Hello world!
We are still alive, just haven’t really had internet access and also been very busy working on the apartment.
Can I whine a bit about how much work it is to set up a new “home?” PLEASE?! Man it is a lot of work. We have to hang curtains, towel holders, pictures and paintings, run cables all over the place. And none of that stuff is either Earl nor my forte. We’re getting it done, a little at a time… but in the meantime…. BLEGH. I think it would be nice to move somewhere and not move for like 5 years.
Here is Linus outside the coffee shop this morning:
Here’s Linus outside of the little coffee shop near us this morning. Whenever I tie him to a bench outside a store, he jumps up onto it while waiting. Better visibility, perhaps? When you’re a “shortstack” guess you have to use all available resources.
What a gorgeous day here in San Francisco! Sunny and lovely, not too hot. Perfect weather to unpack an apartment. 
Heh… at least we are having a BBQ in a few hours. Here is to a productive day!
Hee hee
And, it survived the whole ride from South San Jose to SF without blowing off and causing a crash on the highway. In fact, you will be very impressed to know that I drove exactly 60mph the whole way and used my special g-force reducing “patient with severe pain in the back of the ambulance” skillz while taking corners.
This marks the first time I’ve ever hauled anything on the roof of the Jeep! Threats have been made before to stow both the boyfriend and the dog up there at times, however those are generally hollow (though Earl just informed me that Mitt Romney actually made his dog ride on the roof! yikes 
… what an asshole).
Never before have I been so much my Father’s Daughter as the moment today where I corrected Earl on the proper knot-tying methods and procedures of Tying Things to the Roof. 
We bought two bureaus! And looked at a bunch of beds and couches. A few of those we liked, but decided to sleep on it before plunking down.
Oh, also, we ate this today while on a between-furniture-shopping lunch at this drool-inducing place in Los Gatos:
Yes, it was every bit as good at it looks.
Tomorrow we are unpacking (ugggh) and then having friends over to BBQ on the patio in the afternoon. Grilled meat and beer: bring it on.
Happy 4th, Everyone!
Well, we are officially into the new place but far from settled. The new pad has a lot less storage so I’ve been going through and organizing stuff and making a big pile to bring to Goodwill.
Been really enjoying checking out the new hood- Linus and I have been doing hour-long walks each morning exploring. It’s only a 9 minute walk to Dolores Park and also- get this- about an 8 minute walk to an outdoor swimming pool where a masters team practices! So I am thinking of joining them… we’ll see… still in the contemplation phase of that. 
One reason for this update (while I down coffees at an internet cafe) is that we will have no internet at home until JULY 9th when it gets installed!!! So I’m not going to be able to get online much- but that means I will be really productive when it comes to unpacking and getting stuff installed, hung up and whatnot.
Have a good couple of weeks!
Court
just played “find the treat” in the enormous pile of packing paper in our dining room. completely amusing and *very* distracting.
not getting all that much packing done. giggles, however, abound!
Surly sunbeam-seeking furball not included.
Thank you, Work for letting make use of all the empty boxes!!!
T-minus ONE DAY until moving day. ayeeeeeeee.
I made a pile of rolled up rugs and throw pillows and placed them all over in an unused area to be packed.
Someone thought this pile was a new Dog Throne.
He even brought his tennis ball!
Now… get packing.
Don’t forget to pack my crate, my toys, my food, my bed, my brushing equipment, my treats, my toothbrush and peanut butter flavored toothpaste, my …..
Some exciting news: This week we signed a lease on a new apartment! It’s in the Mission and a stone’s throw from Dolores Park and the BART. Hurrah for easy commutes- Earl downtown to his office and for me to Paramedic School. And, and, and… (!!!!) ….. here is the best part:
IT HAS A PATIO!
whoooo
I’ve really, really, really missed the patio of our NYC apartment. Mostly just for chilling and drinking a coffee in the morning with the newspaper. That used to be such an integral part of my weekend routine. Even though our apartment right now is really gorgeous and really nice, having no outdoor space to pad over to in your pjs and laze around on while collecting sunbeams has been a true downer. I feel like a caged animal confined to the indoors. So even though it’s not as schmance, I’m extremely excited for this new place!
I am, however, not really looking forward to moving itself. It’s funny- Earl and I have helped about four of our friends move, but for some reason we just don’t feel like cashing in that favor right now. Maybe we’ll hire some dudes from craigslist to help us out. We are moving for July 1st (“officially”), however have a few weeks of overlap in the meantime to get started.
Today I went on craigslist and snagged a bunch of free boxes from Good Samaritans. People just give away their old boxes after a move, did you know that? Pretty awesome. We will most likely play it forward and do the same. Quite cool that we found that out- when we moved from NYC to San Francisco we shelled out about $400 at Home Depot for (on sale!) boxes, packing tape and packing paper. Just one afternoon of browsing on CL and I circumvented that expense entirely. The people I picked up free boxes from were couples who had just moved- one couple came from Boston out to SF and kind of reminded me of us two years ago. When we were all wided-eyed and fresh faced and “I’m *so* gonna love it here in San Francisco.”
Anyway, here are a coupla photos of the new pad:
kitchen:
bedroom:
living room:
Pretty basic looking, but it’s kinda unique- it’s actually two levels and it’s own free-standing “house” …. no other apartments touch it. The bedroom and garage are downstairs (and a bathroom) and the patio, kitchen, living room and another bathroom make up the 2nd level. And, while it’s not in the best or most desirable part of San Francisco, it is first and foremost an easy commute for both of us. Also, you could say it’s sort of an “up and coming” neighborhood with lots of shops and restaurants. So hopefully we will like it there. (*crosses fingers*) Here is to moving on up! Or… at least… here is to parking your butt outside on the patio whilst nursing a cuppa coffee 
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