this march seems to be the month of awesome

i don't really know whats happening.. but this month is going so wonderfully.

things on both somerville and springfield home fronts are lovely. here in somerville, a young (thoroughly backround checked) couple, meghan and jack are preparing to move in. in springfield, dee and liz are getting ready to take on langdon street.. possibly by storm.. who knows.

it's been nice enough for me to start gardening. i've cleaned up and pulled all the plastic up from the front yard. there are some plants that i am going to wait on pulling up.. i'm curious to see what they are. but waiting in my front hall are peonie bulbs, 2 raspberry bushes, 2 blueberry bushes, and alyssum. in the seed starter pods are tomatos, cucumbers, watermelons, peppers, carrots, onions, basil, oregano, cilantro, and sunflower seeds. i CANNOT WAIT to start seeing everything start really growing. i'm super excited.

one week from now we'll have our first official house guests. i'm lucky because my sisters, my nephew, and best friends are coming from western MA and NH to celebrate my birthday. number 29.. normally i am kind of blah about my birthday, especially the last 2 years.. last year was the first momless birthday, and this year it will be grammyless as well. when i was younger we would celebrate them together as hers was the day before mine...

the plan is to go to the rainforest cafe. i am really looking forward to that. the next morning is kick-ass breakfast day at bonair street.

other than that, i've also been working on getting my online portfolio going. i still have a lot to add, but this is the start of it. click here :)

and.. the house continues to get unpacked. this also makes me silly-happy.

home sweet home

finally. we are home. everything has been moved and Russell Road is no longer our home. Bonair street feels more and more like home every time i go out and come back to it.

it took the movers 2 days to move everything and our half of a basement worth of stuff has managed to fill the whole basement here at bonair street. i don't really know how that happened.. but what is coming is another purge of stuff.

things in the house are slowly being put away, and the boxes are slowly disappearing. the gardens have been lightly planned.. peonies, hydrangeas, and a lilac bush in the front. also maybe some of those flowers that form a carpet.. sunflowers and a blueberry bush on the side, and in the back where the deck is.. vegetables. i cannot wait. i'm a bit anxious to start on other rooms. mainly the office, guest room and the bathroom.. but until things get better sorted out, those will have to wait.

i'm also happy that my goldfish survived. i kind of expected them to all die of shock.. but they are doing surprisingly well. the cats have also returned to their normal hell-raising habits.

everything seems good.

on the tenant front, both places are filled both here and in somerville.. they both happened really fast.. kind of felt like some cosmic birthday gifts. (or at least that's what i'm sticking to since march is the month of my birthday..)

well.. i suppose thats just about all the excitement around here for now..