Its been a while since I posted, especially a positive post, and I think its time!
The giant pallets of furniture finally made it, and I can't tell you how nice it is to have a place to sit down, dishes (REAL dishes! Not paper ones!) to eat off of, and all the little knick-knacks that make an apartment feel like home. Hopefully we're not jinxing anything, but the neighbors upstairs seem to be keeping their kids a little quieter during the early morning hours, which means we're getting to sleep in later than 6 am on the weekends. Yannis is back from Minneapolis, but will be headed back again on Tuesday for another 10 days. Hopefully after that, we're done and can finally spend some time as an every day, regular couple, instead of this pseudo-long distance thing. Its been great living together and at least having the same address, but only getting a couple days a week with him makes it difficult to really adjust to living in the same house. I realized while he was gone that I've never really lived alone, or even stayed alone. Staying in a big empty apartment alone was pretty scary at first, but now that it feels like home its a lot more bearable, but I'm always happy to see him when he comes home :)
The snow is finally melting! There are still giant piles of gross black snow/ice on the ground hogging up valuable parking spots, but its finally melting. Its been so nice to see the sun these past few days. Cloudy, cold days really make you appreciate the sunshine so much more. I started my new job and am having a great time. My new family and I are dealing with sorting things out (its been difficult without a car and a set schedule), but they're so nice, the kids are great, and I feel so lucky to have found a family like this to work with. The communication seems to really flow and I'm having a great time exploring Pittsburgh with my new tikes. We went to the Phipps Conservatory the other day, a gorgeous greenhouse and garden, which was incredible. The sun was out and it was a fantastic day to go exploring some miniature rain-forests and English gardens. We're really looking forward to Spring and Summer when we can really get out and get our hands dirty in all the parks, trails, and museums have to offer. Its a nice departure from the desert, where there's never much new to do with kids outside of the house. Now I just need a car and I'll be all set!
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