What's New?

Sorry I haven't posted for a while, but the past few days have been quite busy, and very little has changed with the house. I'll try to get caught up...

Thursday the landscapers put some finishing touches on the patio by making sure it was perfectly flat and installing some kind of edging around it to hold it in place. They also weeded the back yard and disposed of all the transplanted shrubs that didn't survive the move.
In front, they filled in the middle of the runners with rocks and added topsoil and grass seed on the edges to make the driveway level with the ground.
They also reseeded the back yard and covered it with hay to keep the seed wet and protect them from birds. I'm not sure how effective that was, because our yard looked like a Hitchcock movie all weekend -- there were so many birds feasting on grass seed! Fortunately, we also got a lot of rain, so that should help encourage the remaining seeds to germinate and grow us some grass.
The big thrill for me was finally being able to park in my driveway again! And there was plenty of room for our friends to park behind us, which made it easier for them to get the kids in and out of the car.
Friday evening we all attended a pre-wedding picnic at a park in Chevy Chase, MD. We had tasty Indian food and were treated to a Bhangra dance lesson by a friend of the bride's. Ironically, the woman teaching the lesson was African American, while the majority of the people learning were Indian.

The wedding was on Saturday at Meridian Hill Park in DC. It was a bit humid, but otherwise a beautiful day for an outdoor wedding. Here's a photo of Josh and me all decked out in our Indian party clothes.
We had a good time at the wedding, but we were so exhausted afterwards that we ended up taking a two-hour nap when we got home (it was an afternoon wedding).

Today we had a bunch of friends come over to tour the house. It was a bit chaotic -- there were six kids, ages 1-4 -- but it was fun to see everyone and we got lots of positive feedback from our friends. We are planning to have a proper housewarming party at some point, but I think we'll need a little more time to settle in, and perhaps take a much-needed vacation, before we're ready to do that.

Coincidentally, Rob was at an Indian wedding this weekend too, but he's supposed to come by later this week to take care of a few more issues and give us our house manual. I'll keep you posted on any new developments.