a camping we will go
We are on our way to Sequoia for our annual camping trip with the Bangs and Sokol-Juns. It should be a hoot. I just hope it isn’t too hot out there. We will be back Sunday. Have a great weekend, everyone!
Home Sweet Home
I picked up the keys this morning and unloaded the X3. We are officially moved in!! This morning, I packed up all our stuff and cleaned up the guest bathroom and bedroom at Jimmy’s house. At 1:30, I picked up the keys and garage door opener from the HOA and started bringing stuff up to our unit. After about three trips back and forth, I thought, “This is dumb. I wish I had a dolly.” Then, it dawned on me that there were a bunch of maintenance guys down in the garage just sitting around. I almost asked if they would help me move but instead I asked if they had a dolly or cart that I could borrow. Luckily, they were very nice and gave me a flatbed cart that totally saved me. I managed to move the rest of my stuff (about 75% of the car) up in two trips! Awesome.So, now we are in the 4th floor club house using the free WiFi. Our condo is still empty with the Aerobed set-up in the bedroom. Jes just ordered our fridge and washer/dryer online and we have no idea when our movers are coming with our belongings. Until then, we will be in Sequoia this weekend. Vyl and Bang are picking us up in the morning for a nice 6-hour drive into the forest. It certainly feels a bit weird to actually have a place to call home again but it’s great. We are officially city-folk ready for a new adventure!!
House Rules
This morning I got up, ironed Jes’ shirt, and then plopped myself down on the couch for the rest of the day. Jimmy had some work to do before going to the dentist at lunchtime so we hung out side-by-side all morning. Before he left, he looked at me and said, “Did you wear that to sleep last night? If you did, you have to change your clothes today.” Huh? Yep, apparently it’s a house rule because he “[doesn’t] run a sloppy house”. So I followed the rule by not only changing once but TWICE. Jimmy cracks me up.I pretty much spent the day taking care of a bunch of things. Most of them were related to finances. Since we are expecting to close tomorrow morning, I went online and changed our billing and mailing addresses for all our accounts and also worked on our new budget. Also, in an effort to minimize paper waste and things we have to file, I made sure we had paperless statements for everything. It’s the least I can do to declutter our new home.
This afternoon I went for a run along the bay. The neighborhood is so cute and has a pretty nice running trail along the water. I took my GPS and measured a 2.4-mile loop. I think I can actually add more distance if I go out farther before returning to the house.
feeling homeless
I went into the city today in hopes of signing the loan docs on our new condo in the morning. Unfortunately, the bank was dilly-dallying and so I spent all day just hanging around with nothing to do but wait for a phone call from Jes.
My day of wandering started when I picked up a sandwich and coffee and ate on some random steps in front of a building. Luckily there were other people doing the same so I didn’t totally stand out. Later I roamed around and checked my email at the Apple Store. Once that got old, I walked over to the Ferry Building to check it out. I’d never been there before and was pleasantly surprised at all the cute little shops they had there.
For lunch, I met up with Susie. We had pho and it was tasty. Afterwards, I headed south of Market where I found a cool Cartoon Art Museum on Mission & New Montgomery and strolled that for a little bit. By then, my feet were getting tired so I thought I’d find a good place to set-up camp. I contemplated taking a nap in the park but decided to walk around the Metreon. Luckily, I found the food court where they had free WiFi. Sweet! Ah, a place to sit down. After about an hour, I was getting sleepy and was very tempted to put my head down. I felt like such a bum.
Finally at 3:30, Jes called and said to meet him on 1st St. We went to get some cashier’s checks and then to the title company. We finally signed the papers this afternoon around 4:30 and it felt so good to have it done. If all goes according to plan, we should be picking up our keys on Thursday. Yay!
Afterwards, Jes decided to go back to work so I took the bus home. On my way home, I realized that I didn’t get the house key from Jes. So, here I am, sitting on Jimmy’s front porch, surfing the internet, and waiting for Jes to come home. I can’t wait to have a place of my own.
on edge
I’m such a dummy. I don’t know what’s going on but I’ve been pissing Jesse off left and right these past two days. Yesterday I scratched one of his rims on the car by driving up a small curb and today I put my AC Transit card in the cash slot and lost it. *sigh* So as I sheepishly took my seat, he said to me, “I have enough stress as it is without you giving me more.” The guy behind us in the bus line later came by and said, “My wife did that with me once too.” Haha. Unfortunately, that didn’t cheer Jesse up. Poor guy. He’s been so stressed out with the loan docs getting messed up, talking to the moving company, and worrying about the car that he already sold to a guy in Palms Springs. I’m not much help, am I?
So, I’m on the Transbay bus that picks up in front of Jimmy’s house and taking it to the city. It’s so comfy in here and there’s free WiFi!! Now if only BART would start doing that…
surreal
It’s my first day in SF and so far it’s been cool. I drove Jes and Jimmy to work this morning and parked at the 5th & Mission lot for $3/hour. I’m sitting at a place called Cafe Infusion that has decent breakfast items, coffee, and free wireless internet!! Woohoo! So I’m hanging out for a bit before I have to pick up Jes for our 11:00 am HOA Orientation at the condo. Jes is still trying to get our loan docs squared away but all the people involved are a bunch of hacks. We’re going to try to sign the papers tomorrow and move in at the end of the week. It’s cutting it close though. We have a camping trip planned for Friday through Sunday.
Everyone has been asking me how it’s going so far and all I can really say is that it’s surreal. Just 24 hours ago I was still in LA. Unfortunately, I left behind a duffel bag filled with my favorite jeans and other assorted clothing items that I’ve been wearing all month. So, this afternoon will be spent shopping for some new jeans and anything else I’m missing. My first day of “vacation” is just fine and dandy.
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