We’ve lined up a place to live for when we move. I am so ready to enjoy the comforts of a dishwasher, walk-in closet, air conditioning, and fireplace for the first time in many years, not to mention amenities such as a fitness center and pool. Downsizing is worth it. I can’t wait to swim every day all summer.
Spring appears to be on its way to Boulder with warm days this past weekend. I am SO ready to say goodbye to winter. I say yay for moving to a place without cold winters.
Oh, and we’ve also been battling hives galore brought on by gluten/rice (me) and nightshades such as potato and tomato (David) and exasperated by stress. A few weeks ago I made a long list of restaurants we wanted to eat in before we left, but now with all of these food allergies we’ve decided to just eat where we can, when we can. We enjoyed nachos at the Lazy Dog on Saturday and brunched at Sunflower on Sunday. I just want to get one last meal in at Trilogy Wine Bar before we say goodbye to Boulder and I’ll be happy.
The house is slowly being packed away. We’re in the process of gathering items for our yard sale. We’ve been getting together with and starting to say goodbye to friends. And I only have three weeks left of work. Time is flying by and we are so excited!
4/7 UPDATE: So much for downsizing! Evidently our new apartment is the same size as our current house. All right! We lose one bedroom and gain a walk-in closet/better floorplan and there you go.
David’s new bosses sent him an iPod Nano as a welcome to the company gift! While I think it’s fabulous, I am so freaking jealous. Good thing David is so generous and is willing to share.
Awww. I had nachos at lazy dog with you guys :) And you’d better have a chocolate martini for me when you go for your last meal at Trilogy. I am so excited for you guys… perhaps I’ll just have to plan a trip to California now. (there are some perks to having family all over the country…)
love you guys!
Rach
Carrie and David
The apartment looks great. I wonder what it would be like to “crash” in the living room!
love
Dad
Hey Carrie!
Sounds exciting — all that change and a new place with fun new amenities — just being in CA, that beautiful sunny place! Wow!
Sorry about the food allergies. That really sucks. I just heard about this magazine the other day that covers that topic:
http://www.livingwithout.com/welcome.htm
take care!
AvIvA
Sounds great! I think I’ll be between stress periods when you arrive, so we should definitely hang out!
Anyway, my mother has been going swimming almost every day since moving to California – the pool is heated in the winter, and it doesn’t rain much where they are, so this is really year-round. And since she started going out in the winter, she’s been able to start tanning for the first time in her life!