1. This weekend we finally moved out of the guestroom where we've been camping since we first took up residence, because it was smaller than the master bedroom and therefore easier to make habitable with a space heater. Moving into the master bedroom meant finally unpacking our suitcases and deciding who gets which drawers and what goes where. We realize we need a lot more Ikea furniture.
2. Danny hooked up the oven. The stove is still waiting to be connected to the gas line, which the plumber will do when he returns, but the oven is electric and so usable now that the electrician has updated the kitchen plugs.
3. We had our first dinner party. That is, we were able to host Pam and Romano for a change, and Danny celebrated the newly working oven by making a juniper-flavored pot roast. Asparagus, fusilli, green salad, and fruit salad for dessert made up the rest of the meal, along with some good red wine and bread that our friends brought as housewarming offerings.
4. We've invited our first house guest. Our friend Valerie, who's in the midst of her own Italian home renovation saga in Orvieto, is coming to visit Easter weekend. That's another reason we probably need to hit Ikea again this week.
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Wow. So impressed with you two. One minute you’re living in cold and darkness, the next you’re entertaining. Lovely.
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