I'm moving!
I first mentioned this probably back in April, since that is when John and I first began talking about moving in together. Seven months later and we finally have a move-in date, November 23. Odd date, I know, but since we both have our current apartments until December 1st, it gives us some time to move in at a less hectic pace.
So this apartment... it's pretty cool. It's very cool actually and I am so excited. I saw this apartment before, it must have been about a year ago or so when I was looking around and deciding if I wanted to move out of my current apartment before my son started kindergarten and before John was ever in my life. It was way out of my price range, but it was unique and just one of those apartments that stood out from the rest. So, you could imagine my surprise and my excitement when John emailed me the link to this very same place last week because he knew I would love it. We went to look at it the very next day and we both loved it. We found our home... yay!
Since this is my excited post (there will be more around this gigantic milestone!) let me tell you what makes this apartment so awesome...
1. My big move, it's literally 2 blocks up and 2 blocks to the right from where I currently live, lol. I'll still be in my neighborhood, just a different section of it.
2. I am now only 2 blocks away from Prospect Park. The closer proximity and the live in sitter (lol) gives me more reasons to be able torun more often start running again.
3. My commute to work will be 7 minutes, instead of 5... sacrifices, sacrifices, ;)
4. We are in a two block radius of 3 different playgrounds!
5. We will be in a different school zone. A school I applied to get my son into, but didn't get into because we were out of zone. Now we are in! However, we are still so close to my son's current school, he is going to stay put. He loves it there and I don't want to disrupt every part of his life. I will find out my options and make a decision this summer about where he will attend next school year. Either way, both schools are excellent!
6. Dishwasher, enough said. Well, almost...
7. Washer and dryer in the actual unit!
8. A new build... from 2007. Everyone and their mother could not have possibly lived there in only 7 years.
9. The Kitchen... modern, stainless steel appliances, granite counter tops... clean and fresh!
10. The open floor plan... the kitchen opens up to the living room. Its a big space and it will be great for entertaining.
11. The vaulted ceilings and sky lights! There is so much light in this apartment! I love natural light and this is actually what hooked both of our attentions.
12. The balcony off of the master bedroom. Granted, the bedrooms are not as big as I would have wanted. But, I would much rather have a large living space, which we do. So its a trade-off that is worth it as is the private balcony.
13. The rooftop deck! Awesome!!! It's completely private too. It's rather big and we can fit a decent crowd up there, too bad we're moving in November when it will be too cold to spend much time up there. But... I think I sold this move and this apartment to my son when I told him we could put a sandbox up there (he's obsessed with diggers!). What is also very cool is the walk way from the door to the terrace. You actually are on a "ramp" that goes over the kitchen and living room. There are windows on both sides, so you can actually look into the apartment, again, all private.
14. I could never afford this place on my own, however it is significantly less than what we both pay in rent combined. I like that John doesn't live above his means and that we found this awesome home and it's not going to break the bank, we can actually save.
15. This place is very modern. I've never done modern before. It's so fresh and new to me. It really is starting over and it seems to be cleaning the slate. That's a good thing.
16. I love how I loved this apartment on my own. The apartment itself, the building, the different section of my neighborhood were all things that I loved about this apartment. I love how John knew that I would love it without my ever telling him. And I love how things that I love on my own can find their way seamlessly with John.
I first mentioned this probably back in April, since that is when John and I first began talking about moving in together. Seven months later and we finally have a move-in date, November 23. Odd date, I know, but since we both have our current apartments until December 1st, it gives us some time to move in at a less hectic pace.
So this apartment... it's pretty cool. It's very cool actually and I am so excited. I saw this apartment before, it must have been about a year ago or so when I was looking around and deciding if I wanted to move out of my current apartment before my son started kindergarten and before John was ever in my life. It was way out of my price range, but it was unique and just one of those apartments that stood out from the rest. So, you could imagine my surprise and my excitement when John emailed me the link to this very same place last week because he knew I would love it. We went to look at it the very next day and we both loved it. We found our home... yay!
Since this is my excited post (there will be more around this gigantic milestone!) let me tell you what makes this apartment so awesome...
1. My big move, it's literally 2 blocks up and 2 blocks to the right from where I currently live, lol. I'll still be in my neighborhood, just a different section of it.
2. I am now only 2 blocks away from Prospect Park. The closer proximity and the live in sitter (lol) gives me more reasons to be able to
3. My commute to work will be 7 minutes, instead of 5... sacrifices, sacrifices, ;)
4. We are in a two block radius of 3 different playgrounds!
5. We will be in a different school zone. A school I applied to get my son into, but didn't get into because we were out of zone. Now we are in! However, we are still so close to my son's current school, he is going to stay put. He loves it there and I don't want to disrupt every part of his life. I will find out my options and make a decision this summer about where he will attend next school year. Either way, both schools are excellent!
6. Dishwasher, enough said. Well, almost...
7. Washer and dryer in the actual unit!
8. A new build... from 2007. Everyone and their mother could not have possibly lived there in only 7 years.
9. The Kitchen... modern, stainless steel appliances, granite counter tops... clean and fresh!
10. The open floor plan... the kitchen opens up to the living room. Its a big space and it will be great for entertaining.
11. The vaulted ceilings and sky lights! There is so much light in this apartment! I love natural light and this is actually what hooked both of our attentions.
12. The balcony off of the master bedroom. Granted, the bedrooms are not as big as I would have wanted. But, I would much rather have a large living space, which we do. So its a trade-off that is worth it as is the private balcony.
13. The rooftop deck! Awesome!!! It's completely private too. It's rather big and we can fit a decent crowd up there, too bad we're moving in November when it will be too cold to spend much time up there. But... I think I sold this move and this apartment to my son when I told him we could put a sandbox up there (he's obsessed with diggers!). What is also very cool is the walk way from the door to the terrace. You actually are on a "ramp" that goes over the kitchen and living room. There are windows on both sides, so you can actually look into the apartment, again, all private.
14. I could never afford this place on my own, however it is significantly less than what we both pay in rent combined. I like that John doesn't live above his means and that we found this awesome home and it's not going to break the bank, we can actually save.
15. This place is very modern. I've never done modern before. It's so fresh and new to me. It really is starting over and it seems to be cleaning the slate. That's a good thing.
16. I love how I loved this apartment on my own. The apartment itself, the building, the different section of my neighborhood were all things that I loved about this apartment. I love how John knew that I would love it without my ever telling him. And I love how things that I love on my own can find their way seamlessly with John.
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