As she traded her bedroom in Brooklyn for a spacious third-floor Hoboken walkup, Karl officially became the first-ever New Jersey resident in the O'Connell/Wassner clan. She has embraced the Garden State--and a charming 2-bedroom on bustling Washington Street--with open (and toned, thanks to carrying armloads of boxes) arms. This weekend was dedicated to her move, which included a trip out to Ramsey Route 17 train station parking garage to pickup the X in its new home. The garage is conveniently located next to a Marshalls--a dangerous thing for the two of us who were extremely deprived from discount shopping (even when there are sales here in NYC, it's just not the same as my favorite bargain basements!). After spending two hours and many dollars in Marshalls, we departed for Brookyln with a carload of home goods (plus shoes for me!) for our respective apartments. We met Bubba and Daniel, down from Connecticut, and in the gorgeous afternoon sunlight proceeded to pack up our cars with Karl's stuff, before driving back to Hoboken. We were then met by Liz, who drove up from DC, and Patty, herslef a Hoboken resident, who came to pitch in.
Following the move, we all walked to Margherita's, a fabulous Italian restaurant on Washington Street. Then Karl and Liz came back to Christopher Street for a sleepover (I'm lonely without Mark!). We were all passed out by 11:30. Moving is exhausting--and I had to race in the morning.
Pics of the day are below.
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