Where does all our stuff go...

Any minute now our countertops will be arriving, our sink will be hooked up, kitchen lights hung, and we can actually start unpacking and USING the main floor of our place. We're trying to figure out how to lay it out and where all our existing furniture goes - though obviously we want to buy all new stuff!

Neal is anxious and drew this little layout this morning. I thought it was too cute not to share.

We do have a bit of a wonky situation where there's no clear wall for our big ass TV. We think we'll hang it at an angle in the corner (Neal's drawing not to scale) but want to put furniture in place before we commit. I am sure my readers will be DYING with anticipation for where we hang it.

A little less bittersweet...

Sold our old 22-Inch Stove on Craigslist for $125. Here it is, awaiting it's new owner.

I managed to cook and bake a lot of amazing things in this little sucker - but man, oh man, I can't wait to meet our new LG Gas Convection Range. Its a whole $30 inches wide guys!!

Moving Day...

This weekend, Neal and I moved out of our home of over 6 years. When our amazing friends, Sean and Sara, bought a house nearby, we jumped what may have been a little quickly into co-habitation in order to snag such a great space at a great deal. Luckily, the landing was perfect, and in this apartment we fell more in love, got engaged, got married, got new jobs, a writing career, and a future together. It's bittersweet to leave it.

The great guys at Northstar Moving pulled up 10 minutes early on Sunday morning and we raced around to pack up clothes, clear surfaces and get the last bits packed up. A few hours later our whole life was gone - enroute across town to Echo Park.



Back in the empty apartment on Sunday afternoon, we couldn't help but tear up. It may have been from the strain of heaving old air-conditioners out of the windows, but it was mostly from saying good-bye to our old home that had been so good to us.

I hope the next residents (It's still available by the way!) fill it with as much laughter, cooking, game nights, cocktail parties and love as we did.

Fridge Clean Out Part 2...

About 4 years ago, we were at a liquor store picking up some wine to bring over to a friend's house and succumbed to temptation and bought a Four Loko (Fruit Punch Flavor). We wanted to try this crazy concoction of redbull, malt liquor, caffeine, lighter fluid, smarties and drano that all the cool kids were doing.

But we aren't cool kids anymore and we were too scared to try it. So four years later - when cleaning out our fridge, we decide to give it a whirl. 

Yeah. Gross.

The fridge clean out...

My amazing parents came to LA for the week to help us pack, help us get the rental and our place ready for us, and just generally assist in whatever way they can. It has been an amazing relief to have them around for deliveries, stove repair, screwing in new mailboxes.

 Last night we started packing up the kitchen (the number of boxes labeled "BAKING" is of a little concern...) and did a big fridge clean out dinner - fritatta with whatever veggies we had, salad, and some quick bread for dessert using up whatever we could find. It ended up being bananas, strawberries, pecans and coconut. Pretty good.

You can find the recipe we created at my other part-time online home, Saucy Little Dish!