Big News

Number 1: We bought a car.

We haven't had one since the beginning of November and we decided to purchase one. It was a pretty spontaneous decision. I was enjoying having no car... but we definitely needed one. So, we bought a '97 Toyota Tercel. It is forest green and hideous, but it only had 58,000 km on it and we got a good deal on it.

And the car came just in time because...

Number 2: We  moved.

Yes, we finally have a place of our own. We had been living with my sister and her husband since we've been married. We had a bedroom and a living room downstairs with a door that we could shut to the outside world, but our bathroom was upstairs by the their TV room and we shared a kitchen. Not ideal. And, our living space was approximately 300 sq ft. Including the bathroom and the stairs we took to get to them. Again, not ideal.
We now have 1000 sq ft. The place is dark and cold, but it is ours. That makes it perfect. We have our own kitchen (it has a door and no windows). We have our own living room (it has four walls all made of different materials). We have our own bathroom (we have to plunge the toilet almost every time we use it). And we even have a spare room... don't know if it will be a bedroom/music room/knitting room/empty room.

My favorite things about the place (so far... it's only been 2 days) are:

• that Erik and I can be in separate rooms (although it sounds like we are in the same room anyway because sound travels ridiculously well in here).
• the door to the bathroom (I'll have to take a picture)
• the wood fireplace in the room with four different walls

We own nothing but our bed, one dresser that we haven't yet fit into our bedroom, our clothing, two guitars, my knitting things, books, some Christmas decorations and two half computers that make one computer.

If you did an inventory of our kitchen you would find:
- two cutting boards
- four glasses (bought yesterday at superstore)
- a cast-iron skillet (a wedding gift - thank you Shawna)
- plastic flower plates from my grandmother
- a cutlery set (a christmas 2008 gift -thank you daddy)
- a little pot, a little bit bigger pot, and a tiny gross frying pan ($30 at superstore three years ago)
- a toaster
- a can-opener, a cheese slicer, and a knife
- some misc bowls
- and mugs.

We currently have no spices, no real dishes, and no utensils. Things are pretty primitive.

And we LOVE it. We are so glad to have our own place. It is lovely!