Or Tusen Tusen Tusen Takk, as the case may be. Nina and Leif arrived 2 days before the move, and well, let's just say we're indebted for life for their help. We literally could not have done it without them. It was incredibly chaotic and stressful and somehow we all managed to make it through. We somehow managed to squeeze in some lovely times (and my birthday!) out before the move; afterwards it was mostly chaos and trying to get things done. Nina is an absolute workhorse; I kept joking that she runs on coffee and chocolate, but I really was amazed and inspired and SO INSANELY GRATEFUL for her pushing to get things done. Before the move I had been very sick and was recovering with the help of three steroids; after the move I was completely overwhelmed with the amount of stuff to do. We moved from a 3BR/2BA to a 2BR/1BA apartment, so there was a whole lotta selling/purging/getting rid of stuff. The enormity of the task was pretty insane. Leif was a great help entertaining Lucia with walks around the new 'hood. Lucia had a really good time hanging with them. We're still working on getting her to call her Nana. She defaults to Bestemor or Ninny, despite our efforts.
It was great for them to be able to stay for their first Thanksgiving. I tried to explain the holiday the best I could: You eat a lot. Then you eat some more. Sometimes you watch football, but sometimes you have cable disconnected and you frantically try to find an antenna and then realize the stores are all closed, so you meekly explain to the football lovers that there will be no football, and they say no problem, to your chagrin and delight. True to form, we ate too much, then had a nice walk around the neighborhood before devouring desserts and coffee. It was an awesome Thanksgiving for sure. We have so much to be thankful for; our health, a warm apartment, a great job for me, and each other.
And amazing in-laws: thank you so much Leif and Nina. We love you lots and are so thankful for your help.
