We got our keys in Tuesday night. The apartment for the most part was perfect, but there were some definite fixes needed. Our leasing agent has been amazing throughout the whole process, but there was just no way for her to foresee any of it. We have gotten to know the maintenance manager very well, and he really is doing an amazing job of taking care of us! I feel so bad when I see him bend over because part of the reason the problems in our apartment were there in the first place is because he was out of commission due to having a total knee replacement. Working on an ortho floor, and seeing his fresh scar on his knee, I felt so bad as he bent down to fix our laundry closet door. But, I definitely feel like everything will be fixed, and thankfully it's nothing that can't be fixed. I think the nurse in me is making me flip about things most people probably wouldn't care about. Luckily, the maintenance manager's wife is a nurse, too, so he totally understood my feelings.
We have been moving stuff over little by little, and cleaned all of our dishes and pots and pans that have been in hiding for the last 2 years. Our kitchen is all ready pretty much, and it's really looking great! Our dining table is too small for the space, and has apparently gotten some abuse over the last two years, so we are going to have to replace it once I can decide what I want. But it will do for now, and I can get a table cloth to cover the damage.
We have been working like such a team to get things ready, and it feels good that in a situation that is stressful and can easily ignite arguments, we've just been trucking along together as the great team that we are. I couldn't have a better husband than I have in Mike.
So we have some random stuff and all the daily stuff we use that we can't pack until tomorrow. We are going to try to move as much as we can into the garage so that the movers have an easy time here at the house, since they will have quite the climb at our place since we are on the 3rd floor. I really hope we can get done under the 2.5 hour minimum.
We are sore, nauseous from all the take out we've been eating out of convenience (gag), but we are so excited that this is really happening! And I keep finding myself forgetting about all of the storage space we have, like reminding myself we have a 2nd bedroom with a closet in it that is completely ours!! :) It's a nice problem to have, lol.
We took the mom-in-law out for her birthday yesterday since dad-in-law was working late, and then took her over to see the new place. It felt good to have her reassure us about the things that need to be addressed, it helped us get back into excitement mode.
We have already met some of our neighbors, and so far they seem to be close to our age, and friendly. However, we have heard absolutely no noise from inside our apartment. Which is a huge relief. We heard everything in our last apartment, and I'm so happy to see that we don't seem to have to worry about that here. I'm sure getting an apartment on the top floor helps, which makes the climb up the stairs not seem so bad. And the view from our windows is awesome. And our patio has lots of privacy, and the way the buildings are built, our neighbors can't look over and wave at us, lol.
Work in the morning, and then the final stretch of getting ready begins!! I just feel so blessed for the great things in our life!!
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