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Wednesday, Home Sweet Home, and all that Nice word count, eh? Of course, I'm supposed to be up to 14,000 as of today. At least I'm finally in the townhouse, AND the phone lines are hot. Presumably the cable is, since the same company supplies phone and cable service. Actually, lemme check. . . Yep, it's on. This place comes with one of those mini-TVs in the kitchen so that you can watch movies (or ostensibly cooking programs) while you slave over a hot stove. And since I definitely got one of the movie channels, I can only assume the cable is live and hot. Whee. Now all I need is a real TV for the living room. Well, that and some furniture. I do have three nice torchiere lamps and a regular standing lamp, though, which is good because the company that built this place was farthinking enough to install fans in all the bedrooms but too cheap to pop for the associated light kits. Of course, that's easily remedied, but it'll take some time, and I also have to wait for them to deliver the rental washer and dryer. But the place itself is gorgeous. It's technically a townhouse -- the first floor is a two-car garage. Go up a long flight of stairs, and you're in our foyer, with a built-in bookcase on one side and a desk niche set up for the Internet on the other (three guesses where I'm sitting right now with my new office chair). Next to the entrance is the laundry room, with space for a full-sized washer and dryer and the hot water heater. The main bedroom -- huge, airy and connected to the balcony -- is off to the right of the foyer, as is the main bedroom's en suite bathroom (with attendant jacuzzi) and huge walk-in closet that will serve as my office in a pinch. To the left of the foyer is what I'm calling the guest wing -- two bedrooms, both large and with walk-in closets, a hall closet for jackets and such, and a second bathroom with shower stall instead of tub. Continue through the foyer, and you're in the living-dining room. A cathedral ceiling vaults over you, and a bay window is directly in front of you, defining the dining space. The living room itself is lined with windows on two sides, and has a wood-burning fireplace. Off to the right of this is the kitchen, a largish space with good storage, a separate pantry and room for a breakfast table. The kitchen also joins onto the balcony, which has additional storage space behind a lockable door. The color scheme is in warm neutrals -- sage carpeting, beige walls, sand tiles on the floors. A sprinkler system serves the entire apartment, and ceiling fans and smoke alarms are in all the bedrooms and living room. Think big. Think airy and light. Think echoing. Now think of me sitting here, grinning wearily in the glow of a torchiere lamp. Oh, yeah. So if you'll excuse me, I do believe there's a jacuzzi with my name on it. . .
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