Home Sweet Home

sigh. an enormous sigh of relief is in order today. why? simple. we found our apartment in new york. we have a home, we know where our heads will rest at night in a few short weeks. seriously, a gigantic weight has been lifted from our shoulders.

let's briefly discuss the rental process in NY. i am sure at some point all of you have heard what a nightmare it is. well, the stories are not a joke (and this is a downturn in NYC, it's not even competitive right now). honestly, it is easier to buy a house in california than it is to rent an apartment in NY. they look through every aspect of your financial profile to make sure you are a fit tenant. my stomach was in knots yesterday because i was so nervous we wouldn't get the place we wanted. but...after our interview and a nice extra deposit amount...we scored the place we wanted. phew!

here are some details about our new digs!

located on the upper east side

doorman & elevator
our apartment is on the 4th floor - two bedrooms & two full baths
around 1,200 sq ft
wood floors, open kitchen with dining nook & working fireplace!

placed two blocks from the subway

three blocks from the east river & five blocks from central park

now a small photo tour!
the outside of our building

the entry hallway

the wood burning fireplace

the living room facing the dining nook & kitchen

the kitchen

i think we will be super happy here. great location & a beautiful apartment to come home too!
do these photos make anyone want to come visit??
i hope. i hope. fingers crossed. holding my breath!

LA to Hawaii to New York...OH MY!

exhaustion doesn't even begin to describe what we are feeling right now. how sad, considering we just spent an amazing week soaking up the hawaiian sunlight with friends.

the reason for the dark circles & pouty face, an extremely LONG weekend of packing up an entire house to MOVE! now, none of this has been easy...for more reasons than i can count. here are some of the BIG ones...

we don't know where we will be living in NYC yet (which means we don't know how much we can take, they consider an 1,000 sq ft apartment BIG...eek!)

we are now living with my parents (that's not the bad part) which means everything of ours except about two weeks worth of clothes is in a POD storage unit (that's the bad part) everything and i mean EVERYTHING has to be packed in boxes (seriously!!)

and did i mention we still are working and don't have a final, final move date (just a very rough end date)

so, on a positive note, our first home that we shared together is all packed up & stored away. always sad to leave an empty house...feels like you are leaving something, forgetting something (perfectly said Linds).

This weekend (tomorrow) we will be flying back to New York to hunt down a dog friendly, two bedroom place, near central park. wish us luck!

i feel so behind on life...we have had some fun little nights here & there that i need to blog. two galaxy games & a trip to hawaii.

And because post are way more fun with pictures...

here is a pic from every city we have been in, in the last two short weeks!

Happy long weekend...can you believe summer is OVER?!?

It's OFFICIAL!

the rumors on the streets are true. jason & i have made a decision about NYC. our trip was truly a whirlwind adventure. seriously...i think i am still recovering!!

everyday was jam packed with "what if" type activities. like...

jason: "what if" you worked in the bronx? hmmm...let's go see! lot's of work...i mean LOTS of work!!

megan: "what if" you worked in manhattan? hmmm...let's go see! pretty cool loft space in the garment district.

megan/jason: "what if" you lived on the 52nd floor of a high rise with floor to ceiling windows? hmmm...i would freak out daily because it scared me silly & jason would fall in love with...YES, i admit unbelivable views of everything New York...including the Statue of Liberty. but, honestly, you are not supposed to live that high. period. i hear a brownstone singing my name!

so what did we decide you ask? well, i have a feeling that most of you might already know! but, for those of you who don't...we are MOVING to NYC. so needless to say. life is...ummm. hectic.

we have a pre-planned vacation starting Friday, oh wait that's tomorrow...better get packing(aloha!), have to be out of our current place the very weekend we are back, moving in with my parents until our big move to NYC. that will hopefully happen around mid - late september. oh did i mention. we are squeezing another house hunting trip in over labor day weekend. we do need somewhere to live!

Ahhhh...breathing is good. breathing is very good.

so anyone & everyone we will be hunting down a two bedroom place over labor day weekend. why two bedrooms you ask? nope. no babies, yet! for our friends & family to come visit us and have a place to stay of course!! so, please, please, please feel free to come stay and vacation in the big apple. the more visitors i have the less homesick i will be!!

for my hub's sake...help keep me sane!! he will LOVE you forever if you come visit us! AND of course i will too!!!

Jeremy Matthew Finn

this is a couple days over do...a lot has been going on in our household now that we are back from NYC. More updates on that soon i promise. but, for today a VERY, VERY, VERY important birthday wish is in order...

jeremy is my amazingly talented older brother. he celebrated his 33rd birthday on Monday. this weekend we will be heading to the galaxy soccer game to celebrate his bday in style!

jer, thank you for all that you are. you are such an incredible person. i have always felt blessed to say you are my brother. you constantly support, challenge & love me. my life would NEVER be the same with out you!! i wish you many, many, many more years of love, success, laughter & all other things that make up HAPPY!!

i love you so much! happy, happy birthday jeremy!