Friday, July 25, 2008

Goodbye Charlottesville 2008

We got engaged last November but had some engagement photos* taken this week. It's a good time because it's close to our 2-year dating anniversary and it's a good way to say goodbye to Charlottesville. We're moving to Brooklyn at the end of the month!

UVA Main Grounds 2008
On UVA Main Grounds

UVA Rotunda 2008
In front of the Rotunda

UVA Rotunda
In front of the rotunda

UVA Main Grounds
In front of the Colonnades

UVA Main Grounds 2008
Laughing together

Charlottesville Downtown Mall
Downtown Charlottesville

Charlottesville Downtown Mall
Downtown Charlottesville

Charlottesville Mudhouse Coffee
At Mudhouse Cafe on the Downtown Mall

Charlottesville Mudhouse Coffee
 
Almost exactly where we met two years ago in front of Mudhouse Cafe

*All photos copyright Marty Moore.

Friday, July 11, 2008

Brooklyn Apartment 2008

Hello! I graduated law school in Virginia in May, and I'm studying for the New York bar exam right now, and after I take the exam, my fiancé Kevin and I are moving to Brooklyn! Kevin scouted out apartments with and near his friend Jon in Brooklyn and thought this was the best one. This weekend we went to see the apartment and sign the lease.

Moving to Brooklyn 2008
Our apartment building on Baltic Avenue

Moving to Brooklyn
Our door at the end of the hallway.

The apartment is L-shaped. You come in through the kitchen and then there's a long hallway to the living room. In the long hallway is the bathroom. Then the living room goes to the right-hand side. Behind it is the one bedroom. And that's it!

Moving to Brooklyn
You come in through the kitchen

Moving to Brooklyn
There's a long hallway with the bathroom to the right

Moving to Brooklyn
Tiny bathroom with extra-tall shower behind the door

Moving to Brooklyn
The living room is a rectangle with the long direction to the right;
The room you see peeking through is the bedroom

Moving to Brooklyn
Other side of living room

Moving to Brooklyn 2008
Kevin in the living room window since we don't have extra chairs

Moving to Brooklyn
View out the living room window

Moving to Brooklyn
Bedroom

Moving to Brooklyn
Other side of the bedroom, Kevin is in living room

The larger bedroom window goes out to a fire escape with a nice little green Brooklyn view. Jon visited and Kevin and Jon had beers on the fire escape.

Moving to Brooklyn 2008
Stuck outside. And the beers are inside!
And I'm taking pictures instead of helping!


Moving to Brooklyn
Kevin on the fire escape

Moving to Brooklyn
We found a note in the brick wall in the bedroom

Moving to Brooklyn
Note we found in the wall- no idea!

Moving to Brooklyn
Temporary desk and bed set up in the bedroom 

Studying for the Bar
Studying for Bar even here