Not that nothing has happened since Feb. 22nd when I arrived at Salt Lake airport to begin 'living' here, but this is the first time I've felt compelled to share some experiences. Why? Well, the past 3-ish weeks have been spent living out of a suitcase at A's house, and included a weekend mini-holiday in New York City - which I will recap at some point in the near future, pictures and all. Nope, no job yet, no mind awakening revelations, and no Mormon conversion. Not that there'd be anything wrong with that. But...
...I finally signed a lease today! A quiet, ground floor apartment in an eclectic area known as Sugar House is now in my name. For you West Michiganders, think a more upscale Eastown, complete with local shops, coffeehouses, oxygen bars, hippies, and the ubiquitous gorgeous mountain views. Seriously, it never gets old. Every day, everywhere you look, towering peaks and slicing canyons are visible. This is neither unique to the west, nor new to me after many visits to Salt Lake, but it is truly the defining characteristic of the area. A large city literally plopped down on the edge of a valley immediately after passing the western slopes of the Wasatch mountain range. That's pretty cool.
As anyone reading this is probably aware, I moved here solely to be with A. Not to enjoy the fresh powder or because I got a great job offer. As such, the majority of my time here has been simply enjoying our day-to-day life together. She's a rare woman with brains, wit, self-confidence, strong character, and a natural sexiness that's not lost on these blue eyes. I will continue to spend a lot of time at her place, where I recently helped fix/replace the entry door lock/deadbolt and re-paint the living room. How domestic! I even take out the trash sometimes!
Being the new 'man' around the kids has been fun and stressful at times. I'm trying to suck it up and be a trooper for A, but it's hard to go from single and living alone to the constant questions, demands, complaints, spills, and thrills that children can bring. I did have some great bonding time with Z this past Friday, including 2 hours of Legos, some Disney trivia, helping her roller blade around the parking lot, and falling asleep on the couch while she narrated her favorite movie, the Phantom of the Opera. Master P is a smart, thoughtful little guy, but I find it harder to connect with him. As long as we get in some NASCAR racing or Guitar Hero on PlayStation, and maybe wrestle a little bit, I'm a pretty cool playmate. He also started playing basketball for a junior league, so this summer I'll give him some tips and have him dunking left-handed by fall. ;)
That's it for now. I'll get up some pics of my new home, the NYC trip, and a few other things very soon.
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