Life's Essentials

Whew, it's been a crazy few weeks. Dave and I were consumed with the move, and before that my mom was in town. When she arrived she looked around our condo, two weeks before moving day, and wondered where our boxes were and why all the books were still on shelves. We shrugged and chalked it up to being in denial. Neither of us wanted to move. So while Dave and I were at work, my mom packed up our home. She cleaned, she cooked homemade sauce, she took me shopping for curtains. She didn't ask much of us. She rules.

The move went better than expected. We got lots of help from friends and family, lifting antique 200-lb dressers, unpacking our kitchen, and cleaning out our former place. I really had to bow out of this one, and so many people stepped up to the plate. Now we are happily settling into our new digs.

Speaking of stepping up to the plate, we are temporarily without internet service. It's good in a way. I've never watched so much baseball in my life ('cause you know we got our cable service with MLB channel hooked up STAT). What do you want to know about Franklin Gutierrez' batting average? I'll tell you. On the other hand, I straight up miss internet and feel like I've been marooned. While we patiently wait for service, Dave's been parking the car in front of our neighborhood coffee shop before work to "borrow" their WiFi. But I ain't one to gossip so ain't heard that from me!

I've been methodically unpacking one box a night. Pregnancy makes unpacking clothes easy. I basically only wear three shirts, two pants and a few other essential items. You could make an SAT permutation question about my outfit possibilities. Anyway, we don't have a closet in our room, so anything that requires hangers are packed up until we purchase some type of clothing rod. We really need a closet.

It's become clear that we also cannot live without a microwave. I have some friends who can do without. We, however, have agreed that we're microwave people. Yeah, we're not above Trader Joe's microwaveable burritos. I laughed out loud when I read the oven-directions: 40 minutes at 350. I might as well make dinner.

I've also been strategically keeping non-essentials boxed up. My goal is to keep them stored through the year. It's pretty cool to see how much you can live without. And it'll make our next move that much easier.

In conclusion, things we can't live without: Moms, internet, microwaves, and closets. All in due time.