Easter with frozen food

When one gets a new kitchen, there is a phase where one has no kitchen. While we're not quite there yet, even Easter dinner was not an occasion which warranted buying any food. Today, I cobbled together two decent meals out of the remaining fresh vegetables and the freezer provisions.

We really started the move out of the kitchen and the den today: TV was moved to the bedroom, sofa moved to the living room, and kitchen cabinets begun to be cleared out. Also, a blitz on laundry was in order.

Part of my own anxiety, is the unknown. I'm not sure when work will start. So, I have a hard time prioritizing my panic.

Brian, within his 16 hours at home between Seattle and Frankfurt/Bucharest, opened all the Ikea boxes to check for damage. We have couple small issues to address with Ikea on Monday. Brian also brought back some cork flooring samples from iFloor in Seattle. We have settled on having our contractor remove our existing flooring and install new floating cork panels. This is in lieu of the full-service, but very expensive, quote from the place whom I spoke to last week.

In the evening, Evelyn arrived to assist in assembling cabinets. We tackled the two tallest cabinets first to make room for the rest. The big cabinets were daunting maneuvers and by the time we got in our groove, it was getting late. We completed five cabinets, leaving eleven more for another night this week. We also figured out the drawing mechanisms, while will save some time for later. Evelyn has volunteered again for Tuesday.

We've decided that by vacating the back half of the apartment that we've now downsized to a New York-sized space with a Chicago-quantity of furniture. It's a little cluttered.

This week is sure to be an adventure.