After the movers came, we lived in our *mostly* empty house until 22 August. We had borrowed furniture from the loan locker which looked like 1970's aloha hotel furniture. Don't get me wrong, I am very thankful that we were able to borrow furniture, I just wanted to see the humor in a situation that was extremely stressful. We slept on hard mattresses; we ate on the floor. We watched Netflix on our laptops. It was a lot like camping out. It taught me to be thankful for the things that I have!
We moved in to Navy lodging on Ford Island on 22 August. It was a beautiful suite with two queen beds, a kitchenette and a living room area with a pull-out couch. If we were going to be stuck in lodging, this was the perfect place to be "stuck." We were very close to the playground and it was pet-friendly so we were able to keep all of the animals in the suite with us. We were in lodging for ten days, but, we jam-packed those days with sight-seeing and spending time with friends.
Time was passing too quickly. There was so much to do and just not enough time to do it! It's so hard to say good bye to friends.
When pcsing it always best to expect the unexpected because the plan RARELY goes the way you want it too. We started with a delayed flight. Our flight was supposed to leave at 1845. It was delayed until 2230. Flying off island is almost always an overnight flight. YUCK. So, instead of arriving in San Antonio at 0920, we arrived around 1545. That included a slight delay from Dallas to SATX. Upon arrival, there was no sponsor to greet us and the vehicle that we had purchased for use crapped out on us two days before we were supposed to get there. Thankfully we had a friend that we knew from her time in HI that picked us up. She took us to lodging where we quickly found out that our reservation had been "lost." At this point, we had to find a hotel off base. We chose the Drury Inn on the Riverwalk. It was beautiful, comfy and just the right price. We had dinner at Texas Land and Cattle and nearly fell asleep during dinner because we were so tired.
The next day was Labor Day and we had lunch at Mo Mak's and checked out the new rental. It was perfect aside from the fact that there was one detail missing: the fridge. We were informed that it's common not to have a fridge included in rentals here in TX. Oy. The next couple of days were spent finding a fridge, fixing the vehicle and getting internet set up.
We picked up our car in Dallas in the middle of September and our household goods arrived at the end of September. It's been an adventure to say the least. I'm glad that we're here. It's just been a long road to get here.
