Today was a good day. Not only did I learn I’ll be going on several consular outreach trips to various cities around Algeria over the next few months, but I had two very exciting deliveries today!
The first I was expecting – there is a guy here in Algiers who has made quite the business for himself delivering alcohol to expats. I placed my first order and it was delivered today. Basically what happens is you order wine/beer/liquor from a list he sends out and it appears at your door, usually within 24 hours. Very convenient and not actually all that expensive in the grand scheme of things. The only bummer was that I managed to drop a bottle of wine on my dining room floor as I was putting the bottles away. It looked like I murdered someone. Fortunately it’s a tile floor so it was, relatively speaking, easy(ish) to clean up.
On to the second delivery! At about 9:30 this morning I got a notification that my UAB (unaccompanied air baggage) had been released from customs and was ready to appear at my house! Hooray! The majority of my stuff is still on its way/in customs limbo, BUT for today I’m happy. And so are my Harrods Christmas bears, who were finally released from their cardboard box prison of the last 2.5 months:
Another huge bonus of receiving my UAB is that I put several framed photos in there – which makes my apartment less impersonal, which is awesome. I was particularly amused by this blast from the past, which I did NOT remember having in my UAB and which, actually, brings the title of this post full circle:
Toto...We're Not In NYC Anymore 
And who ARE you?
LOVE that this photo brings your blog title full circle! And Sand, think “amazing mom the costume maker” – that was at the top of my game (and full of heart) 🙂
I’m lovin’ it! You are the best! Thanks for the wonderful description!
Hooray for you – the shipments arriving is cause for celebration! Sorry about the wine, that is a sad thing.