Wow, what a busy couple of weeks we’ve had! Last weekend I was off on a British adventure (separate post on that to come) but the weekend before that Tyler and I spent getting our new apartment in livable shape. That Friday our shipment from the US arrived; 30 boxes big and small. We didn’t ship any furniture so the bulk of it was clothes, housewares and pictures. I was most excited for all my kitchen things to arrive. We had been living with one small pot, a paring knife and plastic plates and forks since we left our temporary apartment the last week of August.
My preciouses waiting to be sorted and put away!
I have been cooking up a storm ever since my goodies came! I found a store that sells Mexican food items (dried chilies, beans, masa harina, tortillas, hot sauce etc.). Last night we had enchiladas with homemade enchilada sauce. We’ve also had chicken tacos, black bean soup and chili. They don’t even sell dried beans in most of the stores here so this store has been a godsend. Mexican food is the closest to a taste of home we’ve had so far.
On Saturday we finally got it together to go and buy a real bed. We’ve been sleeping on the Ikea pull-out we bought (which, if you’re planning on visiting you’ll be happy to hear, is quite comfortable) but it was time for an upgrade. Our new bed will arrive in about 2 weeks. There are two notable weirdnesses about the beds here the first being the sizes. Swiss bed sizes are unique so none of our linens from home will fit. The other thing is they are obsessed with jersey sheets! I hate jersey sheets! If I wanted to sleep on a giant tee-shirt I’d wear a giant tee-shirt to bed! It has been nearly impossible to find nice quality cotton sheets here. And since the sizes are weird, I can’t just order some from the US or buy them in a different country when I’m visiting. Anyhow, talk about first world problems but seriously, my kingdom for a high thread count cotton sheet in Swiss bed size!
We spent all day Sunday getting those giant wardrobes erected. We now just have to get the shelves and drawers sorted and we’ll have someplace to put all the stuff we just got shipped! Tyler and I also bought a couple of new furniture pieces at our favorite thrift store (Brockenhause) to go with our fabulous red couch. We got a groovy chair and a TV stand. Now all we need is a coffee table, a small dining table, a desk for me and a bookcase or two. Things are still a mess but it’s finally coming together!
