Our New Home

[hollyking]

Saturday we were supposed to sign the paperwork and get the keys to our new apartment. It didn’t happen because the crew that was supposed to clean and paint didn’t, but I did get to see the apartment for myself. I like it. I like it a lot. hollyqueen has excellent taste! (She married me, didn’t she?)

The new plan is to go on Friday during lunch to sign the paperwork, walk through the place and note the problems and get the keys. There are several small things that need to be fixed. Things like a broken faceplate on an outlet and a sliding closet door that’s out of it’s track. The manager also agreed to swap the hinges on the refrigerator door. Some genius left them on the left so you can’t stand in front of the fridge while you open the door.

I’ll take some pictures and post them on Friday. I didn’t want to capture the orange wall and thank goodness I never saw the huge nose on the wall. There is a usable deck and I have permission to use a gas grill. We have a reserved parking space in the underground garage. The dining room has a garden window, so I’m going to try my hand and growing some herbs.

There are a lot of stores and services that are only a short walk away. Places like Philadelphia Fevre and Island Video. The Broadway Sunday Farmers Market is about a mile away. The City People’s Garden Store is less than a mile away.

The more I think about this place the more I like it. I’m still not fond of the process of moving but that’s a detail I’m willing to handle to live in a good place.