Yes, I know it's been a while since you guys have seen anything from us, but I don't know that we've done much that's been particularly news-worthy. Mum is always saying that we're ALWAYS doing stuff, but that stuff isn't much more than dinner. Oh well. Here goes...
Over the last few weeks we've seen Halloween come and go (we had a miserable 4 trick-or-treaters at our apartment), gone to an ice-hockey game to watch Will play during the break between 1st and 2nd period, had Thanksgiving dinner at a restaurant (as opposed to having it with family and friends, like most normal people do), and pushed and shoved our way through the mall on one of the biggest shopping days of the year (the Friday after Thanksgiving, curiously name Black Friday). And that's about it really. We've both been working hard (or not so hard, but shhhh...don't tell anyone), and are currently enjoying a loooooonnng weekend together (we have off from Thursday through till Sunday for Thanksgiving). Other than that, not much else is new.
At the moment, Jeremy and I are seriously considering moving to a new city. Our top choices at this point are Portland (Oregon), Seattle (Washington) and Denver (Colorado). We would really love to buy a house sometime in the near future, and if we stay in the DC area that most likely won't happen. Housing prices are ridiculous around here - friends of ours bought a 1-bedroom condominium last year for just under $400,000, and that's about 40 minutes outside of the city!! If we buy a house, we would love for it to be big enough for us to stay there for at least a few years, and hopefully it will be big enough for us to raise a family when that time comes (don't worry, it's not coming for at least another 3 years). Moving to a new city will hopefully allow us to find such a house, and at a cheap price relative to the prices out here. But we'll see...moving is such a huge deal, and if we move at all we most likely won't do so until after the wedding in April. In the meantime, we'll keep slogging it out here in DC.
Speaking of money, it's so weird working for a family that is so incredibly wealthy. It blows my mind to think of how much money is floating around the area that they live in. For example, this house is just around the corner from Bob's place, and look at the price! It's crazy! I look after a 15 year old girl who has at least half a dozen pairs of jeans that cost $200 each, and we recently found a pair of Dolce & Gabbana boots in Will's closet. Caroline and Russell go to a school that costs $20,000 per child per year, starting in kindergarten! Can you imagine paying that much money for a 5-year old to play and eat glue?! It amazes me that so many people have so much money. I try my hardest not to get jealous, and am constantly reminding myself that Jeremy and I are really doing pretty damn well for ourselves, but still....it would be so nice to not have to worry about money. Oh well. I guess we'll just keep working hard, and one day it will all pay off!
