Oh it’s beginning to feel like fall. I’m not sure if it’s
because this afternoon was a beautifully cool 68 degrees when I left
Philadelphia or if it’s because the Steelers are opening the season on Sunday
Night Football or because this morning I ordered a new pair of boots, the first
autumn wardrobe purchase of the season. Any way you look at it, it’s good to
me. The end of summer has been so busy as you’ve seen from recent posts. We
celebrated my Grammy’s 80th Birthday, my college roommate got
married, we cheered on Penn State in their season opener, I started looking for
houses in Pittsburgh, and I just spent a lovely weekend in Philly with my
cousin shopping for wedding dresses.
As wonderful as it’s been to share so much time with the
most important people in my life, I’m anxiously awaiting a quieter time when I
finally move back to Pittsburgh. I can’t wait to be snuggling up on a sectional
with M watching movies all Sunday and not have to worry about driving four
hours back to DC. I want to buy groceries in more than three day increments. I
want to keep my suitcases in the back of a closet and not need to fill them up
every Thursday night. Even though I know this season of “go-go-go” is going to
continue through at least mid-November, I simply can’t wait to chill out over
the holidays and in the beginning of 2013. Finally feeling at home will be such
a blessing.
Now I’m using the term “home” loosely. Originally, I thought
I would have no problem finding a house for M and I to move into in Pittsburgh
by November. But even after just a little house hunting, it seems like that
might be overly optimistic. It is an absolutely exhausting process. And it’s
become a little bit of an addiction. No home is perfect, and being anywhere in
Pittsburgh will be better than being in DC, but it’s so tough to find that
perfect combination of location, design, functionality and space. M and I are
heading out with my real estate agent father this weekend to see a new round of
homes, and I’m hoping we leave this a little more hopeful than last time. Even
in the worst case scenario, I move home to my parents house in November and
continue looking for our first home. It’s a big expense, and we definitely want
to make a good decision, but I’m just so ready for us to have a little home
together that I just can’t wait! Patience, patience. We’ve made it nearly two
years apart, and it makes my heart incredibly happy to know that the end is
absolutely in sight.
So for this week, just a little list of things I’m looking
forward to:
- Volunteering tomorrow at a food bank in DC as part of my employer’s commitment to the United Way. Also, did I mention that I’m the co-chair of our fundraising campaign this year??
- Cooking. I bought a cookbook called “In the Small Kitchen” last week from the authors of the blog “Big Girls, Small Kitchen.” I’ve been rifling through it before bed, and I can’t wait to try a new recipe this week. I’ll keep you posted.
- Supporting one of my best friends from college in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s fundraiser this weekend! M is running and I’m volunteering, and it seems like it’s going to be such a fun day!
- My new obsession, Friday Night Lights. Where have I been for the past six years? I don’t think I’ve made it through a single episode yet without crying.
- And obviously, the Glee season premiere! And though this isn’t the TV show that I’m looking forward to the most, it’s certainly a fun way to kick of premiere season!
To kicking off fall,
Lee
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