“There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction” -- Winston Churchill

Sorry I've been MIA this week.  I've had so much going on it's hard to believe it's just been 7 days!  And there's lots of big changes coming on quick.  :)

First, I'm FINALLY done with school.  Finished.  Kaput.  Fini.  Donzo.


Forever.


It feels almost unreal.  Because my conservatory was a 2 year intensive, 4 years got shoved into 4 measly semesters.  And omg, was it overwhelming at times.


But thanks to good friends, supportive family and a loving B, I managed to pull thru.


But just barely.


Secondly, I got lumineers to fix my slightly crooked smile!  I love them.  I hated my smile before even tho it wasn't totally noticeable that it was crooked.. I just hated smiling.  And couldn't stop myself from picking apart photos where I could tell.


But no more!  Now I have a perfectly straight, even smile.  The whole procedure took about 45 minutes, no anesthesia and almost no pain.


I'm still getting used to the slightly different feel of my teeth but it's now almost like I've had them my whole life.


And third big news item:

No more renting for us.. We've decided to buy!


My fairly flighty nature slightly cringes at the thought of being so permanently tied to a place legally but.. It's time.


And I have a hard time imagining myself living in any other city than this one. I always told myself if and when I have children, this is the city that I want them raised in.


We've been putting our feelers out to see how the market is and what's available.  And luckily for us, the market is still pretty reasonable.  Now would be a great time to buy.


And honestly?  If we bought in the area that we live now, we'd be paying less than we do in rent.


Insane.


So far we're looking at 2 bedrooms or 1 bed convertible, updated kitchen, elevator, dog friendly (of course) and in Manhattan.  


I'll be keeping you all updated as we go along.  And you can be sure there will be plenty of posts filled with hair-tearing frustration.


As is the nature of NYC Real Estate, I'm sure.

Let it snow!

Third snowstorm to hit Manhattan in 3 weeks.. I wasn't here for the first one, which I was bummed about.  I went home to Seattle for Christmas and planned to fly back the 28th.  Unfortunately a blizzard blew in and stranded me on the West Coast until Jan 2nd.  I have a serious love for snowstorms.

Tonight they're expecting about 9 inches to fall overnight.  Currently we have almost an inch.  I use an extremely scientific method to measure the snow accumulation.  Observe:

Almost an inch in just an hour.

A few other pics:

Somehow this ended up as a snowball and on B.

A pic of all the snow coming down.

View from 11 floors up.  Gorgeous.

Don't tell any of my teachers but I'm praying to the snow gods that they'll deliver tonight.  I could definitely use a couple more days off.  My break ended officially on Monday, but as my first class isn't until Wednesday I've gotten an extra long break.  2 1/2 weeks just aren't enough, especially in NYC when there is SO much to do.

I know, I know.  Cry me a river, right?

I'll shut up now.