Tuesday, June 01, 2004
becoming relocated
One month ago today, Bret and I moved into our new apartment, and the place is actually starting to look like home now! We now inhabit a 2 BR, 2 BA apartment in the same complex Juli lives in, and we LOVE it. Everything except the water pressure, that is. I've never seen a washer take so long to fill up! But hey, we've GOT a washer — AND a dryer, so I'm not complaining.
It's an amazing feeling to have multiple rooms again! I love the fact that, when Bret goes to bed at 8:00, I can stay up blogging and watching TV without disturbing him. We haven't set up our computer room yet, because Jamie and Dan were sleeping in there while the kids were visiting. But we've got it planned out, and Bret will be building our desks soon.
Bret volunteered to restrict his smoking from the bedroom, so by default, that made the adjoining bathroom mine. I've done it in a "hippie-girl" motif, with a paisley shower curtain, pink flower rug and a picture of Janis Joplin on the wall. My Mexican pottery cat looks right at home in there! Bret's bathroom (about twice the size of mine) is done in shades of blues, beiges and browns. Juli picked everything out, and Bret was quite pleased with the end result. And I love drying off with towels that smell fresh and clean!
We don't have much on the walls yet. I know what I want, but have been holding off on non-crucial purchases. We're trying to be careful with money right now. I had gotten a job at the local Albertson's deli counter, but only lasted four days. It was extremely unpleasant, with pay not much above minimum wage. I left in tears on the fourth day, and have not yet been hired elsewhere. I've had two interviews, but didn't get either job. It's pretty demoralizing. Tomorrow I have another interview, and I fervently hope this time, I'm chosen! Of course, then we'll need to deal with the problem of transportation for me! If only Bret's boss would sell us that pink and white truck he's got . . .
It's an amazing feeling to have multiple rooms again! I love the fact that, when Bret goes to bed at 8:00, I can stay up blogging and watching TV without disturbing him. We haven't set up our computer room yet, because Jamie and Dan were sleeping in there while the kids were visiting. But we've got it planned out, and Bret will be building our desks soon.
Bret volunteered to restrict his smoking from the bedroom, so by default, that made the adjoining bathroom mine. I've done it in a "hippie-girl" motif, with a paisley shower curtain, pink flower rug and a picture of Janis Joplin on the wall. My Mexican pottery cat looks right at home in there! Bret's bathroom (about twice the size of mine) is done in shades of blues, beiges and browns. Juli picked everything out, and Bret was quite pleased with the end result. And I love drying off with towels that smell fresh and clean!
We don't have much on the walls yet. I know what I want, but have been holding off on non-crucial purchases. We're trying to be careful with money right now. I had gotten a job at the local Albertson's deli counter, but only lasted four days. It was extremely unpleasant, with pay not much above minimum wage. I left in tears on the fourth day, and have not yet been hired elsewhere. I've had two interviews, but didn't get either job. It's pretty demoralizing. Tomorrow I have another interview, and I fervently hope this time, I'm chosen! Of course, then we'll need to deal with the problem of transportation for me! If only Bret's boss would sell us that pink and white truck he's got . . .
