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January 11, 2005
Home sweet home
Yay! My computer's back online! So, I have a lot to update you on but, first thing's first--the new apartment is great--it's really large--much larger than we thought. We knew it was pretty spacious, of course, when we decided to bid on it but didn't realize how big it was until we saw all our stuff in the new apartment and realized there was still plenty of room to walk around (unlike our last apartment). While walking back and forth between our living room and bedroom, I marveled at the spaciousness of our new abode--this is what I had always dreamed of--a place large enough to accomodate all of our things. While lying in bed, I was impressed with the airiness of the bedroom--besides being a basement apartment, our last place had low ceilings and our bedroom was quite small so it was a much more confining space than our new bedroom. We really lucked out with this place as far as the size goes. The only drawbacks of the new apartment that we've noticed thus far is that the kitchen and bathroom are really small.
I actually didn't have to move--Adam transported some of our things with his family over the weekend and moved the bulk of our things with the professional movers we hired yesterday--but I did have to pack, of course, and that part sucked. I spent Friday night to Monday night packing with the only exceptions being a trip to the bank and Adam's uncle's 50th birthday party. By Sunday night, I was ready to collapse--I was exhausted, overwhelmed, and achy. At least the last time I moved and every other time, I was able to sleep in the next day since I was either working part-time or still in school and didn't have to go to work at nine the next morning. Having to go to work Monday morning definitely sucked since I only got three hours of sleep Sunday night.
Walking to the subway station we've walked to every weekday morning for the last three and a half years, and getting out at an unfamiliar station after work and walking into the new apartment was definitely a strange feeling. But the strangeness eventually disappated into elation, partly induced by the apartment, partly induced by alcohol (we went out for dinner with Adam's friend and shared a bottle of wine) and then fatigue. I had none of the trouble sleeping last night that I experienced the last three nights. Now that some of the anxiety associated with the co-op has been alleviated, I only wish that work could be less stressful..
Posted by Jennifer at January 11, 2005 08:52 PM