Buying things

Ever since Brandon got here, we have been buying things. Buying things at this pace tends to make me nervous. It isn't for any good reason that I am nervous since we are buying things that we need or didn't bring with us from Memphis. We are responsibly buying things that will make our lives here easier, things like closet organizational systems and washers and dryers. But, still, we are buying things.

Brandon reminded me yesterday that we did this when we first moved into our Memphis house; we bought a lot of things in a short period of time. It made me nervous then, but it all turned out just fine.

Some of the things that we are buying are just mundane, like bathmats. On Sunday, I took Brandon to Rose's Discount Superstore to look for a bathmat. Actually, it is just called Rose's Discount Store. I feel compelled to call it a superstore because it is just so spectacularly overwhelming.

You can buy just about anything at Rose's as long as you aren't too concerned about quality or dustiness. It is like a cross between Big Lots and Family Dollar dropped down a notch and double-sized. On this particular trip, we found a bathmat in the perfect shade of blue to match the towels.

Today we take a break from all of the buying, take the dogs to meet their new vet, and put together a closet.

Getting Here

Now that the furniture is here and half unpacked, this is starting to feel like home.
The cable and internet got connected today, so I'm finally connected to the world again.

Brandon will be here in about half an hour. He's going to be exhausted from driving, and I'll probably drive him crazy wanting to show him this and ask him that. Yay! I'm so glad he's almost here. It has seemed strange to be unpacking this house without him.

Bishop will be even more glad than I. With Brandon here, he will finally be able to completely relax and decide that this is home.

Tomorrow, maybe we'll shop for a washer and dryer, a tv, a couple of nightstands. Maybe we'll just lay around the house and unpack.
It is so strange to have all of this time to just get settled in.

I keep buying food and wine. The food I'm buying because it is necessary. We are starting from scratch. No condiments, no salad dressings, nothing. The wine I keep buying because it is just so readily available. It is going to take me a while to get used to being able to buy wine in the grocery store. I wander through the grocery crossing items off of my list and then suddenly I'm in the wine aisle. It is strange to be able to save $2 on a bottle of shiraz with my Kroger Plus card.