Breathe Out
So, after two intense weeks of parents, renovations, moving, and buying I can finally sit back and enjoy. My parents have been up here in DC for the last two weeks, and I can honestly say this place is now a home thanks to their efforts. Every day I would come home from work and the kitchen cabinets would be painted, or I would have additional closet space, or they would buy a couple hundred dollars of "house stuff". As my brother put it, they helped me do the work I would have done over the next two years in two weeks.
Still, I am glad that I can finally come home and relax instead of racing off to see furniture or building a new addition to the house. Also, I discovered that a futon mattress on the floor isn't nearly as comfortable as I assumed, so I am very happy to get my bed back.
So, I am settling in, getting used to everything, paying a MASSIVE mortgage payment instead of my usual rent check, the usual things. Its going to be tough owning a place, because those of you who know me well know that I am not the most fastidious person. No no, its true, I could definitely use some better habits. I can already see myself changing and become more aware of what happens in my house, but I still think I have a long way to go.
My buddy Nick has agreed to become my room mate, and I think he and I will get along great. Its definitely going to be a new experience setting the rules and not just obeying them. I just have to remember not to go overboard. Forcing him to laminate his feet might have been a good indication that I'm moving in the wrong direction.
Anyway, pictures are up on my Myspace page (I'm not very talented with the Livejournal stuff) so feel free to take a look. Or, better yet, come by and let me entertain you.
Still, I am glad that I can finally come home and relax instead of racing off to see furniture or building a new addition to the house. Also, I discovered that a futon mattress on the floor isn't nearly as comfortable as I assumed, so I am very happy to get my bed back.
So, I am settling in, getting used to everything, paying a MASSIVE mortgage payment instead of my usual rent check, the usual things. Its going to be tough owning a place, because those of you who know me well know that I am not the most fastidious person. No no, its true, I could definitely use some better habits. I can already see myself changing and become more aware of what happens in my house, but I still think I have a long way to go.
My buddy Nick has agreed to become my room mate, and I think he and I will get along great. Its definitely going to be a new experience setting the rules and not just obeying them. I just have to remember not to go overboard. Forcing him to laminate his feet might have been a good indication that I'm moving in the wrong direction.
Anyway, pictures are up on my Myspace page (I'm not very talented with the Livejournal stuff) so feel free to take a look. Or, better yet, come by and let me entertain you.