Lots to Do!

So closing went well! And now we have a few days left til we move, and I'm anxious. I just want to get these few days over with and move on, and finish unpacking and packing and unpacking some more. I just want time to move a little faster.

But at least we didn't have to move in today's 95 degree temperatures. It is ungodly hot for June 1.

I'm excited for the new place, the quiet, the new kitchen to explore, the new decks and the new street. The closeness to HT, and the metro, and hopefully nice neighbors I don't want to avoid. I am looking forward to Saturday afternoon, when we can breathe a sigh of relief, and sleep soundly in our bed.

Packing

I am so ready to move.

I feel like this has been so long in coming.  I just want to move.  Like now. I'm tired of the boxes and having all of my "stuff" put away. I am tired of waiting for the moment when we can pack up the pots and pans and the plate and silverware and the wine glasses.  I am ready to unpack and I am ready to move out of this place.  I am just so ready to move.

I want to set up the new kitchen and set up the bedroom and the bookshelves.  I want to have my coffee table back.  I want my new guest bedroom and my roofdeck. I want to be set up and homey once again.

I am just so ready to move.

DC Faves

I thought this list about DC by PopCandy blogger Whitney was right on. I'd highlight:

1. The free museums.

2. Concerts at the 9:30 Club.

12. The French fries at Granville Moore's -- they're the best in the city.

15. The view of all the embassies on Massachusetts Avenue.

18. The Crafty Bastards Arts and Crafts Fair in Adams Morgan.

22. Channel 4 meteorologist Bob Ryan.

23. Weekend indie-movie matinees at the E Street Cinema.

26. The National Cherry Blossom Festival.

27. Woodsy walking paths in Rock Creek Park.

29. People-watching by the Dupont Circle fountain.

30. Superhero movies on the big screen at the Uptown Theater.

34. The National Christmas Tree and the 50 state trees.

37. Strolls around the U Street Corridor.

43. Lauriol Plaza's chicken chimichanga and dangerous "swirl" margaritas.

44. Cupcakes in every flavor from Cake Love.

45. Fall.

47. Nighttime views of the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, which are even more breathtaking than the sunlit views.

49. Staff recommendations at Olsson's Books and Records (R.I.P.).

50. Peeping in windows of ritzy Georgetown homes.

Some of these will make me miss Adams Morgan, though I am excited about H Street. So what will I miss about my almost old neighborhood:

1. Walks to work.
2. Jolt & Bolt smoothies.
3. Mint Fitness.
4. Rock Creek Parkway into the city.
5. Thaiphoon.
6. Roof deck fireworks.
7. Black Squirrel beers.
8. Running into Rock Creek Park.
9. Dupont Italian Kitchen.
10. The Harris Teeter.
11. P Street Whole Foods.
12. Walks home from work.

There will be things I will not miss...scrambling for parking, dumbasses who break your mirror and still have not repaid you, screaming twenty-somethings at 2am, and the chaos that is sure to ensure during the inauguration with bars open 24/7. But it is the end of an era. Celebrating with friends Saturday night over lasagna and copious amounts of wine, we have a lot to remember. Good stories. Good times.