I finally arrived in Seattle! I had a number of stressful days during the move. I have a big tea and tea ware collection, so I was nervous letting movers pack it, yet they know how to pack and it is insured that way so it is best to let them do the packing. I did lurk by the tea stash and watched them pack which made me feel better.
What scared me was the sheer amount of tea ware I had squirreled away and how many boxes it took. This is all my tea ware, and these boxes are packed to 5′. Yikes!
Moving took 2 days – 1 day to pack, another for the movers to load the truck. Each day I drank a 2 liter Ito En bottled tea. Both teas are good, with Golden Oolong being my favorite. However, they taste better cold – I had to drink them room temperature since my fridge was unplugged.
The day after the move (yesterday), I flew to Seattle with three 45lb suitcases, a carryon suitcase, and my angry bunny in a carrier. We both managed to survive the flight, though there was one hairy incident when I checked on him mid-flight and he burst out of the carrier looking for food – likely after the lady next to me who ordered the fruit platter.
I’m now in Seattle staying at a temp housing set up by my husband’s job. I was greeted by my puer tea stash which my husband flew to Seattle with 2 weeks ago – reunited!
There was no way to fly with all the crocks that hold my pu’er cakes, so I guess they are stuck with plastic bag or cardboard box storage until I get all my things. Thankfully, Seattle is much more humid than LA, so I got easier storage in comparison.
I got a small set up for tea. I had a session today and was super happy to have tea after days of bottled water, luke warm tang, and soda.
Likely everyone will see tea review pictures from my previous place for a few reviews, I simply had no time to edit the posts while I was dealing with moving stuff. Hopefully posts will go back to normal for a bit – I will likely be moving again next month into more long term housing.
