Address lust

We've been researching the rental possibilities and we found something that looks pretty great. It's close to where we used to live, right near the Whole Foods on Roosevelt and 65th. This is a good location for us - close to the boys' school, our work, and Theo's family. It's going to be an urban existence, a midrise apartment building a couple blocks from I-5; but it's also a couple blocks from two great parks, and hey, the grocery store is across the street! The apartment is 2BR/2BA with a big walk-in closet... otherwise known as Aaron's bedroom. :) It has a deck and a city view. It has more living space than we have now. It has no stairs. I think we will be quite comfortable there until we find our forever house.

The person I talked to about the apartment today was so nice and helpful and friendly and informative, and the place sounded so good, it's a good thing I wasn't there in person with a big wad of cash, because I probably would have started stuffing it into her pockets and begging for a key. The possibility of having a place to live has really awakened my lust for an address.

It's got a price tag, that is true. It's more rent than we hope to be paying in the long run... and it has an initial four-month lease (starting Oct 1), which is longer than I'm hoping we need to live there. However, we think that three months is probably realistic, given what needs to happen with both properties here as well as what we eventually find there. We'll see what we can negotiate.