The Homelife

It has been two weeks since we've been back on the East Coast, and home has never felt better. Being in new places, learning new things, and meeting new people is always great. But it's so nice to be somewhere familiar with people you love, and places you dearly miss. It's warm and inviting.
It's home.
A place so familiar can easily get stale and suffocating, but right now, it's lovely... like getting back into a hot tub after cooling down in the open air.

It seems we got back just in time for a freak October snowstorm, which gave us a generous five day serving of no power. But we went sledding in the thick of it, and it was awesome! We made a train of six saucer sleds and went SUPER-UBER-FAST!!! Good times.

Arlo and I start work this Wednesday at the Amazon warehouse near Allentown, PA. We were lucky enough to snag the same shift and department so we can carpool. Hopefully, we'll also be lucky enough to not kill each other after weeks and weeks of being together at work and home 24/7! Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
But it's nice because we're going to be making about $3.50 more per hour than we were in Portland, plus lots of OT. I'm just not so sure about this night shift thing... We'll be working 7pm-5:30am. Ehhh

Last night, Arlo, Fia, Steve, and I ate at Back & Blue on Walnut St. I was excited to hear the previous tenant restaurant had gone under, as it was a front for drug dealing/money laundering. Not to mention the place was drab and the food just wasn't that good. Whoever had fixed the place up did so with good taste (in decor and food!... AND BEER!!!). When we arrived, the joint was alive with a jabbering Saturday night crowd. The decor, menu, and dress of the waitstaff reflected the recent Halloween holiday, which added to the fun! We waited a few short minutes for a table, which gave us the perfect opportunity to stare at their large chalk board of draft beer selections. I was excited to see a little bit of everything up there, and slightly disappointed my alcohol tolerance wouldn't allow me to sample them all. They know how to get you to come back! I ordered the Black & Blue Burger, which was a half pound of red, meaty joy on a bun. It was easily the best burger I've had in at least a year. The "pommes frights" (Belgian-style frites) were a great compliment, and easily stand on their own as something I would return for. There was nothing I didn't like about the place. With so many reasons to come back, I doubt my next visit is more than a week away!