The Move Part 27: Boston via Chi' town

Hanging out with my aunt

Sorry no pictures of Dan and Rebecca but it was really nice to see them in their beautiful apt on Printers Row. Solo parenting while travelling = more time spent at wit's end = less time taking pictures. Also wonderful to spend time with Greg to whom E took an immediate liking.

Trying out the silver spoon and cup from her Great Uncle, originally a gift from his grandparents back in the 40's.

"Tastes better than plastic!"

all tuckered out
Thanks to Uncle Bruce and Emoh for making our visit easy, fun, and memorable. What would we do without familia?

last pix in Seattle

Plus a wonderful visit from an old friend. (That's not a photo of us but our kids! We only met in college:))

The Move Part 2 - Camping at home

My brother just left from a visit from the Peace Corps. He’s been calling the Philippines his home and enjoying views of tropical beaches and hot Filipinas on tropical beaches for 15 months now. Actually, we know he is really there to save the world. Just kidding, it’s really about the Filipinas on beaches. Just kidding again.

Emmy took a liking to him immediately and confirmed my theory on familial pheromones. His visit comes at a good time; a little later and he’d have missed us, a little sooner and we wouldn’t have had his help in loading our moving pod.

All our things are en route to our new apt on the other coast and we are living quite sparingly for the time being. I went to the thrift store to buy a frying pan so we wouldn’t have to continue scrambling eggs in the aluminum camping mug I forgot to pack and found a pretty pyrex thing that is doubling as our tea kettle. Ah the simple life.

Some things you've missed in Emmy's life these last few weeks: she's crawling, clapping, and saying, "Oooohhh!" She's also got her two bottom teeth in now.

The rest of our days here in the Pacific Northwest will be spent saying goodbye to family and friends and thanking them for the wonderful love and life we’ve enjoyed together the last few years.

The Move Part One: Packing

We've decided to rent a storage crate, that's right, just one, to ship our things to the East Coast. We taped a corner of our living room to its dimensions and whatever doesn't fit in the 5x7x8 crate will not be coming with us. It's all about strategic tetrising, as my friend eurecatherine.blogspot.com would call it. I am grateful a childhood playing video games is paying off now.

See kids, video games are good for you!

This also means we get to do some big time shopping when we first arrive in Boston. New bed, new couch, new dining set, and lots of other fun purchases. Hooray!

family portraits

Don't you think my sister should be a professional photographer?

camping pix as promised

paraphernalia

Our latest Craigslist find.

the latest

hanging out in the morning




















sippy cup challenges

so much so little

This is the first little shirt/dress I made for Emmy. I say I have no time since the baby’s been born, but it’s because I waste so much of it doing things like this. Like, why do I make things that cost half as much time and money at a store? It’s a little about treading lightly and enjoying hand made things (clothes, food, music, etc) but the real reason is I can’t help myself. Been like this my whole life. That’s why I bought that 30 year old volkswagon a few years back. Thought the seventh grade shop class I took plus four tools I own (and I mean the most rudimentary kind) would be enough to maintain it myself. Though now look what’s happened. The thing currently sitting in the garage has got a computer running its engine. ☹
Speaking of which, Mike and I will be going carless in Boston so, anyone interested in a 2005 5-speed Hyundai Elantra, please give me a call.


Anyway, I can’t help but think the baby looks like a little doll in this outfit with her spankies and all. Which I now realize is a little ridiculous since a doll is just a fake baby, which she is not. Getting a little Jack Handy here for you.

all quiet on the home front

Remember when I said something about limbs hanging out from the crib...

pink power

camping at seabeck

We took Emmy on her first car camping trip this week. Sue Young and Joe joined us for the first night, then it was just familia komexia to scare away chipmunks and neighboring children from stealing our precious marshmellows. Actually the place was very private for car camping, but we look forward to the day when Emmy can walk so we can strap on a little backpack and make her carry some of her own stuff for a change.
I only brought my manny on the trip, so more pictures to come once I get some from my sis.