"settle in" - phrasal verb, to become familiar with somewhere new, such as a new house, job, or school, and to feel comfortable and happy there
Last night was our first in the new apartment in Rockville. After a bottle of wine, hummus, and some naan (no pita bread to be found), Becky and I slept well. Elise had a Frito boat (a recent favorite) and seemed to sleep really well too. I always find that a glass of wine in a new place seems to make it "home".
Becky and I went for a walk around the neighborhood in the morning and came across an event being set up in the Rockville town center. Starting at 2 pm there were 4 stages with continuous bands and the local restaurants were set up to provide small plate samples in exchange for tickets sold by the city.
We spent the morning and afternoon putting the "final" touches on the apartment setup (yes I got some coffee mugs!) and then headed down to the event. It was really nice. Very family oriented and some good bands too.
Since Elise's schedule has been pushed out several days we decided to take advantage of our proximity and plan to visit New York City starting tomorrow for a few days. Becky and Elise have wanted to go but I've never put it very high on my priority list - I always figured they'd go sometime as a girl's getaway. In any case we got some "last minute" hotel room rates and plan to do the big tourist things. We're staying in the Times Square area so we'll also probably try to see a show "on Broadway". I already told Becky that if she wanted to go to Phantom then she'd need to go with Elise or by herself. We'll see...
So it will be a new adventure tomorrow.
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