Furniture Arrives Tuesday, May 31, 2011

My first taste of "Tunisian" time.  The 11:00 am delivery turned out to be a 4:30 pm delivery.  I was later told that "this is good by Tunisian standards  .... at least it was on the same day as promised"!  Well it was worth the wait, as it looks great, fit into the space perfectly and most of all has made hanging out at the apartment a lot more comfortable.  Roy has headed back to Calgary today so was not able to see the furniture before he left.  He will be in for a real treat I think, once he returns.

The new Living Room

Tonight, it's off to diner to Travis & Natasha's (Travis works with Roy at Storm "AKA Chinook").  I'm looking forward to seeing their beautiful two little girls and their new place.  They were just moving in when I was last here, April 2010, and so would be much more settled now.  Their place is located in the historic area of Carthage.  It is also located very close to the former leader of this country and therefore saw some battle action during the revolution of just a few months ago.  Apparently their place was broken into and they had a few items stolen and some property damage.  So was intrigued to hear more about that ordeal.   They had waited out the revolution in Calgary so were safe, but still a very unsettling time to know that their personal belongings were vulnerable.   We had a very enjoyable, traditional Tunisian dinner and a great evening catching up.

Now back to the apartment ...as I head back to sleep (on a mattress on the floor), I am hugely motivated to get out there shopping for some bedroom furniture .... tomorrow.