since computers do not get any wifi reception in the living room or kitchen

 Our bedroom- why yes, that is a closet system you see.

 Living room- this flat was remodeled so the living room and kitchen are open to one another

 Kitchen :)  Can you see all those cabinets?! Lovely.  There's even a dishwasher. I was totally resigned to hand washing, but it's a nice bonus.  Still no microwave, which I only miss for heating up leftovers and popcorn since I don't have my air popper.

 Here's the "winter garden" as they call it here. Great for drying laundry :)

 And here's Jack and Jo's room- I interrupted bed time for this photo.