Growing up

So I moved into this great apartment, but I had one small problem. I have very little furniture. I had some stuff when I was living in Phoenix, but when I moved up here, I sold my couch and other larger items. When I was living on Castro Street, I had a place that was barely big enough for my clothes and my bed, much less anything bigger.

So on Tuesday, I hit the furniture stores SOMA and found some cool stuff. My new flat is a big open space type deal, so I need some bigger pieces. I found a very cool sectional at a decent price in a lighter brown color. I also found a leather chair that has a hidden recliner that's very interesting. Finally, I had seen a large Spanish style table several months ago, but I wasn't ready to seriously consider furniture yet. (I hadn't moved and didn't want to deal with details.) I came back to the store and it was still there and now heavily marked down because it's too big for most places in San Francisco! Score for me. It's a very unique piece and I'm really stoked about it. I'm looking forward to having many a dinner party on the table. It's very mission style meets Asian, big, solid, bulky. I like it. The only problem is, I'm not going to be able to move into a smaller place now because there will be NO room for this table anywhere.

Yesterday, I dragged the boy out because I wanted a second opinion. To his credit, he told me that I had impeccable taste and that he liked what I'd chosen. That's my smart man. Flattery gets you everywhere with me. So I put the nice dent in the credit cards and am signing up for some extra overtime today to pay for the splurge. It's funny, but I feel like I'm finally an adult. I have a job that's paying me a decent salary, I have good benefits, I have a wonderful boyfriend, and I want to get a dog. I could not have imagined this whole scenario even six months ago. It's all a little crazy, but I'm basking in the joy and trying to not to ask too many questions right now.

The boy and I ate at Firewood Cafe, then grabbed some coffee and had some nice one on one time. We then went to see Who Killed the Electric Car? I found it entertaining, the boy fell asleep 15 minutes in.

To put a cherry on top of the sundae, the heat wave broke here and the fog rolled in last night. It's probably 65 degrees in San Francisco today. It could not be more perfect weather right now.

Cuidate everybody.