We're gettin there...

There's a hurricane a comin! I've been doing a rain dance since we got here due to the fact that our apartment is void of air conditioning and we decided to arrive in Boston during a heat wave. It's been in the 90's outside and I'm sure in the 100's in our apartment which doesn't get the occasional breeze of the outdoors. The apartment in equipt with a tall, white fan that we literally carry with us from room to room. On the positive side, it has introduced us quickly to the electical system of the apartment and we already know where all the outlets are located. The apartment is really cute. Now. When we got here it was cute too since we weren't looking too closely. At a quick glance and walk through its adorable. After Leslie (the apartments normal inhabitant) left and we really got a chance to look around more closely we learned that the apartment was pretty filthy. Well....very filthy. It took us five hours on Wednesday to clean the place and it was not a glamourous task whatsoever. I had a four hour tantrum during the time. Rachel was very patient with me and allowed me to stomp around the apartment while I cleaned making loud noises and moving things with more force than necessary. Finally as it started looking better I started feeling better and settled back into a normal heart rate. While we were cleaning we noticed a few things that we have become accustomed to using on an every day basis were missing. We knew there was no cable when we got here. I held back my tears and decided that would be ok. It's 2010 and you can watch TV online if you must. But wait...where is the microwave and toaster? Good thing we don't have TV because we wouldn't be able to cook our TV dinners. Mommy says we can meet her half way and grab a microwave but Rachel and I have been hearing how unhealthy microwaves are for you (we don't know why though) and decided to give the lifestyle a shot. If you think about it, they probably aren't good for you. How can heating up food with no actual heat be ok? We went grocery shopping and pledged to eat the groceries since we have no jobs. Last night we did end up going to a local bar for a cheap dinner because they apartment was just too damn hot. Especially to cook in. Today. Today we pledge to eat only groceries. We're excited for the hurricane. I've never been in a hurricane! You'd think after all the post-hurricane related things I've been through I'd have a more responsible perspective. I don't. I'm pumped. We've dropped off resumes to some local restaunts. There are two right next to each other right down the block that we really want. The restuarants are Ten Tables and Bon Savor. Rachel applied at Ten Tables and I went into the other. The owner of Bon Savor said she was hiring and that she'd look my resume over. I'm feeling hopeful and you shouldn't give out resumes on the weekends so I'm glad I can give her a few days to look it over before I start the search again. It's right down the block and would be so convenient! And its cool! I hate searching for jobs and starting them. Especially when I know that nothing could ever top Stella. Tomorrow Rach's friend Caitlin and her fiance Jim are gonna be in Boston and we're excited to see them. Then on Sunday we're going out to dinner with Rach's Uncle Dave and Aunt Jess since they're in Boston for the weekend as well. Our only stress is jobs and obviously money. We're liking it here more and more and I know as soon as we have jobs we're really gonna start loving it. We're excited for football season and looked up a Buffalo Bills Bar to attend when it starts. Unfortunately they don't play preseason games and we had to watch the Giants/Pats game last night at the bar down the street. The Bills bar isn't as close. We'll have to learn the public transportation system for that bar. The past two nights (besides dinner) we've spent in watching Apocalypse Now (yes, it took us two nights to watch). On Wednesday night we went to Mr. Bartleys Gourmet Burger, supposedly the best burger in Boston. Travel Channel, Food Network and lots of local magazines told us we wouldn't be disappointed. I gotta tell ya though, I don't think anything will ever be as good as FLIP. We were totally disappointed. I mean, they were good.... but burgers you cook at home are good too. They weren't special and the place didn't even have beer. How do you not serve beer at a burger joint?! The restaurant was located in Cambridge right near Harvard. What a cool area. We were so jealous of all the students...you really don't know how great college is until its gone. Just like anything else I guess. It made us both feel stupid being around all the smarties and we decided we'd pressure our children and make them attend Harvard so we could live vicariously through them. Maybe our smart children will be able to explain to us how microwaves actually work. -lj