for real this time?

Okay. I think we'll be able to move in on monday.

At least I hope so because I've scheduled movers and utilities! Anyway, the beginning of what was supposed to be the actual beginning can begin. Just in time too since Minetta is started to get very full of the homeless AND someone was complaining about our dog in the temporary apartment.

Of course, these are the same people who bang around as loudly as possible when walking so it's no wonder a dog would be interested in contributing.

I must say that my month in the village has validated what I already knew- I prefer the cleaner parts of new york. ;) Chelsea isn't exactly clean either, but it's a little nicer and our little block is pretty good. If it comes down to it, though, we can probably sublet our place and move to UWS, which is always very nice.

In other news we continue to search for good restaurants. There are so so many that finding a decent place (priced reasonably) is pretty difficult. It's easy to find great food if you're willing to pay through the nose, but I guess it always takes months of experimenting before you find a place with good food and not a ton of cost.