becoming home

it's been two weeks since we moved to the new place, and i still find everything to feel very new. i'm definitely establishing a routine in this house, but i haven't yet gotten to the point where i take it for granted. i still notice the flow from one room to another; i still think about where things should go and how each room looks. however i think this transitional stage is a really nice one, in which taher and i appreciate the space so much more than we ever will again. and pretty soon we'll just take it for granted that this is our home, and stop noticing it.

in the meantime, the people we know are definitely helping us make this place a home. taher threw me a surprise bday party last night, and put a lot of work into making everything go perfectly. and having our friends and family sitting on every surface and in every corner, having familiar faces fill all the spaces of this house at one time, was a wonderful feeling.

i know why they call them housewarming parties now. certainly, the house took on a new level of home to me, having people fill it like that. the very day we moved in, we had friends over, and even that night i felt like this could be home much more quickly if people kept filling it like this. last night was an extension of that feeling.

thanks, everyone, for coming over. thanks, taher, for pretty much everything :) and hey, everyone, drop in anytime!