Thanksgiving was wonderful. We spent a few days of break with Joseph's family in Nephi. It was full of two Thanksgiving meals (one on Wednesday and another on Thursday), some delicious pies, and lots of family games.
We came back to Provo because I worked all weekend again. We decided to get a head start on Christmas shopping and have the majority of Joseph's family done now. Friday night, we went shopping and then went to our new apartment to unload some of our stuff to move in. We expected an uneventful evening... and this is what happened.
Joseph walked down the stairs to our front door and stepped in a puddle of water. Me, trying to be optimistic, thought it was from the washer that is in the room adjacent to our entrance. Joseph opened the front door and you could hear the rushing water. Yes, that is correct- our apartment was flooded. We had about 2-4 inches (depending on the area) of water on our carpet and floor. The tenants that live upstairs left for Thanksgiving break but turned their heat off prior to leaving so... A PIPE BROKE! We estimate the water was running into our apartment for about 3 days.
Luckily, I had not unpacked most of my stuff yet so it was all in rubbermaid bins, which kept the items dry. Our new mattress is soaked and we will be getting a new one. Some of our furniture, games and books are wet and destroyed but life goes on. Ceiling tiles fell everywhere- on the bed, closet, floor... The bathroom is ruined as well because the drywall was soaked. But, looking at it optimistically, we will get a new bathroom, new ceiling, new mattress and new carpeting all by December 17th, before our wedding! While it does stink, we get an apartment makeover!
At least it did not look like this:
