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General Life Update
Aug. 20th, 2007 11:35 pmHey guess what? We moved! Into our new home, still in Champaign. Same phone number, same email, new address. Email me for it if you want it!
Let's see, what all's been happening? Well, the kittens were terrified of the new house: it's a three-bedroom duplex, much bigger than the one-bedroom cave over which they previously ruled. We have been here since Wednesday, and they're only just now coming out of their hiding places and acting like themselves.
Surprisingly, Pinball was more reluctant than Pumpkin, who is known as the world's biggest scaredy-cat. I think Pumpkin didn't seem as scared because he's always been a little jumpy. Pinball has always been very trusting and curious. So with him, we broke trust. Pumpkin has always expected the world to end, so this was merely confirming his theory.
But anyway, enough cat psychoanalysis. They're fine, getting settled in, and seem much calmer. Eric and I are getting settled in pretty quickly, too. I'll put pictures up here some time this week so out-of-towners can see how MASSIVELY HUGE this house is. O. M. G. We would fit comfortably in half of it, I think. And that's not even counting the basement.
We have three bedrooms, a full kitchen, full bathroom, living room, and basement. All hardwood and tile, lots of windows and lovely light, our own, newly constructed ramp, and more built-in storage than you can shake a stick at. Holy crap, we have a house! (It's almost like I'm a grown-up, married adult or something.)
Ooh, ooh! And we have our own washer and dryer! And it's down in the basement, so Eric's lifelong dream of not having to do laundry ever again has come true. Of course, it's an even trade. Mr. Anal Retentive likes, and therefore will be folding all of our laundry. Heh.
{Brief aside to note that one kitten is currently asleep on top of a six-foot bookshelf where I can't reach him, and the other is perched behind me with a leg hanging off the shelf, twitching with kitty-dreams.)
What with getting the movin' out of the way, I actually got a chance tonight to talk to some friends for the first time all summer (not counting the wedding). If I haven't called/emailed you in awhile, I'm very sorry and I miss you! I'm definitely planning to touch base with everyone soon!
Hmm, oh, okay, other big news - for me, at least - is that I'm now full-time at Krannert. More hours, more duties, less sleep... It's good, though. I've been wanting to do more, and since it's certain that we're going to be staying in town for at least another year, I can focus on it and not feel like I'm going to be leaving people hanging soon.
I really can't think of anything else to talk about that doesn't necessitate pictures, so I'll leave off for now. I feel like I've been off the radar much longer than the two weeks or so since my last post - what's new with you all?
*hugs*
Let's see, what all's been happening? Well, the kittens were terrified of the new house: it's a three-bedroom duplex, much bigger than the one-bedroom cave over which they previously ruled. We have been here since Wednesday, and they're only just now coming out of their hiding places and acting like themselves.
Surprisingly, Pinball was more reluctant than Pumpkin, who is known as the world's biggest scaredy-cat. I think Pumpkin didn't seem as scared because he's always been a little jumpy. Pinball has always been very trusting and curious. So with him, we broke trust. Pumpkin has always expected the world to end, so this was merely confirming his theory.
But anyway, enough cat psychoanalysis. They're fine, getting settled in, and seem much calmer. Eric and I are getting settled in pretty quickly, too. I'll put pictures up here some time this week so out-of-towners can see how MASSIVELY HUGE this house is. O. M. G. We would fit comfortably in half of it, I think. And that's not even counting the basement.
We have three bedrooms, a full kitchen, full bathroom, living room, and basement. All hardwood and tile, lots of windows and lovely light, our own, newly constructed ramp, and more built-in storage than you can shake a stick at. Holy crap, we have a house! (It's almost like I'm a grown-up, married adult or something.)
Ooh, ooh! And we have our own washer and dryer! And it's down in the basement, so Eric's lifelong dream of not having to do laundry ever again has come true. Of course, it's an even trade. Mr. Anal Retentive likes, and therefore will be folding all of our laundry. Heh.
{Brief aside to note that one kitten is currently asleep on top of a six-foot bookshelf where I can't reach him, and the other is perched behind me with a leg hanging off the shelf, twitching with kitty-dreams.)
What with getting the movin' out of the way, I actually got a chance tonight to talk to some friends for the first time all summer (not counting the wedding). If I haven't called/emailed you in awhile, I'm very sorry and I miss you! I'm definitely planning to touch base with everyone soon!
Hmm, oh, okay, other big news - for me, at least - is that I'm now full-time at Krannert. More hours, more duties, less sleep... It's good, though. I've been wanting to do more, and since it's certain that we're going to be staying in town for at least another year, I can focus on it and not feel like I'm going to be leaving people hanging soon.
I really can't think of anything else to talk about that doesn't necessitate pictures, so I'll leave off for now. I feel like I've been off the radar much longer than the two weeks or so since my last post - what's new with you all?
*hugs*
