We don't need no piece of paper from the city hall

Actually, we do need that piece of paper and I am happy to say that we are now the proud owners of a Certificate of Occupancy! Again, a bit anti-climactic, as we've already been moving in for the past couple of weeks, but it still feels good to have everything settled officially. Now, we can get down to things like starting garbage service, figuring out where to put our mailbox, and other such affairs.

kitchen

living room

As aforementioned, we're into our second week of unpacking and setting up house. It's been slow, partially because it's mostly me working on it during the week and I'm big, pregnant, and tire easily but mostly because everything that's been sitting in the dusty shop for a year needs to be cleaned before it can be put away. Still, we're making good progress; we have probably 80% of our stuff in here and most of it put away (with no shelves for books or records, they are still sitting in boxes, but we will try to remedy that in the next month or so). I've made a trip to Goodwill, done about 12 loads of laundry, and innumerable dishes (I can't even say how much I'm enjoying the modern convenience of a dishwasher right now) and feel like we can see the light at the end of the tunnel. There's still plenty to be done (the shop is in total disarray and needs a serious cleaning of its own), but we are making progress.