Chronicle of the New Place

So, I moved into my first SELF owned place over the weekend. It had snowed the night before. I got a call from one of the friends who had agreed to help me move asking if I had a snow contingency plan. ...when does it snow at the end of February in Vancouver?!?! I won't go into the gory details, but suffice to say the move was cold, wet, and not terribly pleasant....but, it got done!

Day two (Feb 28): after cleaning my old place and returning the keys, I went home (home! really home!!!) and a friend came by to help assemble my bed and install additional hanging space in my master bedroom closet (really, how does ANYONE function with only 39" of hanging space?!?!) I mostly unpacked the kitchen, before excavating a chair to sit in, plugging in my tv (managed to figure out how to get the cable working!), and sat - looking at the triply beautiful sight of fireplace, tv, and gorgeous view of the downtown Vancouver skyline.

I contemplated a hot bath, and realized that I couldn't move.

March 1: slept myself out (god I needed that!) and then hit Ikea for a few essentials, and ran some errands and had a friend who actually knows what he's doing properly hook up my cable and internet (YAY!). Last second invite to Legally Blonde the Musical?! AWESOME! ...the real test, was could I go from sweaty tee & jeans to a dress and rhinestones in less than 45 minutes. YES!

March 2: After a half day of work I met up with the friend who's helping me paint, and we went to Home Depot to pick up supplies. Spent the evening painting my bedroom. Ugh. The color is too orange. I wanted a nice warm tan... Back to the color chips.