On Saturday, Alex and I slept in, got ready, and spent the afternoon running errands and shopping for our housewarming party. Snacks and drinks, and a special trip to Fairway Market (it truly is unlike any other grocery store!!!) and then we came back to "rearrange" (read: move the coffee table to the wall) and set everything up. I also baked cookies to add something sweet into our mix of salty snacks.
We had a great time, and waaaay too much to eat and drink when everyone coming ended up bring a bottle and food too. It went until the wee hours of the morning, with the windows open and all fans on deck. Everyone was so great, and Jenny even brought me an additional housewarming present of this Asian-like fan shaped out of yellow ducks she bought in Koreatown, and a huuuuge jar of kimchi!!! We had so much room we even had a session of Zumba and dancing going on.
The next day we slept in late, cleaned the place up leisurely, then I went to Betsy's the take care of the cats, met up with Ronnie for Bloomingdale's frozen yogurt, then we trekked to the Village for church before smoothies (it was hot!) and we came back. I had trouble sleeping last night because of how hot it was, despite all the open windows and fan blowing. By early morning it was comfortably cool enough to sleep, and it reminded me of home again, the way you can stay up until 4a in the heat, and then fall asleep nicely by 5a, and sleep in until about 11a while the air is still warming to bake. But, when you don't have the summers off to sleep in, it really becomes irksome. Next paycheck, I may or may not be springing for that AC unit.
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