#173

I am tired of this phase. The 'let's unpack and organize' phase.

It's annoying. I don't know where all this stuff should go. I really didn't even know I owned some of this stuff! But now I have to find a place for it. And because we now have a yard, we have to buy so much crap. Stuff for the garden, a hose, a lawnmower. Can I talk about that for a second?!

I am a nerd. We all know that. But J and I bought a new lawnmower today and I am happy about it. Back in the first couple years if our marriage when we were at Ft Hood, we had a yard. So we had a lawnmower. It was given to us, and we gave it away before we left for Germany. So! We bought a for real lawnmower. You know, the rotary steel blades that you actually push? The same lawnmower that your great grandpa used? Yep, that is what we bought!

Our thought process was: we will save money because we won't be buying gas. We won't be polluting our atmosphere with all those fumes. Every time we mow, we will get some exercise. When we move, we just need to spray the blades off and it is ready to be boxed up. Aren't we awesome?

The not awesome thing was our search. Really we were searching for dressers and an L-mower. So the search was doubly annoying. We went to 237 stores. Then we went to eat. Then we went to the mall because J needs new shoes and Old Navy had their $1 flip flops today. Then we went here and there and blah and blah.

Being in the States is hard! We keep spending money. The stuff we are buying (most of it at least) is stuff we need. But there are too many stores and too many choices in each store.

I need to bake. I haven't done enough baking lately. I need cookies and bread and brownies and such. Then this house will feel like mine!