I love having my own house again. I love not talking when I don't want to talk and not worrying about having my marital relationship evaluated on a daily basis by an outside party. I love the freedom of space and time.
Scout is adjusting to the new house too. She knows the house like the back of her paw and zips around to all of her new lay-down spots. I think she misses little Zoe, or Munchie, as I had taken to calling her. I think Scout felt like she had a full time job taking care of Zoe during the day. Scout would simply pass out at night from exhaustion.
And apparently, Zoe's little heart is just broken over Scout's absence. I wish I could talk to the pups and explain what's going to happen or what has changed. It seems wrong that puppy friends are just parted one day without knowing why.
Mom's going to pick Scout up from me at the hospital one day next week and take her to the house for a play date with Zoe and then bring her back to me at the hospital in the afternoon.
We've only been over to Mom's once since moving out. That also seems strange that we lived there for 10 months and now hardly stop by due to the distance.
We live very close to Brad and Jen now which is nice. They came over for dinner on Tuesday and we went over there for dinner on Wednesday.
I've started cooking again which is fun. I've got a crockpot meal going this morning. I hardly ever use a crockpot because it makes me nervous to leave it on during the day when I'm at work. I'm always nervous that a fire is going to break out.
I've started doing some grocery shopping at Aldi and it's been an interesting experience. The first time I forgot to take any bags with me and had grocery items rolling all over the back of the car on the way home. I'm now prepared with bags in the car. I've just never been a re-usable bag kind of person. I've always like re-using the plastic bags for grocery sacks or trash bags at home. Plus, I've gotten a little jaded about recycling after seeing the amount of trash that comes out of one hospital unit. Oh my goodness, I can't imagine how many landfills one major hospital is filling!
I'm with the program now though. I've got one special quarter in the center console and bags in the back. I'm becoming familiar with the off-brand items that taste good and the ones that don't. The hardest adjustment is that Aldi is just gonna have what they're gonna have. I can't count on finding everything I want/need for a recipe. Yesterday was lacking in jalapenos and chocolate chips. Let the creative juices flow in ideas for reconstructing a recipe!
The house is coming along, albeit slowly. The carpets are now all cleaned which feels like a major victory. We didn't take the time upon moving in to have them professionally cleaned, so I've been steam cleaning them myself. I'm not sure I really needed to know the grossness that comes up out of a carpet. Oh my goodness, makes my woozy just thinking about it. I'm sure that I will think twice about going barefoot at times in the future. We need to paint so we can get pictures hung. We need to work on the yard so I can get new flowers planted. There is much to be done still and my goal is Thanksgiving because I'm hosting!
Thankfully, most of our stuff is in one place now. We have one lamp left in Birmingham and some clothes left at mom's. Other than that, our belongings are here. My photo albums are on the table, the magnets on the fridge, the vases are ready for flowers. The only missing item so far is the peeler. I can't find my peeler! I've always lost something in a move and can't ever figure out how that item sneaks away. Maybe there is a peeler thief on the loose. It was a nice peeler too. One of the ones with a soft, good grip handle. Oh well!
I've rambled on about the things of life. Have a blessed fall day!
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