Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Little House on the Prairie (path)

Our move to the suburbs is complete (for the most part) Things are still in a complete state of chaos, and I stupidly refused to take time off work, so the unpacking/settling in/attempt at normal living is moving at a glacial pace.  I haven’t run yet, I just don’t have the energy.  I have been up super late every night, and I can tell you, this girl does not do well on 4 hours of sleep a night. 
I would love to say that the move when great and was way easier than expected, but of course, it took  us like two hours just to get the couch out of our old place, and we damaged an entire wall and the couch in the process.  I have been spending just as much time in the city as when I lived there, because I am now cleaning and doing wall repair after work.  But, as much as I just want to complain, the second I put this pup in her brand new yard, I realized that no matter how bad it was, it was worth it.

After running around for 10 minutes, she ran into our brand new kitchen and power puked everywhere from excitement.
Yesterday was day two for our new suburban life.  I got caught in a terrible storm on the way home, and skipped roller derby to watch the hawks game in the safety of my house.  Only when I got there, the power was out.  I can tell you right now, city folk do not know what to do during a power outage.  I think in my 10 years in Chicago, I have never gone more than 40 minutes without power.  So, we clung to our two battery operated decorative pillar candles from Pottery Barn, and drank all the beer.  (it’s the first to go bad, right?)  It was hard times, let me tell you.  Poor Waffles is used to having her food microwaved, and all I could do was hold it over a candle.  It was lukewarm at best. #FWDP (First World Dog Problems)  I also found out that our stove doesn’t work when the power was out, so we were forced to forage for food.  I found some wild strawberries in the yard – Oregon Trail style.  I also found some Queso Fiesta goldfish crackers I purchased recently at Target (Sara Style)
Luckily, the power returned with about 9 minutes left in the 3rd period of the Hawks game. 
We got to watch our Hawks win, only I didn’t know what to do.  Last time, I was in the city, so we had run into the streets for some street drinking.  The suburbs were much quieter.  There were still fireworks however, so we blared Chelsea Dagger, as I danced in the yard with my beer.  You can take the girl out of the City, but she will just get drunk and do the same things in the suburbs anyway.  And probably violate public noise ordinances in the process. 

17 comments:

  1. That hockey game was INSANITY! So glad that the hawks won since the pens were out already! Waffles looks so freaking happy! Hope that the rest gets settled down soon!

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  2. So, really, you watched THE ONLY PART OF THE GAME THAT MATTERED! GO HAWKS!!

    Waffles looks like she's in doggy heaven :) Makes all the head aches worth it...

    Lemme know when you're ready to run again!

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  3. The game was crazy. The hubs and I contemplated driving the 2 hours to Chicago to join the party last night. ;)

    Loved the video of the dog running! And then laughed at the power puking. Enjoy the new place!

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  4. Glad your celebrating didn't get the suburban cops involved!

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  5. Power puke! Ha ha ha! No video of that?

    Crazy that the power went out on your first few days in. Ugh. I guess that was one hell of storm (it completely missed us). I hope you have less nights in the city this week patching things up and more time settling in.

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  6. "You can take the girl out of the City, but she will just get drunk and do the same things in the suburbs anyway." Hahahahaha, so it sounds like you're adjusting to your new surroundings :) But really, what else do you do in a power outage? Check the fuse box, call Comed, and drink until it comes back.

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  7. Oh my gosh. I have to move in about a month, and I got a stomach ache when I read about the couch getting stuck. Yikes! That's definitely going to happen to me! I'm glad you got settled and were able to watch the end of that game.

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  8. That storm that came through yesterday was CRAZY! There are downed trees all over my neighborhood, but luckily all we lost was one smallish tree limb. So sorry you had to miss so much of the Hawks game, but it's a good thing you were able to catch those last few minutes. And I'm glad you got to celebrate in your own style. :)

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  9. OMG, SO TRUE. I would never know what to do if the power was out for more than 20 minutes:) Congrats on the new place and the move!

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  10. How cool, where in the burbs are you now? Our storms are quite insane!

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  11. Sounds like you are settling into the 'burbs quite nicely. I hope that things get less chaotic soon. Moving can be such a hassle and it is so much freaking work. I am one to never take time off of work either so I can feel your pain.

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  12. OMG yes- the picture in the dark is amazing! LOL

    Um... also, when can we meet up in the middle and run!? BECAUSE I CAN NOW!

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  13. is your stove electric? Otherwise you can turn the gas on, use a match there you go, get to cooking

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  14. Gooooo Waffles! Most dogs need space to run. I would be so hard to handle a high energy dog in the city.

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  15. Congrats on the move! Love the video of waffles!

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  16. Love waffles!!! except for the power puking part. I'm the same way with lack of sleep, it's best to just get the f*** out of the way!

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  17. Power outages are serious business in the 'burbs. When I lived in Downers Grove, the power would often only go off on one side of the street, so my roommate/landlord would run industrial extension cords across the street to the neighbors, so they could plug in whatever was necessary.

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