Alright Alright, it’s been about 2 months since I’ve written an update. So, I’ll let the pictures tell the story of the rest of our Summer Nomad Adventures. And I’ll start with the last couple of weeks. We made it to Connecticut! Woohoo! As Anthony mentioned, I made the move from PA to CT with Ira and met him up there after his GE Bootcamp. It was a little crazy and a little exhausting, but it was definitely manageable. This story sums it up I think. It’s also a kind of lengthy writing exercise, so pleeeeaaase don’t feel bad about skipping it.
My first full day in Connecticut, I woke from my sleeping bag next to little Ira. I had him rested, fed, changed, and ready to go buy milk and cereal so I didn’t starve and literally, as I was reaching for the doorknob, the plumber called. He knew our bathroom sink was backed up and was on his way. “I’ll be there in 20 minutes, no big deal,” he reassured in an Italian-ish New York accent. An hour and a half later he arrived, and 2 hours after reaching for the doorknob, I was out the door. Anyway, it ended up taking a bit longer to run errands, and was during Ira’s nap and meal time, so he was grumpy to say the least. And I, well I didn’t really have to interact with anyone, otherwise I probably would’ve noticed myself nearing grumpiness. I was heading home at 3 when I realized that I hadn’t had anything to eat since my cereal with water on it for breakfast. I also realized that the majority of the food I bought would have to wait for my kitchen appliances to arrive with the movers the next day. All my energy seemed to suddenly drain. And then over the hill, a beautiful roundish sign representing Burger King came into view. I swear I heard choruses of angles. Many of you might not know this about me, but I avoid fast food. I’m not a big meat eater to begin with, but I reserve most fast food experiences for emergencies. After days of packing, cleaning, driving, shopping and getting lost all with Ira practically attached to me, I was exhausted. This was a caloric emergency. I ordered a fat sugar injection in the form of a large Oreo shake and fries and I didn’t even wait to put my foot on the gas to start stuffing my face. And the shake, oh man, it was so picture perfect. It even had this whipped cream oozing out the top. Well, it wasn’t real whipped cream. It was something that belongs in the cool whip, marshmallow family, cousin to the stuff inside Little Debbie oatmeal cream pies. But it was soooo good. So deliciously, artificially, satisfying. So that pretty much sums up the move. Maybe not a stressful, but stretching experience that drove me to enjoy and even love a fast food experience. Mmmm. Cool whip family.
Other highlights about the move:
• Anthony! I cannot tell you how happy I am to have him back. A month is too long.
• Homemaking: I’ve always associated this with cross stitching and knitting, but I’m realizing that I really like it! I like the challenge of taking the blank canvas of an empty apartment and making it into a refuge. I like the interior decorating, artistic curatorial, music selecting, baking, culinary arts of it all. It’s good to have access to our kitchen stuff after a summer of living out of boxes.
• Danbury: It’s awesome. Ira and I have taken many walks and have discovered that there’s lots happening. Lebanese, Indian and Jewish festivals, free concerts in the park, farmer’s markets, etc. Prairie Home Companion just had a show here the other day!..and we missed it. But it’s still cool.
• The ward: Very nice. Lots of families just a few years and a few kids beyond us. A great demographic for advice collecting.
• Ira: He is so great. Yesterday I took him for a checkup and vaccines. He has stretched out over the summer. He’s in the 90th percentile for height at over 28 inches long, and in the 45 percentile for weight at 18 lbs. His head has gotten bigger. In April it was in the 25th percentile and now it’s in the 75th. Details details. I must be a mom. Anyway, he’s doing well adjusting to solids. It’s sooo nice to finally have a high chair. In PA, I was feeding him in my arms, kind of using my arms as a strait jacket, but somehow he would use lightning fast action to whip his foot into his mouth, and I’m not sure how… but in a fraction of a second rice cereal would be EVERYWHERE. High chairs are nice.
• We’ll post pictures of our place when we put our last finishing touches on it. Come visit!
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