Settling In

Well, it's been a couple of weeks now that we have been off the boat and living in our tiny apartment. Surprisingly, we're very OK with it! I guess it was time.

We have been rediscovering downtown Cortland, which really hasn't changed a whole lot since I was a student here. Same bars, different names. We can (and do) walk downtown & to the Hollywood restaurant! Even the laundromat (yeah, I know, pain in the butt) we use has been in the same place (probably with the same machines) for as long as I can remember.

We have become card-carrying members of the Cortland Free Library, and have joined a gym. The gym is in a sports facility (that's new) that has an indoor soccer field and an ice rink for hockey and public skating- so there's a lot of activity in the place- which is nice.

We thought we would miss the train whistle as it ran up along the lake- but there is a train that goes through Cortland and we can hear its whistle here in the apartment. There are churchbells too on the hour like we used to hear in Groton, so we are doing quite well.

Tom is very busy trying to finish off the renovations to the rental property out back. It is amazing how much better that house looks now. He has done a super, super job! Hopefully the new tenants will appreciate it!

I have been running errands on my bike- I went today to buy a few groceries and then I went to the hardware store for Tom. We are excited that we can actually go places without using a car!

We're looking forward to more good things this fall.