Excitement of all kinds!

[bee_york]

Wow wow wow...where do I begin?!
I'm all moved out and currently sitting on a love-seat in our new closet of an apartment in downtown Montreal. The apartment is so tiny that I don't think I'll ever be able to have more than 1 friend over at a time, cross my heart. That is NOT an exaggeration! But location-wise, it makes it all so worth it. I can't even begin to describe what it feels like to live downtown. I've been wanting this since I was a little kid. I'm stoked. I'm amazed. I'm in awe. I'm giddy. I'm also exhausted.
Moving took alllll damn day yesterday...well the movers only took 4.5 hours, but I'm including the time it took to do some last-minute packing and cleaning and all the moving of stuff we did on our own. And we did this all whilst being hung-over as hell. Why we were hungover is another story for another post. But omg.
Also, not only have we moved from a fairly large apartment to an extremely small one, but we moved from a 4 1/2 to what's basically a 2 1/2. We got rid of a ton of stuff and are even currently storing stuff at Mike's parents' place (with a couple of things at my parents' place). Nonetheless, there is still barely any room for even *half* of it. We have 2 closets (one of them an extremely large closet) filled to the absolute brim with boxes. We started unpacking and then Mike went to work--luckily he only started at 4 today. I continued unpacking a bit myself and then stopped to go online for a bit as a very sudden and very intense wave of exhaustion just hit me. After everything I've gone through in the past 2 days, even nearly 12 hours of sleep was nowhere near enough! Luckily I don't go back to work til Wednesday, eh?

Anyway. This location BLOWS MY MIND. I can't even begin to describe it. After we woke up this afternoon, we walked down the street for a bite to eat and a coffee. A 2-minute walk down our street means hitting SHERBROOKE. Another 3 minutes brings us to DE MAISONNEUVE. It...it's undescribable. (For the non-Montrealers reading this: these are MAJOR downtown streets I'm naming here, hence my utter excitement, lol!) Also, where did we go? QUIZNO'S AND STARBUCKS. OMFG OMFG OMFGGGGGG
For those who don't know this about me already, I am absolutely HOOKED and IN LOVE with Quizno's and Starbucks, and neither of those things exist in Verdun. Now not only are they in my neighbourhood, but they're a 5-minute walk away from me! I AM SO SO SO SO SO HAPPY ABOUT THIS. I was literally jumping up and down when we walked there this afternoon. OMG. SUCH LOVE. Such loooooooooooooooooooooooove.
I would head over to Starbucks AGAIN right now and get a crazy chocolatey cherry latte-tastic cocktail of awesomeness, but Mike's at work right now and we haven't yet made copies of the keys so I'm kind of a prisoner in here until Mike gets home from work later tonight, lol. Now if only I could get the TV to work...!

Comments

[leftof-thedial.livejournal.com]

I used to work at that Starbucks!
Get a sammie from Quiznos. Vegetarian with guacamole. So GOOD.

I miss that location.

Try an iced mocha with 1 pump of vanilla! If you want drink suggestions just ask me. I'm a barista :D

[anzasama.livejournal.com]

You can ask me too! Though I'm an ex-Sbux barista, so I'm sure there are more drinks now than when I was there.

And that's awesome about your new place! Well, the location, not so much the size. Hahaha. CHEERS TO THAT! Btw, I just remembered that we 'cheers-ed' like, 50 times on Friday night, bwahahaha!

[rilms.livejournal.com]

Yay for new place!!! I hope all goes well with your short stay!

[sourdick.livejournal.com]

I never worked for Starbucks. Sorry.

[dzuunmod.livejournal.com]

Awesome.

[oo-maya-oo.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you love your new neighbourhood! We'll definitely have to go to Starbuck's together. I love it so. The Second Cup on St.Laurent is pretty awesome too.

What a night Friday was! I drank my entire bottle of wine! The hangover wasn't so bad, just had occasional dizzy spells but ate a huge breakfast at Chez Cora. You know...the Chez Cora NEAR YOUR PLACE?! Ahhh...I'm so happy you're close to me! :D

Oh and if I had known, I would have brought you a drink tonight! I went to Indigo to buy books after visiting my grandma at the Royal Vic!

[grimmwire.livejournal.com]

Howdy, neighbours!

Sounds like you're just a few blocks from me -- I'm near Cote-des-Neiges and Sherbrooke. I've lived in this 'hood for 21 years, and see no reason to move elsewhere. There used to be a lot more independent bookshops, and the Faubourg Ste-Catherine has been badly fracked up by its owners, but otherwise it gets better all the time around here.

[placidian.livejournal.com]

Nice!! Now that you have convenient Starbucks, your first investment for the new place should be an espresso machine :D (or take a 2nd job, lol)

[smoke-rising.livejournal.com]

The Chez Cora on Parc? Oh, I've dispelled MANY a hangover there!

[urbangeo.livejournal.com]

The apartment is so tiny that I don't think I'll ever be able to have more than 1 friend over at a time, cross my heart. That is NOT an exaggeration!

Is that going to be a problem for the Lost party? There's more than 3 people confirmed now.

Your location though is great. You probably won't be spending much time inside the apartment anyway during the summer so it won't be too bad.

[stirling-b.livejournal.com]

Can you believe that I have never visited a Starbucks? I prefer to grind and brew my own coffee.

However, I have fond memories of two vanished restaurants on de Maisonneuve, Ben's and le Carafon. Ben's of course was famous as being the best Jewish deli in Canada. Le Carafon was a local French restaurant with fabulous food and friendly, efficient service.

[bee-york.livejournal.com]

VEGGIE WITH GUACAMOLE OWNS EVERYTHING. It's been my favourite sub for over 5 years now, lol. I am never *not* in the mood for it! XD

Are you still at the Starbucks on Guy? I gotta stop by sometime when you're working. :)

[bee-york.livejournal.com]

Did they have the cherry mocha while you worked there, or is that relatively new? I saw an ad for it a couple of months ago and got really giddy, 'cuz I had never heard of it before. I STILL haven't tried it yet, and I gotta!

And LMAO @ our cheers to everything on Friday. Omg I think that's the first time I got TRULY drunk with you. SUCH GOOD TIMES. <3 <3 <3

[bee-york.livejournal.com]

Thank you!!! :) Again, it was GREAT seeing you on Friday. :D

[bee-york.livejournal.com]

YES YOU DID. Just because you don't remember it ever happening and I've never actually met you doesn't mean I know less about your life than you do!

[bee-york.livejournal.com]

It is indeed! :)

[bee-york.livejournal.com]

I also drank an entire bottle of wine, and I can't believe I did that. Wtf, I'm not 21 anymore! XD

AND YES! Starbucks dates *together*. Yay-hay-hayyyyyy!!! <3 <3 <3

[bee-york.livejournal.com]

Hey yeah, you're not far away at all! :D

Faubourg is a weird place, eh? We actually applied for a loft across the street from it that we just fell in love with (but someone beat us to the punch as they were willing to buy the furniture, and we weren't!). The Faubourg is kind of creepy and kind of cool at the same time. It's hard to explain. It's gotten even weirder since Concordia half took it over.

[bee-york.livejournal.com]

We already have an espresso machine, luckily! (Mike's parents gave us one a few months ago). It's a bitch to clean though, so we don't use it that often. ;)

[bee-york.livejournal.com]

Heya! I'm actually trying to fix the whole party (well, GATHERING) situation. I'm working on that, and I'm going to PM you (and everyone else) about the gathering as soon as I figure out/fix up what's going on.

[bee-york.livejournal.com]

I remember Ben's! I don't know what Le Carafon is though.

You've never been to a Starbucks before?! BLASPHEMY. Well, I like Second Cup a lot, too. It's difficult to choose between them; there's pros and cons to both of them. But it's not the plain coffee I care about though, it's their crazy mixed drinks. Lattes with cinnamon and chocolate and mint or caramel and the black cherry lattes and the syrups and the sprinkles and the etc. I LIVE FOR THESE THINGS. ;)

[sourdick.livejournal.com]

I worked for Canadian Tire. Is there a Canadian Tire near your place? I dont think so.

[sourdick.livejournal.com]

Second Cup burns their coffee. Thats gross. You are gross.

[bee-york.livejournal.com]

There are 234 Canadian Tires within 3 blocks of my place, actually!

[bee-york.livejournal.com]

Ew, which Second Cup do you go to where they burn their coffee? :/

[sourdick.livejournal.com]

Store # 234 is the code for the Dollard Des Ormeaux location. True facts!

[sourdick.livejournal.com]

ALL Second Cup's burn their coffee. You can taste it. Its gross. It makes my stomach hurt (literally). :(

[bee-york.livejournal.com]

You know, it's funny, now that you say that, I remember my mom telling me the EXACT same thing. I honestly don't notice it! HOWEVER, something I *have* noticed--I am much more likely to get an upset stomach from Second Cup (their espresso, at least) than Starbucks. I used to work there (at Second Cup) and used to get REALLY upset stomachs from the mochas. But I hardly ever get sick from Starbucks. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

When it comes to just *regular* coffee though, Tim Hortons and Dunkin Donuts rule them all (but not as much as McDonalds does).

[bee-york.livejournal.com]

Hahaha that's kind of hilarious, actually. :D