moving out

is painful, and a lot of work. i have spent almost two memorable years in 2025 williams. while there are some things about it that i *shall not* miss (e.g. the landlady that scares the living daylights out of me), there are many that i will. most dearly. some of the things i love most about the house -

• mornings bathed in sunlight
• evenings filled with shadows
• the many windows, letting in much fresh air
• the darling green paint on the living room walls
• the very exquisite lighting in the corner with the table lamp
• the lovely white blinds
• the ugly heater that works only in extremes :)
• the wooden floor
• the bathroom with its little window and flowery curtains
• and the character oozing out of the counter and the cupboards
• the light inside the shower that i used once, but was always in awe of
• the incessant drainage problems that plagued the house, that i will remember fondly - fondly because i will no longer have to face them :)
• the lovely large kitchen, with its lovely yellow floor and green counter
• the gas cooking range, but that's being practical
• the little window over the sink from where you can see people walk past, their faces inches away from yours :)
• the blinds that kept falling off
• the ants that would keep marching in, that i had begun to consider my million room-mates
• the painting over the dining table that will have to stay in the house after i leave, sigh
• the laundry room with its sea of storage space
• the quaint little back entrance i never used
• the steps i'd dreamt of sitting on, reading a book on a sunny saturday afternoon (i never did)
• the dryer and its lint that was oh-so-seldom removed, my first year in the house :)
• my large large bedroom, the largeness of which i will not miss
• the abominable couch, that was a nuisance from the day it was brought, but it housed more than half my clothes more than half the time - thank you, couch
• the big big b i g window with the pink flowers outside
• my lovely papasan, with the sweat from my marathon days still on its cushion :) (from gg's marathon days too :)
• my quaint little pine dresser and quaint little pine bedside table, that were used more for show and feel than anything else :)
• the closets i so seldom used
• the lights inside the closets that i used all the time
• my memory foam bed first, that screwed up my back :)
• and then my futon, that took care of it with steadfast loyalty
• ... and much more, i bet ...

most of all, i know i will miss the memories that were made in this house - with many many friends, and a mom and a dad.