Meeting the Neighbors

I got a wok yesterday! A totally free, nice sized wok! And since I'm sure you're really curious to know how, I'll tell you the story....

Yesterday, I went to the grocery store to buy cake ingredients. It was Lee's birthday, and he wanted carrot cake, so his extremely kind friends from OU made it for him. Anyway, I got back from the grocery store, and I left my apartment door open. It opens into a hallway, and I was only going to be inside for a few minutes to put away my groceries before going upstairs to Emily's for dinner. As I set down my things and took off my coat, a guy and girl who had been talking in the hallway came down to my door. They told me about a party this Friday, which I had seen flyers for but couldn't read because they were in Danish. Then, as I put my coat back on to go upstairs, the girl who lives next door to me stopped by. We'd never met before, but she was so amazingly nice. She said she'd be moving out in two days, and was just throwing a lot of things away. She asked if I wanted the wok and pot she taking to the trash, and I eagerly accepted. I offered to pay her something for them, but she refused. And then she tried to take the pot back to wash, because it was dusty! She gave me kitchen supplies, and then tried to wash them for me!

I bought flowers today. Three little pots for about $4! They make the room so happy; I hope I don't kill them. I also rearranged my stuff today. I've been feeling the need to move things around since I got here. The arrangement wasn't bad or inconvenient or anything before. I guess I just needed to do it to make the place my own. I also made a cool collage on my wall with free postcards from around the city. It looks kind of artsy, but in my organized, obsessive-compulsive way. I put up a couple pictures and a few posters, too. I just felt motivated today! It was such a beautiful day! The sun shone all day long, and it wasn't too cold, and the wind wasn't too bad. It was so good to be outside, that even after I came in and started working on my apartment, I opened the window to let the air in and the blinds to let the light in. This place is really becoming my own; I'm finding my groove.