More great news! We got approved for ALL of our furniture everything from a TV and TV stand to all the bedroom furniture and an extra leather chair to go with our leather 2 seater couch, everything EXCEPT the one other thing that is actually needed...a sideboard to store all our dishes, pots and pans, food, whatever. We do not have any cabinets in our apartment minus one under the bathroom sink and 2 and a half under the kitchen sink. My sincere hope was this sideboard would be tall enough to act as counter space as well as storage otherwise, I guess I am glad our floor is clean enough to eat off of because that may be where all the chopping, mixing and preparing is done. At least all my dishes and pots will be nearby on the floor next to me! But seriously, I am sure we will figure out a way to also get that even if we have to give up one item. We got very lucky. GE does not typically provide all these items to a CLP especially items such as an extra living room chair and a tv and tv stand. Maybe they were tired of paying for a hotel room or maybe Soner was so persistent and it was hard to argue with him. Who knows. Too bad GE didn't relinquish a little extra money when they went to ship Soner's container from Turkey otherwise we could possibly actually live in this great fully furnished apartment of ours. Unfortunately, we have no sheets, towels, no forks or knives, plates or cook ware. I guess maybe GE was right in not including our sideboard because we actually do not have anything to put into it. Maybe that is why they choose to ship Soner's container by sea! Smart move GE! Now we may have a fully furnished apartment but we cannot actually live in it until June 10th unless someone takes some action and figures out what to do for at least sheets and towels to shower as Soner has already bought these items and it is not his fault the container will not actually be in France until May 28th even though it was shipped in April and it is not his fault they will not be able to have it unloaded and through customs and to him until around June 10th. GE, I think you made a BIG error trying to save a little money and not shipping this box by air. So will it be for the cost of one hotel night hello new apartment, goodbye Atria (if GE provides for us) or should we begin to make a permanent home in the Atria hotel?
So the domino effect happens when one thing doesn't quite go right,.. it means everything else also seems to follow suit. If we are still in the hotel or even in a dish-less apartment, there is a good possibility of eating out for the next three weeks until we get our furniture. I don't think my body can take it anymore. I will go invest in some stupid knives if it means I could possibly eat an apple or some other item other than a pastry or pasta. I will invest in a microwave if it means perhaps I can eat a decently healthy meal other than french fries and pizzas. I will try to do everything in my power to assemble enough items at a very very reasonable cost (as I do not want to throw around money when we already have these items in a nice little container hanging out on a boat) to ensure I can possibly stop this ever growing weird looking roll around my belly. I hate that our oven will sit there sad and lonesome all by itself for the next month. I just don't think I will be able to justify spending 15 Euros on a crappy pan when I could get a nice one for 25 Euros and I cannot justify spending 25 Euros on a nice pan whenever we already actually own that pan!
Ah the tests GE puts us through. I do hope they are paying attention and noting how well Soner handles stress in his personal life (with me, the apartment and the lack of items to fill it, I am not quite sure how he has not taken a "sick" day) and how it is not affecting his business life. I hope they are seeing this and realizing he is the perfect man for any upper level position.
(Crossing my fingers) I can handle all this, just please GE, don't throw any more curve balls to us for at least another 3 or 4 weeks.
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