popping in

Well, my phone is dead. (Marlowe dropped it in the toilet.) My iPod is dead. (Chris sent it through the wash.) My internet isn't up to par. (I had to give up the Fios.) I feel like I'm in a technology void. I miss you all, sweet internetses.

We are slowly getting moved in. We all had bad colds last week, which really slowed up things. Now we're working on getting dressers in the right place and shelves hung, so that we can get over the next major unpacking hurdle.

I had a great respite from it all last Friday, A major treat of a trip to NYC WITHOUT KIDS!!! Chris has just gotten over a major work deadline, so he was a little flexible on Friday and willinngly took on both kids, so that I could go visit friends. My friend from Scranton met me in Trenton and we took the train in together from there to meet our mutual friend visiting NY from Australia. I know these women from our mothering forum, and it was so wonderful getting to visit in real, actual life, since I feel like we know each other so well already.

And it was so wonderful to walk along the sidewalk without carrying anyone, pushing anyone in a stroller, or keeping track of wandering feet! So free! We went to teh Morgan Library Museum where I seriously geeked out at the manuscripts. They had on special display some Puccini mss, original sketches from Where teh Wild Things Are, and a huge William Blake display. Way cool!

And we ate in a little cafe and talked and talked and talked. SO wonderful.

So now I'm starting a new week that will hopefully end with far fewer boxes.