Oh the Absenteeism
Is only bound to get worse! Nick and I have been on a roller coaster of apartment hunting. We finally found the place we wanted and without a minute to spare – this is our only “free” weekend till June! The landlord said he’d sen the lease on Sunday, but we didn’t receive it till Thursday! So we signed yesterday, and are moving in today. Instead of packing right now, I’m blogging – go figure.
If it makes you feel better, instead of packing, Nick is watching the Man Utd. and Chelsea match. I don’t know how we’re going to get it together enough to pack. WHY is this move so exciting for us?
WE HAVE NEVER LIVED ALONE TOGETHER.
That, and the fact that my commute will be cut from almost 1.5 hours each way to approximately 20 minutes each way… Nick and I lived with 5 roommates in house in Miami. Then we moved in our families, and NOW since Nick has his green card (he got it in January- I SWEAR I’ll write about it!) we can move without fear of denial and having to move to England instead. We’ve been together since March 2008 and have lived with others since we moved in together (May 2008). Holy cow… we’ve lived with others for over 2 years… hence…
Yippee!
BUT. Did you know that the internet/cable people take ages to come out!? I don’t know how we’ll survive without internet. sigh. Do you think the Library of Congress has wifi? we’ll be so close perhaps we’ll pop over there?
In any case, I promise I’ll be back to blogging full time when we have internet and I wanted to say how grateful I am that you’re here. I appreciate it that you subscribe, or that you visit the site. Thank you so much for being here.
ps. Have you and your partner ever lived with parents or roommates? Are we alone in this?
April 3rd, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Oh I understand the excitement of living alone for the first time. Bean and I lived with my parents for quite a while. We have lived away for almost 2 years and it is marvellous!
April 3rd, 2010 at 5:05 pm
we moved in together after we got married, and for the first year we were on our own… then in august a friend from college got a job in the area and couldn’t find a roommate, and we were tired of renting and wanted to save for a house ASAP. we moved to a cheap, two bedroom apartment, and it’s been six months now… overall it’s been pretty good. the three of us get along really well, and it is DIRT CHEAP.
still, i can’t wait till it’s just us again.
April 3rd, 2010 at 11:17 pm
Yay! Glad you found a place – I’ve been moving this weekend too (I hate moving and my back is so sore), but we’re really happy with the place that we found. Good luck with everything (also how great is it to have a shorter commute?? Mine wasn’t bad at about 30-45 minutes, but still, now that it’s at 10 minutes it feels great!)
April 5th, 2010 at 6:07 am
Our first place together was a studio in a grad student dorm. Not fun. but fast forward a few months and we are now looking for out first 2BR in a different country!
April 5th, 2010 at 10:57 am
We’ve never lived alone either! I moved in with my now husband about two months before we got engaged, into a house that he owns with his brother. That was almost two years ago. We won’t be able to move out on our own until we sell the house they own. Living with another person hasn’t been bad, but I’m looking forward to the day that we can be on our own. Congrats on the new place!
April 5th, 2010 at 11:06 pm
We’ll have to go out one of these days so I can fill you in on the best parts of the neighborhood! But till then, I recommend Peregrine Espresso on 7th SE at Pennsylvania — good coffee to go with your wifi.
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