I love our new home

Hello from “Beans & Bagels” in Chicago! We’re sitting in this lovely coffee shop under the Brown Line, on Montrose Street…just a few blocks from our apartment. The album “Dub Side of the Moon” is playing (reggae/dub remix of Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon.”)…so you get an idea of the semi-hippie vibe in here. They make excellent iced americano’s and jalepeno/hummus/veggie sandwich’s.

So, our new home is a very special place…here’s the entryway, from the front door entrance:

…You can see in the background an open box and one of our messes in the living room…the whole place is kind of a mess right now…and we’ve only opened 6 of the 30 boxes! AAhhhh!! The only problem is that we don’t have any place to put anything…we might have to rent another car for a day to get a table, chairs, a desk perhaps…

Here’s the living room, as of today…

…and our 1st purchases from Trader Joe’s (which is only 6 blocks away from our place!!! Such a benefit!!):

Today, our plan is to get to the bank to join our new branch close to home, then wait for our proof of this new address so we can get new licenses, a legal name change for me, finally, and formal address change. Then off to a used furniture store to, hopefully, buy things like chairs, a table, couch (if we’re lucky!), a desk…Without a car, this may prove to be a bit tricky, but I’ve heard that every business in Chicago area will deliver!

The weather’s been so incredible since we arrived (we must have brought the clear blue skies and cool breeze with us…and what a miracle barely missing that tornado by 1 day!)

Much love to you all…check out more apartment photos by clicking on the link in the Quinn section called “flickr” to your right!