"Does syrup have sugar in it?" "Yes" "Then YES!"

We're in our new house! Hot buttered rum! It's really nice. There are, of course, boxes and junk lying everywhere, but we got the important things unpacked and put away, so that's good enough for now. We were extremely lucky that so many of J's family members and my Mom came over on Friday and helped us move. They were awesome. And it's just so nice in this neighborhood. It's so quiet and spacious. Haven't seen a single hooker either. Not one. Amazing. It's just so strange to live somewhere that seems so peaceful and hopeful. There's not that overriding interest in getting money out of the government or finding ways to steal somebody else's stuff. I grew up in the suburbs, but my three and a half years on the west side made me forget all that good stuff about it. And the mall...oh, how I missed the malls. I swear, even the squirrels in our new neighborhood seem fatter and happier. One of them actually smiled and waved at me from the fence in our backyard.