Starting to Feel at Home

First post after our move.  Yeah, yeah, we moved again, and, although this move was very hastily executed and poorly planned, it went fairly well. As of right now, our old apartment is emptied out and 90% cleaned/reconditioned, our storage has been moved and the lease terminated, and all of our “critical” stuff has been placed in the home. Actually, most of the stuff that remains in our garage as of now will probably remain there (or in the basement) because we don't really need it...

In any event, our new place is looking very home-like: No piles of boxes laying about and only a very few number of items we are unable to find quickly when we want them. This is a really unusual move for us in that fact, actually, as we tend to live out of boxes for nearly a month before getting to where I feel we are today.

As with every move, we have found a few things in the neighborhood that are less-than-desirable, but so far no major issues. The largest so far (for me) has been the dog population. I can hear as many as a dozen different dogs barking at any given time during the day, and there are at least two or three that live outside even at night, making Shyla's late-night potty break a bit of a pain. I suppose this is all okay when considered in the perspective that they are all confined to fences and are only leaving their messes within said confines. The actual inconvenience is relatively minimal, even if it is a bit annoying.

On other regional residents, we also have a relatively large community of ants, whose leaders, I'm quite certain, will be most displeased with my recent declaration of war on them. You can rest assured that my combat methods will be quite... lethal...

As for the neighbors, I've at least been pleased with most of the humans I have encountered here. Mostly elderly people along with a couple of people close to our age, and all seem to be very quiet. Actually, we're probably the noisiest people in the area as a result of our reluctance to close the windows and turn on our air conditioning. In any event, everyone we have met has been cordial, and we will strive to be equally pleasant to them in return.

And oddly... on our first day here we became acquainted with a feline resident of the area with whom we have not seen or heard of since. He was a very friendly butterscotch colored critter that acted as if he was supposed to be here...

So tonight I'm watching Return of the Jedi whilst enjoying a few generic alcoholic beverages. It is cool and the weather is calm, and I really couldn't find anything serious to complain about even if I wanted. I wish everyone could find it in themselves to be at peace in such a manner tonight.