Pardon me again for the lack of posts. When things get a little busy I also seem to become lost for words. Last I left you, we had spent a lovely summer day exploring the city and were awaiting furniture. Well, it's here!...Alas, I have no photos yet to share (a boring text blog...again, sorry).
I know, I should have thought to get a photo before the painter came in and everything got covered in dust and tarps, but I think it leads to a better reveal this way. Besides, we weren't inclined to clean things up until he needed to get to the walls. You see, we ended up with a lot more stuff than we had originally realized and it all had to go somewhere.
The day the moving truck came up, I had a lovely time getting to know Naomi's Pop and was glad to have someone to direct the movers. They rolled out two lovely carpets and brought in seating for the whole living room! Woot! They also brought in a LOT of books (Nome's pop is a smart guy!) We stocked up a bookshelf with as many impressive looking books ;) as it would hold and the rest had to be moved to the basement. Perhaps once we get through all the Einstein and Bertrand Russell and engineering textbooks we'll swap some out.
What else is new....
Nathan signed up for zipcar, and we exercised our new vehicular freedom by going to Ikea! After much deliberation, we settled on the Malm bedframe in a medium brown, and so far it seems like a great fit in our bedroom. (Again, photos to follow.) We resisted the urge to furnish our apartment in Ikea, and I will instead painstakingly choose solid pieces from shops, craigslist and antique markets over time. Oy vey.
Nathan and the rest of the crew are working toward an approaching milestone, which means lots of long days. So far there have been ups and downs it seems. Stress is high, but I know he'll get it done.
We ho-hummed about paint colors for a while but decided on mostly off-whites. We are keeping the cool blue and blue-violet tones in the bedrooms, the bath is going from hot pink to blue-grey, and the sunroom/craftroom is going green. The kitchen went from yellow-orange to a creamy off white. A fresh coat of paint really spiffs things up!
The temperature dropped into the 60s this week and it rained for 3 days. We quickly swapped out tanktops for sweaters, and everyone's complaining about shoes that won't dry. Students are showing up around the universities, and coworkers are talking about taking weekend trips to the country. It was feeling like Fall, and then a few more 90-some degree days snuck up on us. blegh. I think Hurricane Earl may be greeting us this weekend, which could be interesting. Remember when I said I needed galoshes? It's true!
I hope all's been well in your world. Goodbye August, Hello September.
xo
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