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Whee, suddenly social
Dec. 29th, 2011 07:33 pmEvery visitor to my place has commented on the number of books that I own. Well, everyone except Jennifer Dunne, who immediately began reading an old favorite.
Two weeks ago I finished unpacking just in time for the first round of guests-- Jennifer's parents Bill & Alice were the first to stay in the new guest room. Standing in loco parentis, they gave their seal of approval to my new place, and agreed that the area seems like a perfect fit for me.
After staying the night they headed home, and Jennifer gave up the air mattress in favor of moving into the guest room. She loved it here, pronouncing it a perfect hangout. She'd brought a feng shui workbook, and after much deliberation pronounced that the main living spaces were remarkably well-balanced.
While she was here, we saw the new Sherlock Holmes, and tried out various restaurants. She also helped organize the pantry and garage shelves which had become dumping grounds for the odds and ends I didn't know what to do with when unpacking.
After returning Jennifer to her parents, I came back home, then immediately headed down to Florida to spend Christmas with my brother and his family. It was good to see everyone, but after a few days I was ready to head back to New Hampshire. I'm just not a South Florida person.
The day after I returned I hosted my first party-- my friend Stacey invited several friends of hers to a holiday gathering at my place. As I'd hoped, the townhouse is great for entertaining. I can't help thinking back to my old house, with its awkward layout. The new place would be perfect for game nights, now I just need to import the game monsters from Binghamton.
Two weeks ago I finished unpacking just in time for the first round of guests-- Jennifer's parents Bill & Alice were the first to stay in the new guest room. Standing in loco parentis, they gave their seal of approval to my new place, and agreed that the area seems like a perfect fit for me.
After staying the night they headed home, and Jennifer gave up the air mattress in favor of moving into the guest room. She loved it here, pronouncing it a perfect hangout. She'd brought a feng shui workbook, and after much deliberation pronounced that the main living spaces were remarkably well-balanced.
While she was here, we saw the new Sherlock Holmes, and tried out various restaurants. She also helped organize the pantry and garage shelves which had become dumping grounds for the odds and ends I didn't know what to do with when unpacking.
After returning Jennifer to her parents, I came back home, then immediately headed down to Florida to spend Christmas with my brother and his family. It was good to see everyone, but after a few days I was ready to head back to New Hampshire. I'm just not a South Florida person.
The day after I returned I hosted my first party-- my friend Stacey invited several friends of hers to a holiday gathering at my place. As I'd hoped, the townhouse is great for entertaining. I can't help thinking back to my old house, with its awkward layout. The new place would be perfect for game nights, now I just need to import the game monsters from Binghamton.