Heading back to Waltham in a great full car
So, after nearly two fulls days of nonstop cleaning and unpacking, Seth and I are finally making some progress getting re-settled in the old apartment in Waltham. We sublet the place and were welcomed home to a dirty apartment, which was a pleasant surprise. Actually, it could have been much worse, but when you have been traveling for over a year, the last thing you want to do when you finally come home is immediately begin sweeping balls of cat hair, scrubbing a moldy shower curtain, and re-washing scuzzy silverware.
The next thing you don't want to do is go into your storage area (in our case, a densely-packed walk-in closet) and pull out box after box of crap that you never knew you had and obviously did not miss. This is yet another lesson for why it is good to only keep those things that you really need and actually use. By now I am trained to have the urge to clear out as much stuff as possible ASAP because, according to the trend, I am sure we will be moving again soon... Finally, after being away, you really, really, don't want to go through storage and find mouse poos and pea spots EVERYWHERE, along with moths hiding in a storage tub full of food. While this is totally disgusting, I was slightly charmed to find the mouse nest cozily built inside one of my hiking shoes. At least it was no longer occupied.
The mouse nest in my boot was kinda sweet
It has been a little weird but nice to be back in Waltham, particularly since we have never returned to a town (or state) we moved away from. Of course it feels like we never left! All our neighbors are still around, and so far we have seen a couple of the old 'usuals' in Prospect Hill, as well as a few new joggers. It is so much the same that unfortunately the Dosa Factory across from Patel Brothers on Moody Street is still 'Coming Soon'. They started working on it about two years ago and it seems like not much progress has been made. I hope I can get my hands on some nice Indian desserts before we have to move again :P
With all this excitement moving back, we were sure to make a trip across town to pick up a new addition--we adopted an older female gerbil friend for Lorenzo. She is just a month or two older than Lorenzo (so she is near post-breeding age), but she has never had a litter before so she is believed to be infertile. Her name is Ariadne, but Arianna is the Italian form, so we might change it to match with our theme. :o) Unfortunately she is a nipper, so neither of us has been able to hold her, but hopefully with some patience she will warm up to us. For now she has to be in a split-cage with Lorenzo so they can get used to each other without fighting, but after a few days we can let them try to be together. Lorenzo is not pleased to be downgraded to a tiny little cage, but we still let him run free for a couple hours in the evening, and once he can move back into his palace with his new lady friend I think he will be much happier. *The idea behind adopting another (adult) gerbil was to have a companion for Lorenzo. Seth and I can't always play with him, and being naturally social critters, gerbils are happiest when they are in the company of other clan-mates. I hope Arianna works out!
10 gallon slit-cage. Ariana on the left, Lorenzo on the right.
Lorenzo was not a happy camper in his mini cage, but at least he is a little more calm now
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