For Eric’s birthday, we had family over to celebrate. Eric got a pancake griddle, a fire pit, a hammock, St Barnadas, and steaks. The weekend before, he got a grill and lawn mower. So he’s pretty set for awhile…well, until he gets that sports car in a few days…🚘

Harry gave Eric a picture of himself, which was a little narcissistic, admittedly. He also gave his dad a picture of the cousins, which is super cute.

Eric mowing the lawn. Pure bliss. Oh! Have I even mentioned that we moved?!? That’s right…a new place to call home. Maybe it’s the ability to go outside without effort, or the gigantic grocery store around the corner, or our new king bed, or being here all day with Harry…but somehow this place instantly felt like home to me.

I never realized how much I liked suburbia until now. Top ten ways we are more suburbanites than manhattanites:
1. Getting giddy that Eric bought paper towels in quantity of 16 instead of 2.
2. Going outside with Harry without the use of an Ergo, Bjorn, stroller, or carseat…love it!!!
3. Purchasing the second car in two months because the one car we have is just not enough.
4. Enjoying a grill more than doorstep delivery. We have grilled out 4 of the past 6 nights since we moved in. Eric took a couple of nights off for his birthday eggplant parm and eggplant parm leftovers. But tonight, we grill again.
5. Watching collage football the way it was meant to be watched: after the grass is freshly cut and the car is washed and with grilled meat.
6. Meeting both of our next door neighbors the first day, a feat that took months in Manhattan.
7. Strolling trash to the curb twice a week is exponentially better than hauling it to the basement every day, lest creatures infest. The suburban recycling is a pain though. The City wins on that account.
8. Sleeping better. Harry has his own room = more sleep for all. Enough said.
9. Not schlepping my gear to the bathroom every day, which became a pain right after sophomore year of collage. Two and a half baths is great but secondary to a bathroom with drawers!
10. Driving only 10 minutes to DNB! Eric has a 10 minute commute to work. Heaven.

Collage game day today. Go dawgs. Sick em. Hopefully, we fare better today than on Thursday with the Heels…