We're Back

Sorry for the long absence of posts. Between Washington, DC, packing, unpacking, there hasn't been much time for blogging about the new place. Packing wasn't too awful and the actual move was fairly painless (it helps when you pay three strong men to help). Unpacking, though, has been the challenge as we work through where everything should go, especially in terms of the closets and storage space. We had plenty of closet space in the old place and there is a fair amount in our new home, but we just need to be a tad more thoughtful in how we organize everything. With only a few boxes of unessentials left to unpack (and thinking do we really need what's in those boxes anyway?), we can now begin the actual nesting process. The rationale behind not spending too much on furnishings for our previous apartment was that it was a rental and why be generous in buying nice pieces that may work in a temporary space but not in our eventual home. Now that we own our place and we'll be sticking around for a while, we want to invest in furnishings and art that make it a real home for us, reflecting a place that is serene, functional, comfortable, and classic.