"We're almost there."

"Were almost there."

I can feel it in my bones, it was another hectic day. Today was day two of the laminate, Henkie and Harrie were tired, but they went with me. It was a day of suprises aswell, I got something new. Anyway, this morning we took our time to go to the house, around 10:00 am we took off. Before that we said goodbye to Melissa, she's a staff member and today was her last day, she's going back to school. Melissa was the one who opened the door for me when I made my first entrance to Humanitas, she guided me around aswell. She will be missed for sure. I jumped on my bike and drove 1 km and suddenly 'deng, went my bike, the chain broke off and it couldn't be fixed anymore. I tried to fix it many times but no succes, I thought, "Why now!?" I putted my bike back at Humanitas, and borrowed a bike from Harry. My mind was on buying a second hand bike today, oh yeah. The old bike was totally done anyway, I bought it back in January for only 40 Euro.

The house is filled with laminate.

Alright, first we went to the store, I needed a little waterhose for the washingmachine, cause it didn't came with it. Damn little hose costed me 13 Euro, but okay, I needed one. When we arrived at the house the sun was shinning like crazy, it was warm outside. I couldn't stay long cause around 11:30 I had to visit a seller who has a nice couch for me, beautifull red. Henkie and Harrie stayed fixing the last parts of the laminate, and I took of to to see the 'red' couch. I had to search for the adress again, oh yeah, I love searching. I asked a lady after searching more then 20 minutes, me being assertive. And yeah, I drove many times past the adress without even noticing I passed the right adress. Anyway, I was at the adress and I saw already the 'red' couch from outside, what a beauty. The sellers letted me in  and they were friendly, we talked a bit and then it was time to look at the couch properly. 

The red 2 sitter.

It was actually not needed cause I wanted it so badly, I searched to long for a couch anyway. This couch is mine! The price was still 190 Euro, and he and I were both devistasted to bring the couch today. Hallelujah, amen, happy me! The seller will bring the couch around 4:30 pm, uhmm perfect! I felt a relief, but at the same time a bit nervous, cause okay, the couch is mine but it still needed to be moved from the seller's house to my house, into my room. I hoped it will go fine. On my way back I planned to visit a few bike stores, I had 3 stores in my mind. The first store had alot of bikes, aswell second hand ones. The store had a nice bike for me but hmm, the price was a bit 'sigh' much. 160 Euro, but it was a nice bike. After five minutes  thinking I told the seller, "Sold, I take it." The store will fix the just 'sold' bike and will make it perfect ready for me, at 4:30 pm, I could pick up the bike. 

The 2 and a half sitter.

Happy man I was, but wait, 4:30 is also the time that the seller brings the couch, and I need to pick up a new bike. Oh, yeah, uhm, aah, I will see then. It's just my way of thinking when it's hectic around me, making to easy deals and just go with the flow. I went back and I saw Henkie and Harrie still fixing the laminate, they were pretty far. The sleeping room was almost done and the livingroom was done. They were exhausted cause of the warm weather, they took a break and I talked to them. After the break I helped them with the last part of the laminate, sawing and cleaning was what I did. Harrie was done, I could tell cause he's a bit older. I didn't blame him for taking it easy, he's a hard worker. At 3:00 the laminate was layed, everything was done, yay !! What a relief, but still the couch, sigh. Henkie and I had the idea to take a little break, and then back to Humanitas and then back to the house for the couch. 

A little bit kitchy

We both were thinking that it will be a huge job to get the two couches upstairs and then get them in the room, I sure hope they fitted trough the door way. Harrie told me to get to the bike store now and look if my new bike is already prepaired. So I could come afterwards to Humanitas and drive with us back to the house for the couch, perfect idea! The bike was done and it wasn't even 4:00 pm, it was Harrie's idea to leave his old (borrowed by me) bike with the store, so I could perhaps get some money for it. The store looked at the old bike and gave me 10 Euro for it, a good price for such an old bike. The 10 Euro has been taken off my bike price, perfect! It was time for the couch, I got back at Humanitas and brought back Henkie in gear, but not Harrie, cause he fell asleep, lol. That's alright, I didn't mind. So it was Henkie and me off to the house.

Arrived at the house we saw already a huge car parked in the street, and yes it was the seller with the couch. But were was the seller? We couldn't find him anywhere, perhaps already inside? Me and Henkie went inside and we saw a few red pillows at my frontdoor, but no seller. I went inside to bring the pillows in the room, they were heavy! But where was the seller? We went outside again and, there he was, he was looking for us. He mentioned it that he was to early, but I didn't mind. Time to get the two couches inside, sigh! We just started and thought, "We will see where we end." The couch was heavy and was getting heavier when we were almost upstairs, woohooh!! Heavy! Nearly out of breath we ended at the frontdoor. But the couch was to big to get in the room, we tried many times. I reminded that back in Canada we had the same problem many times, solution? Take the legs of the couch, brilliant! It fitted, pffeww, the big couch is in. We could just screw the legs back on the couch again.

Sleeping room done! 

Now the little couch, that must be easy cause it's shorter. Still heavy though, Henkie had the idea to get the couch in the elevator. We tried and it fitted just. Funny thing was that someone had to get in the elevator to push the button to get the elevator up, the couch was standing straight up and the seller helped out to sit on the arm from the couch and pushed the button, (such a small elevator) such a funny thing to see, the seller all crawled in the elevator and getting up. At the frontdoor we did the same thing, screw the short legs of the couch and shove the couch into the room. It went easy and a relief fall off off my shoulder. The laminate had been layed and the couches are in the building, and it looks so nice! I was dead tired and so was Henkie, it's been a long day. Back at Humanitas I took a shower and afterwards me and Henkie and a few other residents bought something for dinner, something easy, we decided to go for a sandwich (a'la Metro) shoarma, one was enough for me.

On our last day we drank a few beers, we deserved it!

I was still a bit out of breath to eat properly, it's been a few weeks, ugh! Now it's just a few days of planning and puzzeling, tomorrow I will pack up my room at Humanitas. Aswell I will do some laundry there, my last laundry at Humanitas. Monday morning I will deliver the keys at the office, and I will see what happens next then. If I have the time to go to work in the afternoon I will, I will see. Sunday night will be my last night at Humanitas, and then it's saying goodbye to everyone. I will prolly see a few residents again, they will visit me a few times I guess, and at work I will see some residents too. I'm happy with that, I don't like goodbyes, sspecially when it's going so fast.