All right, I'm going to write something while I'm in a good mood and hopefully keep it that way. Life, seriously, you're too much sometimes, but we should stick together a bit longer.
Anyway, Labor Day weekend! What an adventure! And actually the days leading up to it. Cecily and I officially signed our lease and became renters of our cute little duplex. Then began the preparation of trying to get everything together in order to live there...still a bit of a work in progress. But I have a place to sit, a place to sleep, a place to shower, and working locks, so it's getting there. I bought things I didn't need at Pottery Barn Kids, though I do love the desk, and the bookshelf is actually pretty great, and hopefully they'll last a while. Adam sold me his bed, and after two nights, I like it a lot. It's still a bit like sleeping in a hotel, new sheets, new pillows, and such, but it sure is comfy.
The room has been rearranged twice. The computer is almost together, and I have at least one box of books up in the room. My movers/epic friends Adam, Eric, Frank, and Joe were the backbone of the moving operation, with the addition of Ryan who provided his truck for moving the bed. Also, my work supervisor also proved to be a SUPER supervisor when she brought her van to help move the expensive Pottery Barn stuff. And everything worked out pretty well. I took Eric and Joe out for lunch, with its own shenanigans, and pretty much had a nice moving day.
It's still an adjustment; my legs and feet are not used to hardwood floors (I need a better pair of slippers), spiders tend to come out of the vents (apparently I can buy a spray for that), the kitchen has no counter space or storage space (we can fix that too, but I see why people move into houses with giant kitchens), the backporch light is burned out (hello, landlady, help?) and the bathroom door is super squeaky (WD-40, boom!). I could use some curtains, and my stereo, but the place is quiet and clean, and just in need of people living in it for longer than a week.
Other than that, the weekend was fun-filled, lots of birthdays and parties, and hanging out at the old homestead with my little brother. We had ourselves some times with cookies and MST3K. I will admit, I can't wait to have dinner at home soon. Panera is still not on par with my mom. Or even my dad. Plus until I get a table, there's no real place to eat in the house. Also, the couch needs to get over there soon, there's not too many places for a crowd to sit. Ahh, so many things. I have a running list the length of a marathon, though it's really more like a triathalon.
Other than that, fall is approaching, Cowtown is peeking around the corner about to jump into my face, and hopefully we'll have the house settled before winter comes. It was very lonely that first night, but last night was much better when people came by to visit. First Adam to build the computer, then Natalie and her friend Rachel to hang out, and then Eric to eat his dinner and visit. Natalie and Rachel brought cookies, Adam discovered my computer needs a different power source, Eric and Adam checked the place over, and then there was a quest for ice cream.
Good times, good times. More later, perhaps. Ack, I still need a desk chair.
