Looks like we made it!
So we're now in Arizona. Yay. The last week has been a blurry nightmare! Last weekend we got everything out of the house that we thought we'd need for the corporate housing, i.e. toiletries, computer, clothes, and basics like that. Then we loaded up the cats and went to a hotel for three nights, so that they wouldn't be stressed when the movers were loading up all of our furniture. The cats did NOT like this at all, and Oreo especially was really stressed out. He wouldn't come out of the crate at first, and then when I pulled him out, he just laid there in my arms shaking and hiding his head. Finally he went under the bed. The second day he seemed a little better though, and started eating again, so that was good.
The movers were a bunch of guys from Jersey, with big, Sopranos type accents. They were totally fun and cool though, and I impressed them with my knowledge of the Jersey shore and Wildwood thanks to Lali! They moved blindingly fast, and by the end of the first day had everything in the apartment boxed up, and partially moved to the truck, and then on Tuesday, they finished packing the garage by 2 and took off.
Wednesday we drugged the cats with kitty tranquilizers, and I was disappointed that I didn't also get one. Oreo only got part of his, due to the SO not shooting it correctly, so he meowed the whole way here. Snowcap was completely stoned, and would either sleep or rollover on her back and just look up like she was seeing my little pony coming out of the crate. I was able to get to Oreo a few times when the hiway was flat, and take off my sunglasses and just look at him, yawn, make yawning noises, and then slowly close my eyes, at which point he would fall asleep and doze for awhile until something woke him up again.
I kind of wish that i had just driven out here by myself and the cats, because with the SO, we're constantly taking potty breaks and driving way too close to the speed limit. I would have made it probably an hour sooner without her!
So we got here and the apartment is nice and roomy, especially for a one bedroom, so I can't complain there. Work is a bitch, and I worked until 8 on Thursday and was the last one to leave on Friday. And I've basically had my lead position taken away, which I'm not happy about. On the plus side, I had two interviews earlier in the week, in CALIFORNIA, so maybe one of those will take.
We'll see...
The movers were a bunch of guys from Jersey, with big, Sopranos type accents. They were totally fun and cool though, and I impressed them with my knowledge of the Jersey shore and Wildwood thanks to Lali! They moved blindingly fast, and by the end of the first day had everything in the apartment boxed up, and partially moved to the truck, and then on Tuesday, they finished packing the garage by 2 and took off.
Wednesday we drugged the cats with kitty tranquilizers, and I was disappointed that I didn't also get one. Oreo only got part of his, due to the SO not shooting it correctly, so he meowed the whole way here. Snowcap was completely stoned, and would either sleep or rollover on her back and just look up like she was seeing my little pony coming out of the crate. I was able to get to Oreo a few times when the hiway was flat, and take off my sunglasses and just look at him, yawn, make yawning noises, and then slowly close my eyes, at which point he would fall asleep and doze for awhile until something woke him up again.
I kind of wish that i had just driven out here by myself and the cats, because with the SO, we're constantly taking potty breaks and driving way too close to the speed limit. I would have made it probably an hour sooner without her!
So we got here and the apartment is nice and roomy, especially for a one bedroom, so I can't complain there. Work is a bitch, and I worked until 8 on Thursday and was the last one to leave on Friday. And I've basically had my lead position taken away, which I'm not happy about. On the plus side, I had two interviews earlier in the week, in CALIFORNIA, so maybe one of those will take.
We'll see...