The New Place

We stayed our first night in the new place last night. After trying out our keys and taking a quick look around the place, we unloaded what little stuff we brought up with us and our dog, Zelda. It had to happen some time, but I'd forgotten how rough it was when she moved in with us after staying her first summer with the Harrises. Everything was a strange new smell or a weird new sound, and she often spent the majority of the night growling at all of the newness around her.

Last night was a lot like that. We had the windows open to cool the place down, and she could hear the kids who were playing out in the street until at least 1:00 AM. Every ten minutes or so, she would walk over to the window and give a growl or a concerned bark at what was going on. She was never really excessive; it just happened a lot. Eventually it either got quiet enough out there or she just got too tired, so she passed out around 2:30 or 3:00. At least, that's the last time I remember seeing on the clock.

This morning was a lot better though. Some friendly people and their 3 dogs (a golden retriever, Chelsea, and two little terriers, mother Emmy and son Rogan) happened to be walking by when I was taking Zelda out for her morning pee in our new fenced-in yard. Everyone seemed to be hitting it off through the fence, so we decided to let them get together for an impromptu play date. After they established some quick boundaries, everyone had a great time fetching a tennis ball for 20 minutes or so. I got Ashley's (the dog owner) number so we'll hopefully be setting up more play dates with them in the future. I hear it costs $50 to get a dog park pass in Minneapolis, so it's a good thing our yard is so nice.

We took some quick measurements around the place, and found that we'll likely have to take some doors off of hinges when we move in. Even then, everything we bring will have to pass through a 28-in wide chokepoint right near our entrance. You gotta love older houses. Sounds like we'll have to spend some time either deconstructing some furniture beforehand or trading in some of our stuff for a newer, sleeker model. Suggestions?

I'm getting anxious to just get the move over with, even though I know we're far from having everything ready to go yet.