Are we there yet?

The apartment looks like a bomb went off at some point this week. We have piles everywhere that need to be boxed up and find their way to JFK. Thank goodness we have movers coming tomorrow to pack up our air shipment. Matt flies to London tomorrow night and picks up the keys to our apartment (ok, ok, FLAT) on Friday. I'll be able to come up for air on Thursday and Friday, and share some updates and pictures. It will be me and Vella hanging out for the next few months in NYC!

I can't wait to spend the weekend catching up on blogs. I know there's a lot of exciting stuff going on out there.

Happy Valentines Day

We're having a quiet day in WH! It's a bittersweet weekend since the listing for the Summer rental will go up this week. I think Matt is more upset than I am about someone else enjoying the Summer out here in our getaway. I keep reminding him that we'll be able to head South to France or Spain, or the English Coast, on weekends if we get tired of exploring London.

We have about a foot of snow on the ground out here, so it's ironic that I'm packing up my Summer clothes for air shipment to the UK in the next week or so. I have a feeling that I won't be wearing 90% of it in London since it's never that warm there in the Summer.

No apartment news. We told the estate agents that everything has to be tied up by EOD Monday or we will pull our bids / start over when Matt arrives in about 10 days. Craziness. It's a bizarre market.

And before I forget, we met Vella at Bideawee one year ago today! We brought her home on the 15th. She's the best decision we ever made together and we can't imagine life without her. My MIL has nicknamed her "Cindervella" since she is quite the princess. TN to WH to NYC to London?!? She hit the jackpot. It's very hard being her...

Brilliant! Gorgeous! Mad! Posh!

Watch out London, here come the Rosedales! And yes, that includes our crazy little fur child. I don't know if they're ready for Vella over there.

Yes, that's the big news. We're moving to London. It's crazy and we're crazy excited! We spent Wednesday - Sunday of last week looking for an apartment, er, I mean flat. It isn't sorted out yet, but I will share details as soon as I have some good news. Because the past three days have been filled with nothing but disappointing phone calls with estate agents...I know we won't be homeless, but it's been a bizarre experience so far. Do I have stories about some of the places we saw!

The husband moves in two, yes that's TWO, weeks. I'll follow in 10-12 weeks once I'm able to sort out renting our house, selling the furniture in our apartment, and finding a job (minor detail, right?!?).

I can't wait to write more over the weekend and catch up on the past few weeks of blogs. Cheers!

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

Big changes happening here! And no, we're not adding a member to our family. I'll share more later this week.

MLK Holiday

If you are not at work today because of the holiday, please take a moment to reflect on MLK and what he did for this country!

How are you spending your day? I'm off for a run once it warms up this morning. Vella and I will take a long walk later. Other than that, no plans! I have some organizing/cleaning out to do, so I'm sure I'll tackle that this afternoon.

Happy Monday!

January Thaw

It was heat wave here today at 48 degrees! It was so nice to go for a run in Central Park without gloves and a hat. I'm FINALLY on the mend from the wisdom teeth removal and was able to get five miles in today. Honestly, I stopped complaining about it as I watched what was going on in Haiti.

We took Vella to the dog park today and she had a blast. I then bribed her in to the bathroom with cheese so I could give her a bath. She tolerates baths, but doesn't love them. She's sacked out on her bed right now.

Matt heads to London tomorrow for business. That means I have most of Sunday and Monday (MLK Day) to myself. I'm going to finally try that cuban beef recipe I posted tomorrow night, I'll report back.

Haiti

I didn't have the TV on last night and it became apparent to me today that I didn't grasp the magnitude of what's happened. I'm watching CNN right now and I can't comprehend what these people are experiencing. The government is not capable of helping it's own people, the Red Cross is out medicine and supplies, and aid is being hampered for numerous reasons. I'm not sure how we can help, but I'm writing to encourage my fellow bloggers to share how they're helping whether it is through churches, synagogues, the Red Cross, etc. Let's get the word out and let each other know about the organizations that are going to rely on all of us to make a difference.

Update 1: Kelly just posted some great information here, I encourage everyone to read it.

Update 2: Hip Hop artist Wyclef Jean is urging people to donate $5 to his Haitian charity, Yéle Haiti, by texting "YELE" to 501501 (the donation will be automatically charged to your cellphone bill). 60 minutes recently ran a feature on Wyclef Jean and the work he does to raise money for his country is astounding. Another way we can give!

72 Hours Later

Who knew getting 4 teeth removed would totally kick you in the you know what?!? This is why they advise having your wisdom teeth removed when you are a teenager, not in your 30's. I'll stop whining now and start icing. I'll be back later in the week with something more exciting.

Out with the Old

I'm off to get my four wisdom teeth out, which I should have done over 10 years ago. The worst part? No coffee this morning!

Update 1 @ 12noon: Home and thinking, "That was breeze!" Yeah, right. My next update when the numbness is gone might be filled with four-letter words. Time to order some soup and ice cream. That's the best part of NYC, you can order anything you want 24 hours a day.

Update 2 @ 4pm: Are they serious? I'm STILL NUMB. I haven't eaten because I can't feel anything yet. I'm starving.

Update @ 3pm: Word of the day kids: HYDROCODONE. That's hI-drO-'kO-dOn. noun: a habit-forming compoundC18H21NO3 derived from codeine and used as an analgesic and cough sedative called also.

It's always nice and comforting to see "habit-forming" in a drug description.

Easy on the Eyes

If we're friends on FB, you read about this last night. I had the pleasure of working out next to this handsome man on Tuesday.