I still have yet to explore the southeastern part of the island, but maybe that'll happen this week. We're certainly close enough to Riverhead to see what's in that part of the island.
The weather has been really crazy this week. It got chilly enough one night that I sat on the back porch in sweatpants and a sweatshirt drinking hot tea while I read my book. Then today I sweated just sitting out there, and discovered that my citronelle candles had melted in the heat! We'll see what the rest of the summer has in store. I can't believe we're halfway through July!
It was actually a really rough week for me. Suffice it to say, I'm lonely and bored, and desperately trying not to eat all of the goodies I've been baking for lack of other projects to do. And Kamil's been on a tough cardiatric rotation that - no surprise - got him sick. So even when he's home I'm keeping my distance for fearing of catching the bronchitis he's picked up. Not that I'd have to worry about missing anything if I did get sick... :/
I think it's pretty crummy that he can't take any kind of sick leave. Doesn't help that the stupid health insurance doesn't kick in yet. Big shocker that he got sick on a rotation that requires he get up at 5:30am and stay until after 7pm!
I finally got to confession yesterday so this post isn't really helping my fresh state of grace. It was a bizarre experience with the priest reclining in his chair and me having to basically run the show...
Sigh. My list of pro's and con's for the churches (names removed to protect the sacred :/) I've thus far visited, not including the two parishes close to Kamil's family:
Church A:
Pro's - close to apartment, good homilies
Con's - ugly church with weird design of congregation, poor music quality
Church B:
Pro's - good music, lots of parish activities
Con's - no kneelers anywhere, little far
Church C:
Pro's - lively parish community, pretty-ish church, cute neighborhood, not far
Con's - priest and deacon take some liberties with liturgy, homilies a little "fluffy", unimpressive music
Church D:
Pro's - very pretty church, good cantor (the one I saw)
Con's - terrible parking situation, little far, fluffy homilies
See? It's tough to know where to commit myself! :( Arlington really spoiled me with the beautiful options there. And I will take back EVER criticizing the churches there for being "ugly" because the ones here win that category By Far.
I also met a couple this week who are active in another church that sounds promising, but Google Maps says it's 24 minutes away, which is a little far. So I don't know what to do :(
My one success of the week was that I obtained a library card and already completed a book. And they have a pretty decent DVD collection so I'm enjoying some new movies and expanding my culture that way. I just wish I had more people to talk to throughout the day. Last night we celebrated Kamil's Name Day at his parents' house and I think I surprised his mom with how much I jabbered on because it had been so long since I'd had decent human contact. Who knew I'm not as much of an introvert as I thought ;)
That's it for now. Please take a moment to comment if you can...
Loves,
LL
Sunday, July 19, 2015
Saturday, July 11, 2015
Free Surplee
I'm reminding myself that I forgot to try to get a free Slurpee today for 7-11, although I'm not even sure they honor that kind of thing here (maybe it's regional?). I also haven't been able to get to the fourth church I planned to check out since my last post. So you could say this week has not gone as planned.
However, all is not lost and I am happy to report on a few accomplishments as of late: 1) purchased curtains once and for all for the bedroom; 2) had Tata install said curtains, and Kamil is napping as I type to prepare for tonight's first night rotation; 3) hung up several other items to make our apartment home and give me some more peace of mind.
Kamil's family came over today so it was our first! time! hosting! people! I actually broke out the vacuum for the occasion and it feels all homey and such so that gave my hosting bug a nice fix. Yes I'm an introvert who loves to entertain. Just call me Martha ;)
Can I just say how much I love LOVE our bedroom here? King-size bed with huge walk-in closet and now curtains to darken the room more! Woot, woot :) Nevermind the impromptu night stand in the corner...
Hmm, what else? I had my first (that I can remember) visit in a Pier 1 this week and I swooned over the decor, and then had my dreams smashed by the price tags. Ah well. I thought I conquered some kind of deal by purchasing these gems hoping to appease the smell that meets us when we first walk in the front door, but so far, no luck.
I was hoping to have something that could work in the absence of outlets down by the front door, and didn't want to go the diffuser route for fear of knocking the oil over. I suppose they're probably better in a smaller and more confined space like a bathroom or shoebox, but I'm still a little disappointed.
What else? Oh, to follow up on a previous post, I have been a loyal watcher of The Astronaut Wives Club but was not impressed with the most recent episode. Aside from the super inappropriate story line for a show airing at a "family friendly" time, the obsession with Marge and Deke has me yawning a bit. I'm still curious how they plan to make an entire series out of a show when they've basically covered the whole history of the Mercury Seven already in four episodes. But maybe the idea is to run with all of the astronaut families, i.e. Mercury, Gemini, & Apollo? Thoughts?
Well I guess that's all for now. Kamil leaves shortly and then I have my first night alone in the apartment. I see Tex Mex on the menu and maybe a beer to go with a Law & Order: SVU marathon.
Loves,
LL
However, all is not lost and I am happy to report on a few accomplishments as of late: 1) purchased curtains once and for all for the bedroom; 2) had Tata install said curtains, and Kamil is napping as I type to prepare for tonight's first night rotation; 3) hung up several other items to make our apartment home and give me some more peace of mind.
Kamil's family came over today so it was our first! time! hosting! people! I actually broke out the vacuum for the occasion and it feels all homey and such so that gave my hosting bug a nice fix. Yes I'm an introvert who loves to entertain. Just call me Martha ;)
all grown up with comforter and curtains!
Can I just say how much I love LOVE our bedroom here? King-size bed with huge walk-in closet and now curtains to darken the room more! Woot, woot :) Nevermind the impromptu night stand in the corner...
Hmm, what else? I had my first (that I can remember) visit in a Pier 1 this week and I swooned over the decor, and then had my dreams smashed by the price tags. Ah well. I thought I conquered some kind of deal by purchasing these gems hoping to appease the smell that meets us when we first walk in the front door, but so far, no luck.
$3 each and all
I was hoping to have something that could work in the absence of outlets down by the front door, and didn't want to go the diffuser route for fear of knocking the oil over. I suppose they're probably better in a smaller and more confined space like a bathroom or shoebox, but I'm still a little disappointed.
What else? Oh, to follow up on a previous post, I have been a loyal watcher of The Astronaut Wives Club but was not impressed with the most recent episode. Aside from the super inappropriate story line for a show airing at a "family friendly" time, the obsession with Marge and Deke has me yawning a bit. I'm still curious how they plan to make an entire series out of a show when they've basically covered the whole history of the Mercury Seven already in four episodes. But maybe the idea is to run with all of the astronaut families, i.e. Mercury, Gemini, & Apollo? Thoughts?
Well I guess that's all for now. Kamil leaves shortly and then I have my first night alone in the apartment. I see Tex Mex on the menu and maybe a beer to go with a Law & Order: SVU marathon.
Loves,
LL
Monday, July 6, 2015
Maria Goretti and other musings
I thank y'all for your patience as I try to hone my "blogger voice." I promise to get away from the minute-by-minute recaps that have been my entire blog up until now. My two readers will appreciate, I'm sure ;) also, I'm breaking my promise of photos, since I'm still experimenting with the phone-to-computer transfers.
Today's the feast of St. Maria Goretti, which I was informed of this morning at daily Mass. She's always been one of my faves, so it was a nice surprise to find out today's her feast day. I'm trying to find us a parish and the "church shopping" is already wearing on me. I knew when I was in Arlington and in the Cathedral Choir that we did have something special, and I hope it was clear that I didn't take that for granted.
But.
The parishes here have been okay, so far. I knew a while ago that I didn't want to join Kamil's parents' church, which is far enough away that we have that excuse anyway. But the modernistic uber-white decor + tone deaf children's choir (ranging in ages 6 to 16) was another deciding factor. And I definitely appreciate that so far none of the parishes out here seem to encompass a Kumbayah, social justice obsessed (ignoring the HUGE social justice destruction in the womb...), "greet your neighbor" kind of thing, but I'm still searching. And I didn't think I'd be searching so long.
When I moved to Arlington, I went to the Cathedral for Sunday Mass exactly once before I decided it could be home. Here, so far? I've attended two daily Masses and one Sunday Mass at the closest church, have attempted two daily Masses at another, and just came from a third parish. Tomorrow has number four on the list... it's St. Anthony's... ironic, no? (Lord, help me find one!)
The parish near us is cute and nice, but it's also suggesting that at one time it was a beautiful simple country parish that was tragically gutted in the aftermath of Vatican II. No organ or piano, no stained glass, no icons larger than 8 x 10. And the strangest thing? It's a capital "L" shape, with one part of the L used for daily Mass, and the other side more popular for Sunday Mass. So. Weird!
The second parish is St. Margaret of Scotland which I thought could be cool since it's my patron saint. But I have now tried TWICE to get to a daily Mass service, only to find that this parish thinks it's hip and cool to vary the times of Mass every day. And the whole no-daily-Mass-on-Thursdays-in-July-and-August-thing seems weird and frustrating. Priests have to celebrate Mass every day, no? I see no legitimate excuse for skipping this. It's a 30-minute service at most.
So of course one of my attempts was last Thursday and then today I get up early after a long LONG weekend at the ER and hospital (don't ask) to make it for the 8am service.... to find out it's at 9am on MWF. It's only at 8 on Tuesdays and Thursdays and, as we remember, NO services on Thursdays at all for two months for some reason. I took today's experience as a sign to give up on this parish for now. We'll see if I'm up for the challenge later of checking and re-checking Mass times before making the trek out again.
Since 8am Mass this morning was a bust, I decided to check out a third parish for their 9am service. It's been my favorite so far, since there was lots of a capella singing for a daily Mass which I am all over (although, awkward when the lady leading the four of us in singing Gift of Finest Wheat for communion went horribly out of key...). However...no kneelers. All chairs without little kneelers in both the side chapel and main church. I'm sorry but I cannot get over no kneelers. When our Lord is making Himself present in the Eucharist right in front of us, I want to be able to prostrate in worship without feeling like some overzealous minority.
Wow, this is a long post just on parishes...
So, now what? Now I'll try that fourth parish tomorrow and I guess we'll see how it goes. It's also hard being summertime and not being able to get a good sense of how the parish life is since most parish activities peace out more or less once school's out of session. And I'm not sure how to go about introducing myself to cantor. I guess I hope that I'll sound good enough at a Mass that people will just tell me I should join or something. I know, I should make more effort, etc. etc.
Anyway, that's the big thing facing me right now. Time to try to finally balance our checkbook once and for all and get things more organized around here. And our ice maker is on the fritz so I get to have some human interaction today. ;)
Loves,
LL
Today's the feast of St. Maria Goretti, which I was informed of this morning at daily Mass. She's always been one of my faves, so it was a nice surprise to find out today's her feast day. I'm trying to find us a parish and the "church shopping" is already wearing on me. I knew when I was in Arlington and in the Cathedral Choir that we did have something special, and I hope it was clear that I didn't take that for granted.
But.
The parishes here have been okay, so far. I knew a while ago that I didn't want to join Kamil's parents' church, which is far enough away that we have that excuse anyway. But the modernistic uber-white decor + tone deaf children's choir (ranging in ages 6 to 16) was another deciding factor. And I definitely appreciate that so far none of the parishes out here seem to encompass a Kumbayah, social justice obsessed (ignoring the HUGE social justice destruction in the womb...), "greet your neighbor" kind of thing, but I'm still searching. And I didn't think I'd be searching so long.
When I moved to Arlington, I went to the Cathedral for Sunday Mass exactly once before I decided it could be home. Here, so far? I've attended two daily Masses and one Sunday Mass at the closest church, have attempted two daily Masses at another, and just came from a third parish. Tomorrow has number four on the list... it's St. Anthony's... ironic, no? (Lord, help me find one!)
The parish near us is cute and nice, but it's also suggesting that at one time it was a beautiful simple country parish that was tragically gutted in the aftermath of Vatican II. No organ or piano, no stained glass, no icons larger than 8 x 10. And the strangest thing? It's a capital "L" shape, with one part of the L used for daily Mass, and the other side more popular for Sunday Mass. So. Weird!
The second parish is St. Margaret of Scotland which I thought could be cool since it's my patron saint. But I have now tried TWICE to get to a daily Mass service, only to find that this parish thinks it's hip and cool to vary the times of Mass every day. And the whole no-daily-Mass-on-Thursdays-in-July-and-August-thing seems weird and frustrating. Priests have to celebrate Mass every day, no? I see no legitimate excuse for skipping this. It's a 30-minute service at most.
So of course one of my attempts was last Thursday and then today I get up early after a long LONG weekend at the ER and hospital (don't ask) to make it for the 8am service.... to find out it's at 9am on MWF. It's only at 8 on Tuesdays and Thursdays and, as we remember, NO services on Thursdays at all for two months for some reason. I took today's experience as a sign to give up on this parish for now. We'll see if I'm up for the challenge later of checking and re-checking Mass times before making the trek out again.
Since 8am Mass this morning was a bust, I decided to check out a third parish for their 9am service. It's been my favorite so far, since there was lots of a capella singing for a daily Mass which I am all over (although, awkward when the lady leading the four of us in singing Gift of Finest Wheat for communion went horribly out of key...). However...no kneelers. All chairs without little kneelers in both the side chapel and main church. I'm sorry but I cannot get over no kneelers. When our Lord is making Himself present in the Eucharist right in front of us, I want to be able to prostrate in worship without feeling like some overzealous minority.
Wow, this is a long post just on parishes...
So, now what? Now I'll try that fourth parish tomorrow and I guess we'll see how it goes. It's also hard being summertime and not being able to get a good sense of how the parish life is since most parish activities peace out more or less once school's out of session. And I'm not sure how to go about introducing myself to cantor. I guess I hope that I'll sound good enough at a Mass that people will just tell me I should join or something. I know, I should make more effort, etc. etc.
Anyway, that's the big thing facing me right now. Time to try to finally balance our checkbook once and for all and get things more organized around here. And our ice maker is on the fritz so I get to have some human interaction today. ;)
Loves,
LL
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Big Apple Red
Wow, sorry for the delay in posting! I can't believe how much has happened since I last wrote. And sorry, but this post will be sans photos, since I'm still trying to figure out the most efficient phone-to-computer transfer. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
So, since I last posted, I traveled back to DC for one final hurrah. It's still crazy to think that I won't be going back there any time soon, but the trip was pretty perfect in wrapping up my five years in the Beltway.
I arrived later than planned on Wednesday, and was unfortunately not able to attend a bachelorette party for one of the weddings, but Deidre took pity on me to get me food in Old Town, and we got to walk by the river front. I will certainly miss margaritas at Austin Grill and ice cream at Pop's! So many memories made on King Street - good and bad - and it was a lovely evening to wrap it up there.
The next day I made a trip to the Chancery and spent about two hours there catching up with old co-workers and friends. That evening Deidre and Maggen both had me over and we watched Crazy Stupid Love which, despite the requisite Hollywood raunchiness, was pretty funny.
Friday was the first wedding day, and it was so sweet. For the occasion I got a manicure and had my nails painted - appropriately for me - Big Apple Red. Thank you OPI for your never-ending color quips ;)
It was ironic despite the Supreme Court's destruction of the word "marriage" to see Jon and Miranda take their vows on the same day. The ceremony was absolutely beautiful and Miranda was a gorgeous bride. I was so happy I could be there for them!
The reception also wasn't as awkward as it could have been, since it's the first wedding I've attended without Kamil since we've been together. I was seated with some lovely single ladies (why no guys have jumped at the chance to date them is beyond me...) and we were able to dance together and enjoy the AWESOME Pittsburgh tradition of a cookie table. Plus I got to meet Kate from The Rhodes Log, which was pretty neat.
Saturday was another wedding day, which was also lovely despite the torrential downpours that day. I got to sing with the choir for Ronnie's wedding and even the Bishop made an appearance! The reception was a nice chance to have a last chat with several choir members, and then I went to an evening Mass there at St. Agnes afterwards.
Then Sunday was super exciting because I was able to drive newlyweds Jon and Miranda to JFK on my way home to New York! As I was leaving their reception they mentioned they would be flying out Sunday evening for their honeymoon to Italy, so I offered to drive them up. It was great to have a chance to catch up in a more intimate setting than a wedding reception. I've really missed Miranda, so hopefully I'll make my way out west sooner than later to see them again. And it was appropriate to take them with me as I left DC for good, as Miranda was my first good friend made in the Beltway. Praying they enjoy the Italian version of a "bon voyage"! ;)
And so I returned to my lover Sunday evening and we've been settling into our permanent residence here on Long Island. Our brand new bed arrived yesterday and it is AWESOME having a king size mattress after squeezing onto a full for the last 10 months. Although, Kamil still claims I'm stealing covers while I sleep... ;)
I promise to post pictures galore in my next post! Also, my report on the local Catholic churches and Kamil's first day as an official doctor :)
Loves,
LL
So, since I last posted, I traveled back to DC for one final hurrah. It's still crazy to think that I won't be going back there any time soon, but the trip was pretty perfect in wrapping up my five years in the Beltway.
I arrived later than planned on Wednesday, and was unfortunately not able to attend a bachelorette party for one of the weddings, but Deidre took pity on me to get me food in Old Town, and we got to walk by the river front. I will certainly miss margaritas at Austin Grill and ice cream at Pop's! So many memories made on King Street - good and bad - and it was a lovely evening to wrap it up there.
The next day I made a trip to the Chancery and spent about two hours there catching up with old co-workers and friends. That evening Deidre and Maggen both had me over and we watched Crazy Stupid Love which, despite the requisite Hollywood raunchiness, was pretty funny.
Friday was the first wedding day, and it was so sweet. For the occasion I got a manicure and had my nails painted - appropriately for me - Big Apple Red. Thank you OPI for your never-ending color quips ;)
It was ironic despite the Supreme Court's destruction of the word "marriage" to see Jon and Miranda take their vows on the same day. The ceremony was absolutely beautiful and Miranda was a gorgeous bride. I was so happy I could be there for them!
The reception also wasn't as awkward as it could have been, since it's the first wedding I've attended without Kamil since we've been together. I was seated with some lovely single ladies (why no guys have jumped at the chance to date them is beyond me...) and we were able to dance together and enjoy the AWESOME Pittsburgh tradition of a cookie table. Plus I got to meet Kate from The Rhodes Log, which was pretty neat.
Saturday was another wedding day, which was also lovely despite the torrential downpours that day. I got to sing with the choir for Ronnie's wedding and even the Bishop made an appearance! The reception was a nice chance to have a last chat with several choir members, and then I went to an evening Mass there at St. Agnes afterwards.
Then Sunday was super exciting because I was able to drive newlyweds Jon and Miranda to JFK on my way home to New York! As I was leaving their reception they mentioned they would be flying out Sunday evening for their honeymoon to Italy, so I offered to drive them up. It was great to have a chance to catch up in a more intimate setting than a wedding reception. I've really missed Miranda, so hopefully I'll make my way out west sooner than later to see them again. And it was appropriate to take them with me as I left DC for good, as Miranda was my first good friend made in the Beltway. Praying they enjoy the Italian version of a "bon voyage"! ;)
And so I returned to my lover Sunday evening and we've been settling into our permanent residence here on Long Island. Our brand new bed arrived yesterday and it is AWESOME having a king size mattress after squeezing onto a full for the last 10 months. Although, Kamil still claims I'm stealing covers while I sleep... ;)
I promise to post pictures galore in my next post! Also, my report on the local Catholic churches and Kamil's first day as an official doctor :)
Loves,
LL
Monday, June 22, 2015
Settlin'
This week's post title courtesy of Sugarland
I'm typing and posting this from our new home! We has interwebs!! Man...so much faster than Comcast down in Arlington, PLUS I don't need to have the ethernet cable plugged in :P
Whew, so we are definitely settling into the new place. Kamil was sweet enough to put up with my design tastes and hung up pictures on the walls (my stud found studs, hehe) so we're feeling a LOT more at home. Still haven't spent the night, as we are sans bed, but it's getting there! I'm tempted to pull out the bed-couch just so we can call this home, but not sure we want to do that yet. But hopefully we can sleep on a bed soon! We are planning an Ikea trip for tomorrow to buy a frame, and I'm praying that the king size bed will fit in our bedroom, since you never know for sure...
Here are some photos of the progress:
On a side note, does anyone have any suggestions for transferring iPhone photos to my computer more efficiently? I'm thinking I may have to get to know the "cloud" better because right now I have to email the photos to myself, then download them, then upload them to Blogger, then post. Thoughts?
Saturday I got to know one of the maintenance guys here, as the a/c wasn't working properly:
That white stuff is ICE, man. So we had to have it defrosted, and they should be back today to finish it up. And hopefully we can entertain some friends soon! But first we gotta make some... ;)
We got to see my family last week for Hannah's birthday, so here are some baby photos for your enjoyment as well:
I leave on Wednesday (Kamil's first day of orientation) to go back to DC for some more weddings, and then it'll be back to New York for good!
That's it for now,
Loves,
LL
I'm typing and posting this from our new home! We has interwebs!! Man...so much faster than Comcast down in Arlington, PLUS I don't need to have the ethernet cable plugged in :P
Whew, so we are definitely settling into the new place. Kamil was sweet enough to put up with my design tastes and hung up pictures on the walls (my stud found studs, hehe) so we're feeling a LOT more at home. Still haven't spent the night, as we are sans bed, but it's getting there! I'm tempted to pull out the bed-couch just so we can call this home, but not sure we want to do that yet. But hopefully we can sleep on a bed soon! We are planning an Ikea trip for tomorrow to buy a frame, and I'm praying that the king size bed will fit in our bedroom, since you never know for sure...
Here are some photos of the progress:
On a side note, does anyone have any suggestions for transferring iPhone photos to my computer more efficiently? I'm thinking I may have to get to know the "cloud" better because right now I have to email the photos to myself, then download them, then upload them to Blogger, then post. Thoughts?
Saturday I got to know one of the maintenance guys here, as the a/c wasn't working properly:
That white stuff is ICE, man. So we had to have it defrosted, and they should be back today to finish it up. And hopefully we can entertain some friends soon! But first we gotta make some... ;)
We got to see my family last week for Hannah's birthday, so here are some baby photos for your enjoyment as well:
the birthday girl all tuckered out
I leave on Wednesday (Kamil's first day of orientation) to go back to DC for some more weddings, and then it'll be back to New York for good!
That's it for now,
Loves,
LL
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
On the Long Island
Had to get a quick post in now that I have a chance to sit back and breathe for a minute in the midst of this move. We're about to have our "obiad" with the family, as Kamil and I have been camping out at his parents' until we get a bed of our own. Which was purchased today! So, progress! :)
It's weird to think that we are actually here to live, rather than just on another visit to see his parents. And, of course, to see Puszek, their dog (pronounced "poo-shek", the name literally means tiny speck of dust in Polska).
Kamil's parents were gracious enough to come down and help move our stuff into the U-Haul, and then they even drove the truck back up to New York!
I'm still reeling by how. much. stuff. we have, and I'm creating a new Goodwill pile as I unpack and try to find room for it all in our new place. More pictures will come once things are more put away.
So each day we've been back and forth from Chez Stefanowski to Chez Stefanowski (haha). We've been trying out different routes to see which is fastest. Unfortunately there's no quick interstate to take, but I've enjoyed seeing the different little businesses along the way. Also, SO many Dunkin Donuts! I don't know how I'll resist the temptation to stop by one every day, especially as I go through coffee withdrawal, as Poles don't properly enjoy their java. Adding more water to coffee left sitting in the pot for two hours does not a happy Lynettka make. :P
Here's the outside of our apartment building. I love love love our little stairway (although I've already tripped over my feet running upstairs, lol) and I can't wait to hang paintings along the wall. So, things are coming along!
Tomorrow morning we head to Pennsylvania to see our niece on her birthday, so more driving. But it'll be a nice change from unpacking.
More later when we're back in New York!
Loves,
LL
It's weird to think that we are actually here to live, rather than just on another visit to see his parents. And, of course, to see Puszek, their dog (pronounced "poo-shek", the name literally means tiny speck of dust in Polska).
Isn't he cute?
Kamil's parents were gracious enough to come down and help move our stuff into the U-Haul, and then they even drove the truck back up to New York!
Hi Mama! Hi Tata!
I'm still reeling by how. much. stuff. we have, and I'm creating a new Goodwill pile as I unpack and try to find room for it all in our new place. More pictures will come once things are more put away.
So each day we've been back and forth from Chez Stefanowski to Chez Stefanowski (haha). We've been trying out different routes to see which is fastest. Unfortunately there's no quick interstate to take, but I've enjoyed seeing the different little businesses along the way. Also, SO many Dunkin Donuts! I don't know how I'll resist the temptation to stop by one every day, especially as I go through coffee withdrawal, as Poles don't properly enjoy their java. Adding more water to coffee left sitting in the pot for two hours does not a happy Lynettka make. :P
Here's the outside of our apartment building. I love love love our little stairway (although I've already tripped over my feet running upstairs, lol) and I can't wait to hang paintings along the wall. So, things are coming along!
Tomorrow morning we head to Pennsylvania to see our niece on her birthday, so more driving. But it'll be a nice change from unpacking.
More later when we're back in New York!
Loves,
LL
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Movin' on up!
Last weekend's trip in Savannah was ahh-mazing and so much better than I expected! No offense to Georgia, but with the packing and moving, the thought of a looong drive was upping my stress levels. But Kamil and I enjoyed the town so much that we added an extra night to our stay! Those who know me, know that I'm not the most spontaneous person, but I was really happy with our splurge :)
Quick re-cap of the trip:
We arrived Friday and had dinner down by the water. Saturday we toured a bit of the town, which included seeing this house and also the homestead of Flannery O'Conner. When the city was built, the founder included 24 planned squares in a grid throughout town, 22 of which now serve as pretty little parks every few streets. It's so cute! It's like a bigger, cleaner, more peaceful version of Old Town Alexandria. Love!
The wedding was Saturday night and was hot hot hot but at least the rain stayed at bay. Here is the required photo of us:
We were the old married couple who left shortly after the cake cutting. Apparently some folks partied until after midnight. Crazy kids ;)
Sunday we checked out the Cathedral for Mass, and ohmygosh it is a GORGEOUS church! (like, seriously, Fr. Rippy, this is what a Cathedral should look like...ahem)
It's been nicknamed the "Sistine of the South" due to its beautiful artwork throughout. Beautiful Catholic architecture in the heart of Dixie? Yes, please :)
After Mass there was a wedding brunch, and then we had the whole rest of the day to explore some more, do some window shopping, and just relax and not worry about the packing awaiting us back in Arlington. Also! Savannah is a neat town in that it allows for open alcohol on the streets, so after dinner we ordered beverages to go and continued our tour by the waterfront. Pretty neat!
So Monday we began our long drive home and made it back around dinnertime. Since then it's been pretty intense packing-mode for me, and Kamil has done his fair share as well. Also, Deidre treated me with a day away to a winery in Manassas. We enjoyed the beautiful landscape, and also being one of very few people around on a work day. And then I had a "last" dinner with some ladies at Austin Grill in Old Town.
It's strange because I keep having these good-bye events, but it's not really good-bye because we're not leaving until Monday, and I'll be back a few weeks later anyway. So it's still surreal that I'm moving. I'll be glad once we're settled and I can get into a routine. How I miss routine! But I'm definitely enjoying being spoiled by all the time I've had with Kamil :)
p.s. I'm really excited about this show, is anyone else?
Loves for now,
LL
Quick re-cap of the trip:
We arrived Friday and had dinner down by the water. Saturday we toured a bit of the town, which included seeing this house and also the homestead of Flannery O'Conner. When the city was built, the founder included 24 planned squares in a grid throughout town, 22 of which now serve as pretty little parks every few streets. It's so cute! It's like a bigger, cleaner, more peaceful version of Old Town Alexandria. Love!
The wedding was Saturday night and was hot hot hot but at least the rain stayed at bay. Here is the required photo of us:
ready to dance!
We were the old married couple who left shortly after the cake cutting. Apparently some folks partied until after midnight. Crazy kids ;)
Sunday we checked out the Cathedral for Mass, and ohmygosh it is a GORGEOUS church! (like, seriously, Fr. Rippy, this is what a Cathedral should look like...ahem)
this doesn't do it justice
It's been nicknamed the "Sistine of the South" due to its beautiful artwork throughout. Beautiful Catholic architecture in the heart of Dixie? Yes, please :)
After Mass there was a wedding brunch, and then we had the whole rest of the day to explore some more, do some window shopping, and just relax and not worry about the packing awaiting us back in Arlington. Also! Savannah is a neat town in that it allows for open alcohol on the streets, so after dinner we ordered beverages to go and continued our tour by the waterfront. Pretty neat!
enjoying a peach Long Island iced tea
So Monday we began our long drive home and made it back around dinnertime. Since then it's been pretty intense packing-mode for me, and Kamil has done his fair share as well. Also, Deidre treated me with a day away to a winery in Manassas. We enjoyed the beautiful landscape, and also being one of very few people around on a work day. And then I had a "last" dinner with some ladies at Austin Grill in Old Town.
thanks for the wine, Deidre!
It's strange because I keep having these good-bye events, but it's not really good-bye because we're not leaving until Monday, and I'll be back a few weeks later anyway. So it's still surreal that I'm moving. I'll be glad once we're settled and I can get into a routine. How I miss routine! But I'm definitely enjoying being spoiled by all the time I've had with Kamil :)
p.s. I'm really excited about this show, is anyone else?
Loves for now,
LL
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