Tuesday we headed out early and drove all day to get to St.Louis, getting in around 4 pm. The drive was pretty boring- the Ozarks we drove through were kind of pretty but not really the rugged mountainous forests I was expecting. Mom also called to wish me a good trip and I returned it, as she was at the airport, waiting to get on her flight to Buenos Aires.
Once we got to St.Louis, our landlord's father met us at the apartment to let us in- he had been there earlier to turn on the AC for us. Since we are moving in (hopefully) soon, it was natural and fitting that St.Louis would be in the middle of a record-breaking heatwave. Yesterday, we were just drenched in sweat. Saori likes the apartment, which makes me happy. Suki was not so wild about it. She kept returning to her kitty carrier and looking at us like "ok, time to go. Joke's over." We hit up Wal-Mart and picked up a bunch of temporary and permenant items like dishwashing detergent, soap, a small inflatable bed, and a few food items, as well as small trash bins.
We also picked up some beer for our neighbor downstairs who turned out to be a really nice guy. He invited us in and we sat and drank beer and chatted for a few hours. He's working on his PhD in electrical engineering at Wash U. He seems like he's going to be really easy to get along with.
Our shipment may get in tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow. I think we have a plan for squeezing the trailer in place, we just have to get our neighbor's sign off since it would involve blocking the driveway to the garage. We also need to get a truck permit from the city, I think. That's what we're going to do today, while we're at city hall. We apparently have to register as denizens of the city, which involves a $25 fee for what I have no idea.
Hopefully after we get our shipment in, we'll get internet up and going shortly.
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