Pardon the Interim

Two weeks ago, on Thursday the 21st, we were told by our landlady that the house we were renting from her was sold and that we had 30 days to move out. This came somewhat as a shock, even though the house had been on the market for a while and people had come by to look at it (though not many stayed for long). Frankly, I would never buy that house, and I think anyone who does will regret. It was great to rent for $300/month, but it had too many problems to ever come out on top with it. It's not a fixer-upper, it's a do-over.

So, we moved kind of fast after that. On Friday we went around and looked a bagillion apartments and townhouses and finally fell in love with the last one we looked at, The Cliffs. We signed the lease on Monday and booked the Cliffs's moving van (if you're moving from Fayetteville to Fayetteville, you can use their van for free, which is pretty sweet) for Thursday. That week we moved pretty much everyday, though the bulk of it obviously came on Thursday and then over the weekend as we unpacked everything. By Monday we had everything in its place, and to celebrate we had my dad and step-mom over to play games. We can actually invite people over to entertain. Amazing.

Here are the advantages of our new place:
It's aweful shiny.
It has (and our old place did not): a dishwasher, a garbage disposal, central blessed heating and air, walk-in closets (two of them), a game closet(!), and lastly: doors.
Yes, I meant doors. Our last place, strangely enough, was arranged in such a way that only the bathroom had a door. And you had to nudge the water heater out of the way to shut that door. We're talking ghet-to.
It also has a sweet amenities package that includes access to a workout space, a pool, a sauna, a hot tub, and their business center that has a couple of computers and a copier and fax machine. We can also get a free massage from the on-site masseuse once a week. Heavenly.

Of course, the con is that it costs more, and currently I only have a part-time job, so that may turn out to be a problem. But right now, I'm basking in my airconditioned, door-enclosed, large-enough-to-hold-all-of-my-books office, and I say whatever. I like it here.