We're Here!

We're finally in our new home!

The arrival was rocky— trust me, avoid driving a Budget moving truck through Manhattan if you can. We also had to park in front of a fire hydrant in order to unload our stuff, since the seminary doesn't, y'know, have a parking lot or anything. And lugging all of our heavy furniture up four flights of stairs in 80-degree heat wasn't the best idea, either.

But after that there was Indian food, and after that there was sleep. And now there is a teensy apartment filled with boxes upon boxes of too much stuff.

The apartment is beautiful— high ceilings and plenty of windows and black, glossy wooden floors and even an old fireplace (though we can't light fires in it or anything). The only problem is that the kitchen is TINY. I mean, like, it's about half the size of our old one. There is pretty much no counter space, and pretty much no room for all our kitchen stuff. Plus, there's no dishwasher. (Adam says the reason for all this is because the apartments are so old that they used to only have a bedroom, a parlour, and a servant's room, and the kitchen is what used to be the servant's room.) But otherwise it's an awesome apartment, and I think it'll make a lovely new home!

Everyone is super nice, too, including our awesome neighbors across the hall! Their names are Terry and Gabe (not sure on the spelling yet), and they're absolutely lovely. Gabe is the seminary student; Terry is the breadwinner (like me, as soon as I get a job), and he's ALSO A WRITER. OMG I'M SO EXCITED!

There are so many lovely places around us, too— wonderful cafes and bakeries and restaurants and cinemas and all sorts of stuff. And Chelsea is absolutely gorgeous, with big beautiful trees and old stone buildings. It's so great!

As soon as we can slap this place into reasonable shape, I'll post pictures. HUZZAH, NEW YORK!