April 20

These last 3 days have been exhausting but I think I learned some valuable lessons.  1) Don't fall into the trap that I better take that extra whatever just because my suitcase is not yet up to the full allowable weight.  You may just have to lug that up to the 3rd floor then take it down...then up to the 5th floor and take it down...then up to the 3rd floor and soon take it down.  The place we go next is only 1 flight of steps!  Yeah!
2) When you think you know the way don't believe it.
3) If you think you can go all day in the ministry and be awake for the 6:15 talk and Wt don't believe it.  Actually we did not go to sleep...the speaker Fabio (really cute ...fyi for the young sisters) said we were very attentive as many around us were asleep.
4)  Don't go shopping at Ikea and lugging everything back in the bus, then metro, then bus, then walking down 3 sets of city steps and up 10 floors unless you are really sure you need them because you may just have to reverse the process.
We are into the apt that Justin, an Australian bro is loaning us for a month, and we are able to do laundry and sit and have a glass of wine with the window open and feel the cool breeze.  The most relaxed we have been since in Lisbon.  We can stay here until May 27 and then we are actually going back to the bldg we just left, but on the 1st floor.  The couple that live there are sub circuit overseers and will be serving some cong and going to intn'l convention in Maryland and then staying for the annual mtg.  They will be in and out part of the time we are in their place and we will share.  They come back from NY 3 days after we go home.
Our plan for tomorrow is DO NOTHING!