A good life

Jason and I have been busy this weekend with errands, getting my home office set up into a more workable configuration and a "celebration date".

My little Pottery Barn desk was cute and I still love it, but when adding a second workstation (the work laptop) it quickly became apparent that it was too small.

Using the excuse of a company write off, we headed to Ikea to get a better set up. I'm now comfortably sitting at a desk that can sustain two computers AND still has some space for the crap that will inevitably pile up.

We stopped at the storage unit after church today to drop off the old desk, some boxes of exiled DVD's and a media storage tower. Our storage unit is quickly becoming full. Not so full that we couldn't get to stuff if we needed it, but basically my single life is in boxes along the northern wall of unit 1024. I was smart enough to keep my two most favorite boxes of Christmas items up front. The wedding things are also using prime real estate near the door. It is wonderful not to have to have all the wedding things around the house. The invitations will stay here, but the boxes for the favors, the 8 boxes of recyclable candles, the ribbon and other who-ha is safely stored.

It hasn't been all work for us this weekend. We were quite happy to be reunited Thursday and opted to go out on a date Friday. We used a gift certificate and checked out the Bellevue el Goucho. (very nice!) Our reservation wasn't until 8:45 so we made a cocktail from the Bar d'Jason and enjoyed a leisurely transition from work day to night on the town.

The only drawback to our date night was that folks at a nearby table brought two small children with them dinner. I love kids and don't think that people with kids should be prevented from eating at a nice place. However, I do think that parents have a responsibility to be courteous to the other patrons by understanding the limitations of their child. If your child is use to being in bed by 9:30 each night, a 9:00 p.m. dinner outing may not be for you. Or... if your child is a screamer when she is bored... stick to a loud restaurant like Cheesecake factory, or pay attention to your kid! A place designed for quiet romance is quickly spoiled by the screaming of a bored, tired three year old.

Unfortunately we were sitting too near the family to avoid the noise and the place was too busy to request a different table. Other than this minor (honest, it was minor) we thought el Goucho was lovely. Our steak was perfect, the service appropriate and friendly. We didn't feel rushed even as the room cleared out. I recommend the New York Steak for two (as that's what we had and it was plate licking good.) One other nice thing is that we ordered a bottle of wine, which they didn't have but their alternate recommendations were great and extremely reasonable price wise.

We certainly can not eat out like that all the time, but as a celebration for selling the condo, starting work and general bliss over being together it worked for us.

I am definitely feeling blessed these days and hope that my happiness and joy aren't too sickly sweet to be around.

Inspection on the condo is tomorrow. Let's everyone keep their fingers crossed for only minor items. (or no items)