Shokufeh is... home

The past week

A week ago, we moved our furniture to the new place. It's kind of funny that my parents have been in possession of some of our furniture longer than we have. That will change now.
Sunday and Monday did a bit of unpacking.
Tuesday, had my parents and brother over for Christmas lunnir. It was sort of a trial by fire. Everything in this place is new so I had to first endure the smell of dust and such burning out of the oven. Dishes and glasses all had to be washed before use. This was the first time we ate off of our wedding dishes. They were here, while we were in Hawaii, where we headed right after getting married. They survived the storm, despite being downstairs. Don't worry, they've been sterilized, several times over.
Wednesday, lunch at Commander's to celebrate my dad's birthday, evening cake over at our new place.
Thursday, coffee with a couple of friends, including one I met for the first time face to face.
Friday, various errands and Chinese food. Without money spent. Seriously. Despite the fact that we came home with stuff. No five finger discounts. Just various gift cards. And running into a friend of my parents who wanted to pay for dinner. We even ordered photos, using someone else's wireless. And a gift card.
Four nights in the new place. Four nights of MrMan spending the whole night in his own room. Yay!
I'm liking the new place and that it's just ours. We've eaten dinner with my parents every night this week, but never at their table. (Not that I have anything against that - it's just how it's been.) I even kind of like the current lack of tv and regular internet access and the resultant early going to bed.