Greetings from Washington, DC! You might remember that after a topsy-turvy fall, we landed in our first choice city. Why, then, haven’t I been blogging my heart out about all the fantastic nesting we’ve been doing in our new city? Well, there are a few explanations for why this move hasn’t exactly been routine:
1. We moved here during a blizzard. Snowpacalypse, Snowmaggedon, Snow-Over-It, take your pick… This was our view when we pulled into our new apartment, days before another storm hit. What a mess!
2. We moved here with only a carful of belongings. We thought we’d be doing a little urban camping for a few days, so we packed the car full of just what we needed: an air mattress, one pot and pan, one set of dishes for each of us, a few clothes, and some travel-sized toiletries.
3. We apparently hired the worst moving company of all time. We were assured our stuff would be here in a week, but we’re closing in on three weeks without basics: furniture, cooking equipment, real toiletries, more than a small duffel bag of clothes. Not very fun, to tell you the truth. Week 3 of waking up every few hours to reinflate the bed? No good.
But… but! We’re trying our best to be positive (I won’t lie… it’s tough sometimes, even though we know it’s almost over). We decided that channeling our angst into some wall-painting would do us good. And since it’s much easier to paint when there’s no furniture to worry about, we might as well do it now. The bright walls have done wonders to make me warm up to this empty place. Supposedly on Wednesday, we’ll finally have our stuff back. Then I can really get down to the business of making our new place a home.
Welcome to DC! It was our first-pick city too, but I was looking forward to a bit more “moderate” weather than we’ve seen since we arrived in December. Maybe next year…
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Oh my goodness!!! Sounds like you’ve had a crazy month! Hopefully it’ll all get better from here.
Love the new place!! Looks very nice, and I’m sure it’ll look even better once you have furniture again! ;-)
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Love the paint colors! And way to make lemonade. Your new home looks fantastic!
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Maggie, it’s looking great! I agree with Erin, I love your color choices. Have fun settling in. xxABCD
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That sounds crazy! But I love the pictures of the place and the fun colors you are using for paint. Hang in there. I can’t wait to see how it all turns out.
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