Reflection and Relaxation

Today we woke up early and headed to the apartment to finish cleaning it out and return the keys. So bitter-sweet. Excited to get rid of the apartment as it's one less thing hanging over our heads, but super sad to leave North Tract Lofts. I actually got a little teary-eyed seeing the place completely empty. 3 years and 3 different apartments later, I'm finally saying goodbye to North Tract Lofts.

NTL was my first grown-up living situation. It was the first place that was really mine. The first place I bought my first bed, had my first christmas tree and adopted my Lucy Lou. I really felt like part of my fun-young life died when we turned in that key yesterday. It was the perfect apartment complex for entertaining in the lounges and bbq-ing in the summertime in the courtyards. Goodtimes were certainly had from pre-gaming Nationals games and country concerts to poker nights and 25th surprise birthday parties. 

I think I'm also pretty attached to NTL because my first year there was coincidently the most miserably confusing yet enlightening year of my life thus far. A lot of who I am right now is a result of that one year.

T.Swift says it so.very.perfect in 22 (i love love love this song with every part of my being):

"We're happy free confused and lonely at the same time
It's miserable and magical oh yeah
Tonight's the night when we forget about the deadlines, it's time
I don't know about you but i'm feeling 22
...
Everything will be alright if we just keep dancing like we're 22." 

After returning the key we headed out to a lunch just the two of us. I always say that we're going to try to do a date night [[just us]] once a month and it never happens. I don't think we've done that for two months consecutively since we've known each other. Anyways, I deemed today a Sketchy&Nalini day. We had lunch at Mehak's Indian Restaurant in DC. It was actually really tastey and I was surprised with the portions.

My lamb and spinach dish and sketchy's cilantro chicken curry dish. The Garlic Naan there was actually the best I've ever had -- and that means something because I don't like naan at all! 

Yesterday I realized that we have not spent any weekend day at home just enjoying the fact that we have a home.  I know. Ridiculous. But I guess not surprising. We have seriously had a very social month. I feel we have been out to dinner with someone every wknight and have hung out with folks for one reason or another every weekend. 

The first saturday we were in the house was moving day and Kerry spent the night. We went out to U Street. 

The second saturday we were in the house was Goodbye Foggy Bottom Bar Crawl. 

The third Saturday we were in the house was last week when we had everyone over for game night and to spend the weekend.

Finally. Today we're sitting on the couch and just watching TV. Sometimes a quiet night can fix everything in the world. Sometimes, you just want life to slow down and enjoy a minute for yourself. Tonight seems to be just that kind of night and I'm loving it so much! We had plans to go out to Central for date night, but I don't think either of us wants to go anywhere. 

Hope everyone's having exactly the kind of Saturday night they want to be having. Also, I hope people are better than me at paying attention to making sure you have nights for yourself. They really make all the difference!