(T)arina and (A)tkins in Chicago

Okay, it’s been about 2 weeks since we moved, and we are almost 100% settled in. So it’s not quite as impressive as last time when we were completely unpacked in three days. But still, I think that’s pretty good. I’m feeling less stressed and more like I get to sit back and relax and decorate the new place at my leisure. We are working on getting some pics up, but here’s a little one to satisfy your curiosity:

This is a good pic because you can see a few cool things: the hardwood floors, the crown moldings, the non-white walls (hooray) and the nice built-in bookshelves. There’s an identical one on the other side of the tv.
We’ll have many more pics soon enough.
Of course, the best way to see it is in person. Just floating that out there…
Now I just have to decide where to hang all the pics, where all the decorative stuff is going to go and what we are going to do with all the space. :) I think I may get a couple of area rugs, but there is no rush for that.

All of you who are wondering how the cats are adjusting (and I know that you are all dying with curiosity) will be happy to know that so far, they seem to be enjoying it a lot. There are many more windows to look out and many more interesting things to see outside. They really couldn’t see much out the old sliding doors.
Alrighty, look for another post soon.

Toodles!

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Yesterday was our one-year anniversary. Last year on May 31st, we were surrounded by our friends and family and proclaimed our undying love for one another. Unfortunately, our cake topper is still in a freezer in Colorado so we were unable to complete the “eating a year-old, freezer-burned piece of cake” portion of our anniversary.

Still, it was a good day. I’ve been nagging Atkins a lot (to the point of annoyance, I would imagine) about how much I hate our current bed. I finally put my foot down and said that I refuse to move this bed one more time. I constantly wake up with back aches, neck pains, you name it. So, we decided to go bed shopping for our anniversary. It also serves as our anniversary present to each other.

We decided on the Angelique mattress from Simmons. We went to Macy’s during their mattress/furniture sale and got a pretty good deal, I must say. It’s so amazingly comfortable! The nicest thing is that we agreed on it right away. We were both afraid that we would each like a different mattress and our anniversary would be spent fighting and someone would end up unhappy.

After that major purchase, we decided to have a nice lunch and then go to see Star Trek. I have to say, I really enjoyed it. I thought the new actors captured the mannerisms of the characters quite well, and it was a kick to hear all the catch phrases on the big screen.

We also picked up the keys to our new place. Though we haven’t really started packing yet, we are getting really excited about moving in! The thing I am less excited about is the prospect of taking my desk apart. It is a mammoth. And one of those mdf-laminate deals, so you know it’s not modular. Ugh, this is going to be rough.
Oh well. It’ll be fun to settle in to a new place. We’re trying to flesh out a bit of a guest room. You know, summer is the best time to visit Chicago! Beautiful weather, lots to do. Come on over. We’d love to see you!

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