Tuesday, February 3, 2009

My marriage is the best! CLEARLY.

So many things have been happening, I think I need to resort to bullet points. Maybe this is for the best? Well, regardless, here we go.
  • I got a BlackBerry! Ah, the perks of working remotely--I never had a justification to get one before. It's pink. I'm only sorry that it isn't purple. Now I'm going to be connected all the time, and I know that can be problematic but since I'm going to be so far away from my office, this makes me feel better. And also allows me more flexibility in terms of stepping out in the middle of the workday.
  • I need an endocrinologist in Denver. I found one that was highly recommended, but she didn't take my insurance. Then I found one who seems mostly good, but a few reviews said that he was too busy and was kind of rushed. I'm going to try him, though, because at this point I know my condition and don't really have questions. If I like him, I'll stick with him. If not, I'll keep looking.
  • Now that we know we're moving to Denver, we can start planning our trips for this year, which were on hold because we couldn't book flights without knowing what airport we'd be departing from. Now we can, so we're working on figuring out our promised trip to Germany in May, which will involve a mini second wedding reception for Torsten's family and friends who weren't able to attend the actual wedding, and a trip back to the east coast in the summer to spend a week with my family at the beach. Already I'm glad that I'm still with my current job and its luxurious four weeks of vacation per year.
  • Moving out of our apartment building is a huge pain. They only let you reserve the freight elevator for two hours, and not at all on Sundays unless you pay $200. The movers could hardly guarantee a day on which they'll arrive, much less an exact time. I'm still not quite sure how we're going to resolve this. Maybe there will be a miracle and they'll show up at exactly the right time? HA HA HA HA. HA. Ha.
  • Last week our car dealer called to ask why he hadn't received our DC inspection papers yet. I had no idea that we had to get the car inspected in DC. We bought it in Virginia and it passed inspection there, so I thought that was good enough, but of course it wasn't, and I should have known that. So, I took the car off to get inspected, and it failed because the windows were too tinted. DC has very strict tinting laws, apparently, and the most annoying part is that the window tint our car has is totally legal in Colorado, but we have to register the car in DC because that's where we live right now. So, this weekend I took the car to get de-tinted, and now I have to take it to get re-inspected. A pain in the ass, and one that cost $135 plus hours of our time.
  • Last night Torsten stopped at the grocery store on his way home from work to pick up dinner, and when he got home he realized that he'd forgotten to buy one of the things I'd requested. Proof that he's the best husband ever? He offered to trudge back down to the store and get it, despite it being late and him being exhausted. And proof that I'm the best wife ever? I told him not to go because it wasn't a big deal, AND I MEANT IT.

18 comments:

  1. You have to RESERVE the freight elevator? Do you live in a building where people are constantly moving in and out?

    ReplyDelete
  2. lol I love the title of this post. And that is so strange that you have to reserve the elevator! How do people move out? Do they rent a storage bin and move all their things into that and then just lock it until the movers come? Sheesh!

    Good luck! And have fun with your blackberry!

    ReplyDelete
  3. You sound VERY happy. I'm glad everything is going well for you. :)

    ReplyDelete
  4. Stupid car rules! That would annoy me. I like the last one. Sweet. :)

    ReplyDelete
  5. That whole inspection process is a royal pain in the butt. Too bad you don't already have an apartment in Colorado, where you could just register your car and be done with it. Grrrr...

    On the bright side ... YOU'RE MOVING TO DENVER!!!! =)

    ReplyDelete
  6. You guys are having a lot of fun preparing for your move. I had no idea about the DC thing either?!

    ReplyDelete
  7. What a pain! I am sorry about the car hassle. It is too bad you couldn't get a buy or something since you are moving. Grrr...

    I think the Blackberry will make a huge difference for you telecommuting.

    You and Torsten are SO DARN THOUGHTFUL and CONSIDERATE. Geez. ;-)

    ReplyDelete
  8. Your posts are starting to mirror my own life recently - moving across the country, buying a car, cramming it all it, working remotely. Awesome.

    ReplyDelete
  9. I will never understand why you needed to register the car in DC if you're leaving.... Sometimes I think its just a way to get money from you.

    ReplyDelete
  10. I am very jealous of your vacations. That working remote deal sounds better and better every day.

    ReplyDelete
  11. oh man, i'd totally "forget" to get my car inspected until i got to denver, and just do it there. you are a better citizen than i.. :-)

    ReplyDelete
  12. I hear you about finding a new doctor! Here we are, staring right in the face of moving (I haven't posted about it yet so, uh...shh...) in 3 months and my husband JUST found a new doctor that he loves. A doctor who actually seems intent on getting to the root of the problem....I hope the guy you think you've found will turn out to be just the right doctor for you.

    ReplyDelete
  13. You're really sweet. And it seems things have been going well, yay to new blackberry btw :).

    ReplyDelete
  14. I'm just getting caught up on all the news and Yay! for working from home and for getting a blackberry. And you are clearly a better woman than I because I would have said it was okay but not really meant it! :)

    ReplyDelete
  15. Wow you got a lot happening in your life. The move sounds exciting! The elevator thing is strange to me- never lived in an apt. Wow the whole car inspection rules are foriegn to me. A new blackberry is on my list and Pink would be perfect!
    jj

    ReplyDelete
  16. I got a Blackberry through work too and I need to train myself to be better about checking e-mail. It definitely does help but it takes a lot of self-control.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Four weeks of vacation?? Yeah, good call on totally keeping THAT job! :-)

    ReplyDelete
  18. He is the best - isn't it awesome when they are so chiivalrous?

    ReplyDelete