Living in an apartment certainly has it's down side.  Noisy neighbors,  little privacy, no room for spasmodic solo dancing that I occasionally have the urge to break into.  But there are some good things too.  Very little house to clean, cozy, easy to close up (safe-like).  We are slowly getting it put together.  I still have pics to put up, curtains to buy, rugs and side tables.  I have to go through GP's grandmother's china next time we go to his parent's house and I need some nice pots and pans. Apart from that there is little to do as there is so little space to fill.  We hope to go to an area towards the mountains on Saturday.  It's known for it's furniture builders and in fact there are tons of fine carpentry shops and antique shops.  That night we are invited to a Canadian Thanksgiving.  Their holiday is a month before ours and they have invited a few families they've met through the school to celebrate with them.  I'm going to have GP's parents over here in November.  Friday night is dinner and poker with friends, Sunday is a walk-a-thon, BBQ, fundraiser for the school and another weekend has flown.  xxoo me