Okay. I know. I’ve been remiss in posting. Steve and I got moved in and sucked into working on the house, and I realized it’s been two months already! So here’s the news! I’ve got lots of pictures to share too.
The house is fantastic. We are both so in love with owning a house, the house itself, the neighborhood, living in Veneta/the Eugene area. I’m not loving the hour long commute so much, but make do with NPR podcasts and books on my iPod. Although it does give Steve time to start dinner as I’m on my way home. As the member of the partnership that isn’t so much into cooking, this works out very well for me (and for Steve, most of the time). The cats have adjusted marvelously. They were a little nervous the first night, but Pepper didn’t hide under the covers for 2 days like she did when Steve and I moved in together, so that was a major accomplishment. I think what helped is both of them were feeling cooped up in our apartment, and are loving all of the extra room we have now. Zeus is really enjoying having a long clear space to run and play fetch with his cloth ball. His occasional favorite new cat spot is the beam above our kitchen, he plays King Cat up there. And since we now live in more of a rural setting, there is a lot more to look at outside. Our property backs up to a forested large lot, and sometimes the horses that live there venture closer to our fence. The best part? There are wild turkeys everywhere. A flock of about 15 sauntered through the backyard last week. It looked like dinosaurs were running around. According to our neighbors it’s a fairly common occurrence, so I’m sure we will see them again.
I was a little nervous about moving to a new place, and not having all of the comfort creature stores and stuff right near by like we did in Corvallis, but I’ve adjusted well. Steve and I used to piecemeal shop in Corvallis, stopping by here and running to the store almost every day. Now, since we have to drive all the way into Eugene (the one grocery store in Veneta is outrageously expensive), we can’t really do that anymore. So now we “go to town” on Saturdays. It’s pretty fun, especially since there are places to go like Market of Choice and Trader Joe’s – places we didn’t have in Corvallis. The only downfall is there is no Starbucks in Veneta, or even on our side of Eugene. I do miss a good Starbucks as an evening dessert. Eugene is the perfect kind of city, big enough to have a variety of ethnic restaurants and more than one yarn store, and small enough that it doesn’t feel impersonal.
So far the bulk of our work on the house has been cosmetic. We painted the living room, den and kitchen already. I decided to do the living room in earth tones, with lots of browns and creams. The couch is leather on the outside, and a microfiber on the seating area that is designed to look like suede. The kitchen counters are a laminate that is called Oxide, which looks a lot like oxidized copper. I really like them, and wanted to bring them out, so we painted the kitchen terracotta. The den is roasted red pepper. It’s a really rich red, and makes the den super cozy.
Steve’s parents arrive tonight to stay with us for Thanksgiving, and my family is going to come over on Friday for the holiday dinner. Our first Thanksgiving in our house, and we are in charge of the turkey. I hope everyone has a fantastic holiday – and I’ll try to update more often from now on. 
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