VISAS

It’s real! They’re here! There’s no turning back! Thank God.

Tomorrow we’re off to the RMV to gift our car to a friend to babysit for the year; then to buy Duck a new laptop; then wedding dress shopping with another friend (yes, Duck will get to go; yes, he’s thrilled; yes, he will beg to hang out with her dog – our goddog – after).

And then? Back to our warren of boxes, aka our apartment. We made room in the basement storage unit the other day, pulling out empty boxes (bye-bye, stand mixer), adding full ones, and rearranging everything to maximize space. I gave Duck the challenge of cooking only from the pantry and fridge for dinner, and he did it! He would do quite well on those cooking shows where you have to use octopus in all your dishes – or in our case, half a jar of sundried tomatoes and the rest of the flour and walnuts. We made pasta with steamed carrots and spinach, plus carrot bread (Duck’s idea) and ravioli with roasted potatoes and brussels sprouts.