Not Wasting Any Time

Subtitle: And Labor Day makes it so everyone has mega deals on things

We have an apartment. Which still seems crazy that all this is happening in such a short period of time, but after the universe told us we weren't suppose to be in England, the universe is now pointing us in the Seattle direction hardcore.

So after sleeping for 12 hours straight, Jeff and I cracked our computers and started looking at apartments. And craigslist had a perfect one, so I made Jeff get up and we went and looked at it and it was disgustingly perfect.

Our checklist for an apartment is usually pretty short (and doesn't revolve around paint or counters or things like that), and this time was no exception:

Wants

• Ballard area - check
• flexible renting time - check (Jeff really wanted six months - we ended up with ten bc ten was cheaper than six for unknown reasons)
• 2 bedrooms (we really needed this since we both work from home) - check
• can see the tv from the kitchen (Jeff and I firmly believe in open concept because it sucks to be the one cooking or cleaning and not be a part of the group) - check
• dishwasher - check
• off street parking - check (and because of Labor Day, running a deal on it)
• close to bus lines - check (there are four running past here)

Perks

• washer/dryer - check (so freaking excited about this!)
• see-through drawers in the fridge (this doesn't seem like a big deal, but after living multiple places, I hate non-see-through drawers and I get overly excited if they are see-through and it's usually the first thing I notice about someone else's fridge) - check
• fancy kitchen faucet  - check (built-in sprayer!!)

Perks this place comes with that we didnt even know we wanted until this place had it

• ceiling fan - check (and it's not butt ugly)
• Basic Comcast package included - check (and we can easily bundle stuff on top of it)
• because of Labor Day, only a $99 deposit - check

Now we aren't going to lie, our Spokane brains had a little bit of heart attack when we signed papers for an apartment that costs 4 times as much as our last one, but the part of our brain that is moving towards being Seattle brains understands that's what it costs for what we want. We especially knew it was going to be spendy because of the need for a second bedroom, but we know that Jeff needs his work space and without it he'll never get anything done. We've also discovered that both of us trying to have two different meetings in the same room is horrible.

Check out that sexy faucet

So now we also have plane tickets home for this weekend and a rental truck all lined up. But here's the big kicker. We are missing key pieces of furniture (Sidenote: it was really funny looking at an apartment trying to decide if it'll fit our stuff when we don't have a couch or a bed). So Jeff and I are hitting the stores today for some last minute Labor Day sales to see if we can get something awesome.

Sidenote: Go the Fed! (i.e. Roger Federer)