The countdown to our moving date has begun. Three weeks to go before we pick up our rental truck and begin hauling our belongings from one side of the city to the other. Three weeks to enjoy the little things I'll miss about our current place. Three things in particular:
1.
Bubba loves to look and "boof" at the people strolling along the streets below us (I think it makes him feel like a little police dog). Sometimes he gets carried away with said "boofing" and turns his people-watching into a full-on bark fest, but usually this is a leisurely (and relatively quiet) morning activity.
(I doubt we'll be able to creep on our neighbors as easily while being situated on the first floor of a house.)
2.
Having a dishwasher.
I think Bubba will miss it just as much as I will... maybe more.
3.
Being only a ten-minute walk to Ravi Soups.
This is my favorite restaurant in Toronto. Their Curried Apricot & Red Lentil Soup has become a Saturday afternoon ritual for us.
So. Good.
(This man really doesn't enjoy having his picture taken before meals.)
Ravi's is going to be a long subway-ride away from our new place, making it an unlikely ritual for future Saturdays. This makes me kind of sad (even though our bank account only stands to gain from this prospect).
There are a lot of things I'm going to miss about our current apartment and 'hood. There are a lot of things I won't miss. For now, I'm loving our last few weeks of being here and enjoying the great things that come with living downtown...
...while simultaneously hating the obnoxious Jersey Shore-like crowds that come out of the woodwork every Friday and Saturday night, giving tangible meaning to the phrase: "There goes the neighborhood!"
There. That's the reason we're moving. (We're getting old and we can't stand the sound of people having too much fun.)
7 comments:
HA. Ken's expression in the restaurant photo is so great. Wonder how he'll transition from people watching to raccoon watching!? The loss of the dishwasher will be tragic BUT it'll be just like you're back in Korea! That soup looks AMAZING.
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Yumm! What's in those huge wrap thingies next to your soup?
Ken always has the curried lamb wrap and I always have the oven roasted veggies wrap. Deeeelicious.
ha! people who don't like the sound of other people having fun.. sounds like us. Except when it's us having the fun. :) I know what you mean.
No dishwasher?!
Nope, no dishwasher. I don't even know if I remember HOW to wash dishes by hand!
And we, too, turn a deaf ear to the sound of fun so long as it's coming from us. Ha!
Such a cute dog! x
what about his? http://www.blogto.com/restaurants/ravi-soups-dundas-west-toronto
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