We made time for a grocery shop (conveniently close to Home Depot) and were fascinated by the variety available in the expansive suburban Stop & Shop. We found further novelty in being able to purchase 10 cans of crushed tomatoes, a roast the size of my leg, and 2 gallons of orange juice without breaking our backs to cart it home.
Currently, all our lovely groceries are piled on the kitchen island as the pantry is still missing shelves. The pantry door is where we keep the To-Do List: colorful post-its that are pulled down once the chore is done.
Saturday, roasting dishes and fry pans were located just in time to host our first proper guests, two friends from college visiting for dinner and a Peekskill-sleepover.
Before they were due to arrive, we tested the heat; we didn't want my girlfriend to California to freeze trying to sleep in a 60 degree house and we managed to set up the dining room furniture just in time for the occasion.
The girls helped me touch-up the paint job in the master bedroom. I dug out my artistic paint brushes from the shed and we got to work while Russ cooked dinner.
We hosted our our first dinner party at the dining room table and perfectly reminiscent of college, we ate pasta and drank too much wine. The girls crashed in the attic under a pile of blankets and pillows and claim that it was very cozy.
Sunday was dinner party #2, and we had all the helpful movers (family!) over for dinner, the my-leg-sized-roast served on our fancy china. After dinner my sister set up the china cabinet. One more fussy job done!
Today, we finish carpeting the master bedroom and maybe get to (finally) sleep there tonight!
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