Moving!

Very exciting that I just purchased my first home!  I mean, really exciting.  I have dreamt about owning my own place for a long time and it's hard to believe that it's finally happened.   What I didn't dream about was what it would be like to actually furnish a place and make it feel like a home.

That's what the place looked like the day I moved, on May 7th.  Sadly, it's been more than a month and not much has changed.  All the furniture Dave and I had was old and worn out, so we decided to replace everything!  Turns out when you're buying stuff to have FOREVER there's a lot more pressure to buy nice stuff that you want to look at for the next 15 years.   I've been a little bit stressed about it, but am finding it so much fun to look at the design mags and figure out how I want the place to look. 

 Phurba, however, does not seemed stressed at all and, in fact, as far as we can tell, absolutely loves her new place!  We put in a dog door for her, and she thinks that's about the best thing ever.    There's a great walking trail right from our house.  She and I have already fallen into our morning walk routine - a 45 minute canal walk with lots of squirrels for her to chase.  

The only bummer on the new house is the electric range and oven!  Blast!  I said I would never go electric.  I was amazed at how quickly I compromised my ideals to have this house.  Whatever.  Sue me. I love the house and I'm not leaving. 

There's lots to do - the yardwork, upgrading the electrical, buying a square bathmat for outside of the shower (not hard to find until you're looking for one!), ordering blinds, hanging pictures, figuring out the best pizza delivery for the new address - the list is endless.  

I'm loving every minute!