Relocation Management Specialist

We've been back in Boston for almost six weeks now. I can honestly say we have been busy ever since our arrival into Logan Airport! Jeremy started back to work almost immediately (he had a day to rest!) and I've been looking for a job and what I like to call, employed as the Ciaccia's Relocation Manager, getting our life in Boston into order.

We spent our first week living with Jeremy's parents. They were so kind to let us stay with them, as they are renovating their house and don't even have their own bedroom to sleep in! That weekend we went off camping for Memorial Day. This year was the crew's 40th anniversary of camping together. Amazing! (Obviously some of us weren't alive back then.)

Here we are with our shirts from the event:

Here we are, taking Avery, JJ, and Will to the playground. They loved it there!

Our next two weeks were spent living in a hotel about a ten minute walk from our condo. The hotel, The Courtyard Marriott Copley, was great! The staff was very friendly and knew us by our first names almost immediately. They provided us with a fridge for groceries and there were always fresh chocolate chip cookies in the lobby at 4pm. Unfortunately for Jeremy, now that we are in our place, I haven't provided him with freshly baked goods.

We moved back into our condo the second week of June and it certainly is good to be home! We decided before moving in that we wanted hard wood floors throughout our condo, so we hired someone to rip up the bedroom carpet and fix up the rest of the floors. We are so happy with our decision as the place feels a bit new again! We also decided to repaint all of the walls and trim. If you've been to our place before, the colors are very similar, but a bit warmer and relaxing. The task took me almost two weeks but I had the help of Jeremy's dad and Jeremy when he was able to get home from work early. Some other minor upgrades: My mom helped us to pick out drapes for the bedroom and our friends Brian and Jaynie gave us a slip cover that they never used. So our gross white couch is now beige and not an eye sore!

The kitchen gadgets were the first thing I wanted to unpack and I've been busy refining my culinary skills in my free time. I've been looking for budget friendly recipes as money doesn't flow freely these days, but it been fun trying new things! One of our favorites so far was Spinach Pesto and Pasta.

Jeremy celebrated his 31st birthday yesterday. (HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEREMY!) I wanted to treat him to blueberry pancakes for breakfast. I was so excited that I even dreampt about pancakes. I got up and got working only to fail miserably! With tears running down my face, Jeremy ate pancake scraps that I was able to pull from the pan and eggs. He was a good sport! On Sunday he'll enjoy a belated birthday dinner of meatballs (his favorite!), so hopefully I will redeem myself in the kitchen!

Well, that's it for now. Time to prep the house for some last minute drinks for the birthday boy. Check back soon as we'll update regularly with our adventures - even though they might only be as exciting as making ice cream - no more bungee jumping or helicoptor rides over glaciers for us for a while. And yes, I am actively looking for a job as an internal recruiter - if you know anyone who is looking for a recruiter, please let me know!