healthy leverage

after over 4 months of suitcase livin', we are officially unpacked.  you heard me, unpacked.  (i can't believe i'm living to write about this!)  i didn't say organized and put away, though.  there is many an item strewn about.  anyhoo, the movers who helped us unpack were laughing at the italian food products that we brought over, carefully checking out every label and concluding that none of it was really italian.  classic.

so i know you're dying to know the verdict.  (insert drumroll.)  my precious, precious brady won this one and we ended up in his dream pad.  there was frankly nothing coming available and we needed to move pronto.  but despite all of my reservations the apt is a great fit for us, and seeing b so excited on moving day was pretty much a highlight in my life.  and the owner (a dentist named Allen) brought us cookies and champagne (i just love cookies so much) on the day we signed our contract.  he even called last week to see if we wanted to go out to dinner with him.  he either wants to keep tabs on us or has a little crush on us.  i definitely think it's the latter.

so everything is turning out a-ok.  we finally have stable internet and don't have to rely on mcdonalds anymore, i got some really tasty cookies, i'm getting used to the train noise and loving the patio, my man is so happy, and i have a little leverage for any big issues in the future--which is important, because i think that every healthy marriage needs a little leverage from time to time.  so this really is a win/win for the mr. and me.