Kidless Week-End

Guess where I am?

Yep, Steve's apartment. As part of his employment, his new company has allowed him to live in their corporate apartment expense-free for 90 days. Pretty swank! I would have given my eye teeth for an apartment like this back in the day: brand new 1000+ square feet, two bedrooms, bath-and-a-half, fireplace, satellite and internet, washer/dryer... everything. Even towels, linens, and dishes. The walls are paper thin and the people who live above him walk like elephants, but for free, who's complaining?

By the time I got here last night, we were both exhausted and Steve is still battling the tail-end of a monstrous cold, so we just took showers, cuddled up, and went to bed (heh heh.) He had to work again this morning, so I slept in and ended up eating Cracker Barrel for breakfast. Now I am just waiting for him to get home so we can go work out and explore the city.

Do I like it here? Yes and no. This is the place I have wanted to live since Troy was almost hired here in 1993. Just big enough for variety, yet small enough that I'm not scared to death to drive to Walmart. There is tons of stuff to do here- today's paper highlighted an area youth archery club!- and it's fairly clean. but it is still foreign and unfamiliar to me. I know from experience (Monticello) that it takes about a year to become acclimated to a new home, so I believe it's my job now to find a church, schools, and a Y (or other health club) to start meeting some peeps.

Toodles.