I have really enjoyed being back in New York. First of all, I’m with my darling, Eric, and we couldn’t be happier about finally being reunited.
Second of all, the weather has been simply glorious – a little bit of San Diego, I dare say! Warm, sunny, and not a chill in the air!
Third of all, my stuff arrived safely from San Diego on Thursday and went into a storage facility in College Point and into Eric’s apartment in Whitestone. I’m not going to say it went off without a hitch, but at least everything was there and nothing was broken!
Fourth of all, we already found an apartment! I know! We move fast, don’t we? We looked at two on Monday – loved the first, hated the second, and then went back for a second look at the first, and met the landlord – and we’re set! We pick up the keys and sign the papers on Monday. It’s actually a month-to-month, so there’s no lease, but there are agreements to sign, nonetheless.
I’m not going to go into detail until I have the keys in hand, but it is a great apartment and we’re very, very happy!
We ran a lot of errands and got a lot of things accomplished this week, but mostly we spent a lot of quality time just being together, sleeping, eating, and bonding. I was totally exhausted when I arrived on Saturday morning and Conrad and I just needed some quiet time. Eric took good care of us both and I pretty much slept on and off for 24 hours. We didn’t leave the apartment on Sunday either, and finally ventured out on Monday to go apartment hunting and start running all the errands I had on my list.
It’s been a little hectic, because there’s so much to do, but since we’re both not working, we have all the time to do it, which has been a real luxury.
Meanwhile, Eric was absolutely right about hating this apartment. It’s SO noisy. The boiler makes an unbelievably loud banging noise when the heat is coming up. The radiators hiss and sound like someone with asthma breathing. He’s right next door to an electrical contractor and the vans load up every morning at about 6:30am, with slamming van doors, and guys talking loudly. Not fun.
On the plus side, the place is warm, cozy, and clean. There’s good water pressure, and it’s conveniently located. On the bad side, the bedrooms are so small that they can only be used for storage and we have the futon in the living room set up as a bedroom. It now holds my laptop and printer, too, along with Conrad on a trunk I brought from San Diego. It’s a little cluttered in here, but at least we’re comfortable!
Lastly, after a week of “hibernating” and just being together, we finally got together with Susan and Andrew tonight and really enjoyed seeing them again. It seems unreal that we’re back – and not just to visit! We went to Uncle Bacala’s in New Hyde Park and had a great Italian meal. We started with fried calamari and I had the shrimp risotto. Eric had a chicken dish. Andrew had Salmon Wellington and Susan had the tilapia special. Everything was delicious! We ended with cappuccinos (Eric had tea) and dessert. Eric and I shared a cappuccino chocolate mousse cake. Andrew had a cannoli and Susan had crème brulee. Yummy!
We are looking forward to dinner with Geri and Larry on Monday. We’re going to get very fat, because we will probably be meeting people for dinner once or twice a week for the next few months – until we get to see all our friends. I’m really looking forward to it! You all know how I love to eat out!
Tomorrow we’re going to BJ’s (which is like COSTCO in San Diego) and we’ll also do a few loads of laundry. It’s nice to be getting back to doing these things with Eric, after doing them by ourselves for so many months. It really makes a difference having someone with whom to share all the chores.
I don’t plan to blog every day anymore. I spent about 1 hour on the computer this entire week. I really only went on for 5 or 10 minutes a day, to check into YAHOO and FACEBOOK, but Eric’s watching the basketball game, so I figured I might as well catch up. I really enjoy blogging, but I would much rather spend my time with Eric, so I won’t be as consistent as I was, now that I’m back in the Big Apple!