I am supposed to be searching for a dresser on Craigslist, but like a corny license plate cover... I'd rather be writing.
Matt and I moved out of my parents casa this week. It's pretty exciting, and, though we lived away from home while we were in Oregon, this is the first time we are out on our own. It feels pretty amazing... We finally get to put all of our wedding gifts to use (even more amazing). Everyone who has moved before knows that it can be stressful, time consuming, frustrating, sweaty, and even painful at times (all that glamorous stuff). Getting to see it all laid out- no boxes or junk left- is so rewarding though.
Now I get to do all the things that I have wanted to in my place:
Decorate to my taste (with husband's approval- not difficult to attain)
Keep the AC on while Matt's away
Not worry about people eating all of the food I put in the pantry within the day of purchase
Walk around in my undies :)
Walk to and from work (this is a shorter distance than from my parent's place, which ultimately means a more realistic commitment)
Cook in my own kitchen (this means diet control...I hope)
Play my own music (including French music without my father complaining in the background)
and... various other things
It's a one bedroom, one bathroom apartment with a balcony-the balcony is completely covered in dust and needs cleaning before any real use, and for our first place it's perfect. Why didn't we decide to do this sooner?!? It's too bad that we had to move in during this heat wave though. We quickly realized that the AC (located in the living/dining area) does not reach our bedroom and invested in a fan so that sleeping could be possible.
Above I mentioned that I need to search for a dresser on Craigslist. I just want to say that our living room is pretty much a Craigslist masterpiece. So before you go spend hundreds of dollars on a new item at some furniture store, give it a shot. It is quite possible to find some awesome quality deals on there and is well worth the search when you come across a unique piece that screams "I want to be in your home". The people that we have picked things up from have been incredibly nice and interesting. (The people that we got our light fixtures from were getting ready to move to Germany, and they were so sweet. The women who sold us our coffee table were so living in a cool part of North Hollywood that I had never seen before and one of them was from Paris. I had the chance to practice my French with her.) So on top of a good deal, you can have the pleasure of helping out some very cool people by giving their old furniture a good home (and some quick cash too).
Now that it has almost been a week, who's coming over? Bring a bottle of wine, would you? I could use a glass :)
