Just turned in our keys! We went over there this morning to pick up a few final things and do some last minute cleaning.
We’re going to set up internet at our house today, so expect a longer blog post later.
Last Minute Packing
Our computers and computer desks are over at the house, so we are dependant on our phones for Internet access for now. We just finished packing our TV and our apartment is looking pretty bare. We found a box of graham crackers and a jar of applesauce, so at least we won’t starve lol!
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Last Night at the Apartment
Nick and I have been spending today moving things over to our new house. I think we’ve done five trips so far, but Nick thinks it might be six. We’re pretty exhausted now and we’re taking a break to have Pagliacci Pizza for dinner.
We were lucky this morning, because it wasn’t raining. After our second trip, we went to the store to get some mattress covers in case it rains tomorrow. By the time we left the store, it was raining pigs and chickens! We got soaked on our way back to the car. The clouds have calmed down since then and it’s sunny and clear again. I sure hope tomorrow will be rain-free, but it looks like there may be some scattered showers. Fingers crossed that they avoid us!
Nick and I will probably do another load or two tonight, leaving not much more than furniture for tomorrow!
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Volunteer Park Conservatory
The last two days have been really nice, sunny days with temperatures in the 70’s. Today, however, Margaret and Donna got to experience a cool, wet Seattle day.
Nick and I spent the morning taking a load of boxes over to the house and setting up some things there. It’s really starting to feel like home. 😀 We hung out with Margaret and Donna at the apartment afterward and then we went to the Volunteer Park Conservatory on Capitol Hill. I’m really glad we went because all the plants and flowers were gorgeous. Even the building itself was beautiful, made of glass with a wood and iron framework. I took tons of pictures, but it’ll be a little while before I upload them because I have to go through them all. We also walked over to Volunteer Park’s koi pond and Black Sun sculpture, but we didn’t stay long because of the rain. When we got back to the apartment, Margaret taught me how to crochet. Maybe sometime soon I’ll be able to do some fun crochet projects! 😉
Nick’s Burrito Macho
We went to Sonrisa Modern Mexican at U Village for dinner. It wasn’t busy when we got there, probably because of the rain and we were there for an early dinner. The salsa that came with our chips was delicious and made in-house. We ordered a primo combo (three different enchiladas), baked chile relleno, burrito macho, and ancho rubbed chicken quesadillas. Everything was fantastic and Nick and I would definitely go back there again.
Margaret and Donna start their scenic drive back home early tomorrow morning. They plan on stopping in Salt Lake City and Jackson Hole to see the Grand Tetons. We said our goodbyes after dinner and gave them both big hugs. Can’t wait to see them again!
Nick and I took another car full of boxes over to the house tonight and we’ll spend tomorrow packing up what’s left and moving more boxes. We’ll probably only have furniture left by the time we do the big move on Sunday afternoon. Hurrah!
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Alki and Pike Place Market
This morning, we all went to West Seattle to meet up with Mom and Amanda. We got there a little early, so we stopped to take some pictures of downtown (see picture above – the Space Needle is orange “galaxy gold” in celebration of the Seattle World’s Fair 50th anniversary). We walked around Alki Beach Park for a little while, too, before Mom and Amanda got there. We went to Duke’s Chowder House for lunch, where we enjoyed all sorts of delicious seafood.
Duke’s Fish & Chips
Donna hadn’t been to Seattle before, so we went to Pike Place Market after lunch. Even though we were there in the middle of the day on a weekday, it was still packed full of people. Donna bought some really neat handmade blown glass art and Nick and I picked up some awesome Seattle artwork for our new house.
We were all exhausted by the time we got back to our apartment, so we relaxed for a while and had an easy dinner of burgers and garlic fries from Kidd Valley. After Margaret and Donna left, Nick and I took a load of boxes over to the house and unpacked most of them. We can’t wait to fully move in!
Update: Added a photo of Nick’s fish and chips from Duke’s.
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We are Homeowners!!!
OMG, what an exciting day! We took Margaret, Donna, and Suki to the University of Washington this afternoon, so they could see where Nick works. Suki is a 14-year-old pug and she is having a hard time walking right now, so she was pushed around in a stroller (lots of people commented about how cute that was). 😛 The picture above is of Drumheller Fountain, just south of the building Nick works in. Mount Rainier is in the background. We ran into some of Nick’s coworkers on the way to his building, so we chatted with them and embarrassed Nick a little. 😉 We also went up to the office where he works to see his desk and meet the rest of the gang. UW’s campus is so beautiful and Margaret and Donna really enjoyed seeing it.
Margaret, Donna, & Suki
Visiting UW was also a nice distraction for Nick and me, as we spent the day counting down the hours (and minutes!) until we closed on our new house. At 5pm, the house officially became ours and we went to show it off to Margaret and Donna. We brought one of our gnomes and put him in the garden to mark the home as ours. 😛
Dad met us at the townhouse, so he was there to experience us being in our new home for the first time. We all went to dinner at Tutta Bella in Wallingford for dinner to celebrate. We were surprised by how packed the place was! Donna got a calzone and the rest of us split three pizzas:
- Filomena (extra virgin olive oil, fresh mozzarella, ricotta, roasted asparagus, roasted onion, prosciutto cotto, grana padano)
- Tutta Bella (pomodoro, fresh mozzarella, isernio’s italian sausage, onion, basil)
- Giovanni (extra virgin olive oil, fresh mozzarella, tomato, prosciutto crudo, arugula, shaved reggiano)
Filomena pizza, the monthly special
Donna said her calzone was delicious and we enjoyed all of the pizzas. I think the Tutta Bella was the favorite, but they were all great. We somehow managed to save room for dessert, too. Nick and I got pear gelato (of course), Dad had chocolate panna cotta, Donna got a trio of Italian cookies, and Margaret shared her tiramisu with us. Everything was so yummy. 🙂
Tomorrow, we’ll hang out with Mom and Amanda at Alki Beach in West Seattle.
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Visitors from Out of Town
Today was a busy day! Nick and I signed all of the required documentation for our new house and then I transferred the necessary funds over to the escrow company. We’re going to miss having that money in savings, but it will definitely be worth it. 😀
Nick’s mom, Donna, and Donna’s pug (Suki) arrived safely this afternoon. We hung out with them at our apartment this evening and had Chinese food delivered for dinner. We were really happy to see them and they’re excited to see where we’ve been living for the last year.
Tomorrow, we may or may not go visit the University of Washington so they can see where Nick works. If not, we’ll do that on Friday. We close on our house tomorrow, so it will officially be ours tomorrow evening – woohoo! Once it closes, we’ll go show Margaret and Donna our new home. We’re going to go out to dinner with Dad (our real estate agent) afterward to celebrate, too. 🙂
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Getting awfully close now…
Reason #364 why I can’t wait to move:
Getting into Gunter was not an easy task yesterday! I think our neighbors have gotten crazier now that we know we’re moving… either that, or I’m just super impatient about moving. 😉
It’s just after 4am. I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn’t fall back asleep. Nick’s mom and Donna should be starting their trip to Seattle right about now. Yay!
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More Exciting News!
As if June wasn’t already exciting enough (buying our first house, Nick’s mom coming to visit, 10 year anniversary of Nick and I meeting, Nick hiring a new student assistant at work,…), I have something else exciting to share:
I got a job! 😀
I am going to be doing game development for a start-up company in Redmond. They make family-friendly puzzle and strategy games for mobile devices, Facebook, and desktop computers. Since this month is already going to be pretty hectic, I’m going to wait until July 2 to start working there. I can’t wait! 🙂
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Hosoonyi Korean Restaurant
For dinner last night, Nick and I went somewhere we hadn’t been before, Hosoonyi Korean Restaurant in Edmonds. I found the restaurant through Google Offers, which had a promotion for the restaurant a few months ago. In Detroit, Nick and I used to go to Wasabi for bulgogi (Korean marinated barbeque beef) and we’ve been wanting to find a good place for it here.
It’s apparently a popular place! Lots of people were there for dinner and Nick and I were the only white people, so we figured the food had to be authentic and yummy (lol!). The staff was friendly and our food arrived quickly. They started by bringing us tea, salad, and half a dozen side dishes. We weren’t sure what any of the side dishes were (a few sprout dishes, kimchee, potatoes, and some other things), but everything tasted great. Our sizzling plate of bulgogi came shortly after the side dishes. The bulgogi was good, but I think we both preferred Wasabi’s. If you ever visit, make sure to bring a friend or two because one dish is easily enough to feed three people!
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