New Digs

So, our lease expires at the end of next month and if we don't move, we're stuck in this place for another year. It took us several tries to find a place we liked the last time and we moved into our current apartment on Oct. 15 and by Nov. 15, we weren't happy and knew it wouldn't be a longtime situation. Things that weren't revealed to us before we moved became obvious and it was clear that this was not the home for us.

Mike has been looking at prices, neighborhoods etc. since December. Maybe that's why this time things seemed to go so smoothly. We looked at a few different places and found a couple of places that we really, really liked. And, this morning at 9 AM, we signed a new lease to live here.

I know. It's just an ordinary building. (The inside of the apartment is much nicer, I promise.)We switched from a three flat house to a small 17 unit building. It was not a switch I was eager to make - I like the smaller buildings we've lived in. On the other hand, we do have a super on call 24 hours a day now and we met a few of our future neighbors who seem very nice. But what sold us on this apartment, you ask? Well - a couple of things. The neighborhoods great. The Red Line is a block and a half away. There's a cheap movie theater and a used book store half a block away. Oh, yeah...and there's this.

This is at the end of our street, at the end of our block. We're sandwiched inbetween two parks and five houses away from the beach. Literally less than half a block. Can't wait for Big Boy JO-ey, Handsome Alex and Caleb to visit next year! Who needs a pool?