{"id":227,"date":"2008-10-23T14:41:49","date_gmt":"2008-10-23T21:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/2008\/10\/23\/all-moved-in\/"},"modified":"2008-10-29T14:46:36","modified_gmt":"2008-10-29T21:46:36","slug":"all-moved-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/2008\/10\/23\/all-moved-in\/","title":{"rendered":"All Moved In"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yep, October has been quite a &#8220;moving&#8221; month for us. We are pretty well settled in here at our new place. Want to go on a tour?<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Apt_FrontDoor by fidget kt, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/15197746@N03\/2984072445\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Apt_FrontDoor\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3019\/2984072445_7c977cfb0d.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are in the &#8220;orange door&#8221; neighborhood within the complex, the purpose of which is defeated a bit by the fact that the red doors and coral doors are on either side.<\/p>\n<p>To the right of the door there is a utility closet which we refer to as The Garage. This extra storage has saved our sanity as we&#8217;ve moved our stuff into a smaller living space.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Apt_Trees by fidget kt, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/15197746@N03\/2984927472\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"148\" height=\"198\" alt=\"Apt_Trees\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3203\/2984927472_6f74bd25cf_m.jpg\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"Apt_FrontPorch by fidget kt, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/15197746@N03\/2984071691\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"296\" height=\"198\" alt=\"Apt_FrontPorch\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3226\/2984071691_b54a412f0e.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>October was a nice move-in month for this place because of the beautiful red trees on the property.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the kitchen:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Apt_Kitchen by fidget kt, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/15197746@N03\/2984925892\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" alt=\"Apt_Kitchen\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3049\/2984925892_0ff6143115.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, it has a window, which is a vast improvement over our last apartment. Here&#8217;s that view:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Apt_KitWindow by fidget kt, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/15197746@N03\/2984925712\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"180\" height=\"270\" alt=\"Apt_KitWindow\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3270\/2984925712_eb20efac35_m.jpg\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Apt_Critters by fidget kt, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/15197746@N03\/2984927680\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"270\" height=\"270\" alt=\"Apt_Critters\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3073\/2984927680_5b16f641a3_m.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One drawback is no dishwasher (shoot!). BN made me these magnetic hook critters to hang extra dishtowels on. Cute, huh?<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Apt_Shelf by fidget kt, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/15197746@N03\/2984070929\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"220\" height=\"330\" alt=\"Apt_Shelf\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3028\/2984070929_8152cc4b8b_m.jpg\" \/><\/a>  <a title=\"Apt_Workstation by fidget kt, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/15197746@N03\/2984070499\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"220\" height=\"330\" alt=\"Apt_Workstation\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3071\/2984070499_081678b5b5_m.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Left: Some moving boxes still need to be upacked&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Right: My trusty workstation.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the living room:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Apt_LivingRoom by fidget kt, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/15197746@N03\/2984071045\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" alt=\"Apt_LivingRoom\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3137\/2984071045_b731e6ec2a.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Out back is a balcony, with our plants, who can&#8217;t believe their luck now that they get plenty of sunlight all day (on the sunny days, of course.)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Apt_Plants by fidget kt, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/15197746@N03\/2984926848\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Apt_Plants\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3227\/2984926848_34ca28a340.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We actually have a really nice, open view. There&#8217;s the track, with all kinds of interesting people running on it throughout the day, and beyond some more sports fields and the road, with houses and trees on the hills beyond. We&#8217;ve seen some nice sunsets this month.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Apt_Track by fidget kt, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/15197746@N03\/2984927024\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Apt_Track\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3015\/2984927024_21cd2618d2.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some other nice things that happened this month:<\/p>\n<p>My birthday! BN got me some lovely flowers.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"BDayFlowers by fidget kt, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/15197746@N03\/2984069949\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" alt=\"BDayFlowers\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3001\/2984069949_7420712deb.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And, a surprise visit from my grandparents. They had been in Seattle visiting some of Grandma&#8217;s family and they parked their trailer for one night in Eugene on their way back down to CA. It was fun to see them and show them our new place. They had JP with them and the 5 of us went out for dinner. After that we sat cozily in the trailer and played Skip-bo and ate ice cream. Just like old times!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Apt_Visitors by fidget kt, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/15197746@N03\/2984927876\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Apt_Visitors\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3054\/2984927876_612d90f9f8.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yep, October has been quite a &#8220;moving&#8221; month for us. 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