As we keep getting further and further into this new year, the end of our one year lease is looming upon us. At the end of 2011 Kyle and I kept sweeping the idea of buying a house under the rug. So finally in January we brought it out in the open and seriously considered it. We looked online at places we thought would be in our budget, asked people's advice and eventually we went to see one where we met a real estate agent who was nice and emailed us some more options. But after going to see a serious fixer upper( and feeling a bit overwhelmed) we kind of realized that now is probably not the best time for several reasons. One: money. Two: Location, since Kyle isn't 100% settled into a permanent branch, and three: money. A fixer upper would be fun I think, but money would hold us back tremendously. SO ultimately we decided to stay put. We are so grateful to be able to afford a nice apartment that has a pretty central location. However, of course apartment living has its serious downfalls. Thank goodness for Kyle'e patient nature and tolerance of me, because otherwise some neighbors would hear some awful words. Ya know, petty things such as a dog that won't stop barking, next door neighbors having parties every night complete with yelling, screaming, jumping around and just plain being rude. Those things honestly just require some self control and patience on my part and believe me I am being challenged.
Also, as the weather gets colder and more threatening for small animals, they decide that our apartment is a great place to live. About a month back Kyle saw a mouse in the kitchen, so management laid some traps and that was that for awhile. Then about a week ago we kept seeing them in the living room and kitchen. I'm sorry, but I'm not spending my winter sharing this place with sneaky little rodents. Unless they are ready to pay half our rent I won't have any of it. So we had a few more traps laid and sure enough so far we have caught a total of 4 mice. FOUR. Plus as I'm sitting here I saw another one creeping in the corner of my eye. Needless to say, we spent too much time going on mouse hunts this week and I'm just about sick of it. It's not my favorite past time/hobby. So I suppose all I can do is wait until the traps get them all. I guess.
In other happy news, we're leaving for Florida in 2 weeks!! THIS one of my favorite things to do. My grandparents have a little home down there so we go and visit almost every year. This time though Kyle is coming along! He's never been on a plane or in Florida, so it's going to be 10 times more fun to watch him experience all this fun stuff. We're going to Islands of Adventure to see Harry Potter and enjoy all their other fun stuff. My parents and brother are coming along also. The more the merrier!! There's just nothing better than waking up( when I want), not having to be anywhere, spending the day doing nothing and everything we want with the people I love. Just sitting outside reading a book enjoying the sun and soft breeze would satisfy me. I miss warm weather, even though this winter has been awful kind to us. Two more weeks...
Well, this post wasn't terribly inspiring or anything but I haven't said much in awhile so yeah.
