Loading Up and Moving to Chiba

While Sarah stayed with the girls in Chiba, Jon came back to Karuizawa by train on the evening of Jan 4 - to rent a truck the next day and move our things to Chiba.
We loaded up the truck out in the snow, and just barely got everything to fit in! My friend Manabu (inside the truck in the top picture) and I drove the truck down to Chiba that afternoon.
In Chiba we were met by friendly faces from our MTW team who helped us unload the truck into our new house.
Sarah stayed near the genkan (entryway) and directed traffic as box after box got carried in. Our friend Manabu (here with Sarah) was such a blessing to us and helped loading, unloading, and driving the truck!

We have a winding staircase, and it was a challenge to get the bed up the stairs!

We were so blessed to be in our new home, but then faced the new challenge of unpacking and settling in. More to come ...