So, pictures!
Looking in from the hallway (still a few boxes unpacked)
Just inside the door, a place for shoes, and our table
Kitchen
More kitchen, between the fridge and stove
Desk and bookshelf
Looking into our room (I think the TV will go right next to that bookshelf on the outside wall of our bedroom)
Bedroom, with a bed and everything!
Bathroom
Looking in at the closet from the bathroom (the door into the living room is just there on the left before the shoe rack)
Looking into the closet from the living room (the plan, however, is to keep those doors closed so no one has to look in at the mess that is our closet)
Our first week here has been pretty awesome! I am super tan again, which is nice. I used to be this tan all the time when I was a little kid, running around outside, playing soccer, etc. and now that I'm walking everywhere (and it's summer) I'm tan again.
We're walking sooooo much here! On weekdays I walk almost three miles every day (depending on how much I walk at lunchtime) just getting to and from the public transit and lunch. We live in a fantastic neighborhood where you can walk to almost everything you need. We still plan on driving to Dominick's on the weekends to buy meat and that sort of grocery type item, but we have a great little produce market at the end of our block, and a CVS for random emergency needs. It's great. There's also a ton of other little stores around, a bunch of restaurants, banks, salons, etc. And the Metra, should we ever want to go downtown (for things other than work). Also, there's a bajillion parks and a beach within walking distance, so going for runs (yes, I will be going for runs) will be nice and scenic.
In fact, we went for a run last weekend, but it was storming and rained like no other on us almost the entire time. My legs just stopped hurting Saturday, which was basically exactly a week later. Hopefully I'll get used to the exercise soon, cuz it sure is good for me!
We did absolutely nothing for the Fourth yesterday, which was really nice. Aunt April and Uncle Bob came over for lunch and we took a walk around the neighborhood, but after that we were exhausted and just came home and did nothing (besides build the bookshelves and unpack the books).
Haha, I like how at the end you said you came home and did nothing except build bookshelves and unpack books. Idk about you, but to me that seems pretty darn productive! I tried to build a dresser last month and it took like three DAYS!
ReplyDeleteAlso, it's super cool that your neighborhood is so walking friendly. I'd really like to live in a place like that. Is it a place where you're comfortable walking around at night too? Cos that would be even more sweet!
Yeah, we love walking around! At night we can walk around, but we don't really do it unless we need to. Like if I was coming home late from work, or if we were going out to dinner, but I don't think I'd just go for a walk at like 9 cuz I felt like it.
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