The Move

I am all moved into my new apartment. I have to put the final touches up, but otherwise, everything is done. All the boxes unpacked. Everything in its (general) place. I know I looked at this apartment several times before leasing it, but I keep discovering new things I LOVE about it.

1) The kitchen is HUGE! HUGE I SAY! It is so awesome. I am going to have to buy stuff to put on the counters cause there is that much space. There are cabinets and drawers that have nothing in them right now. My last apartment had ONE double door upper cabinet, one super skinny cabinet, one small cabinet and the over the stove cabinet. That was it. And 2 drawers. So, needless to say, I had majorly streamlined my kitchen equipment. And now, I actually have space to put everything. I might even go out and buy a Kitchenaid mixer just because I have room for it.

2) This one is important...It is peaceful. I face the parking lot, so I do hear that noise somewhat, but it is very muffled. I can totally tune it out. I don't even have to sleep in earplugs. I think the carpeting makes a world of difference. Although, the floors are really creaky. I am glad I am not on the bottom floor. I try to tiptoe, but still, the creaking happens. Plus, I only share one wall with other people, and that is the wall that the fridge, pantry, bathroom and washer/dryer are on, so really, I hear nothing from the other side. Sweet.

3) The bathroom is big. I mean, it isn't as gigantic as some apartments I viewed, but it is sizeable. Lots of counter space in this room too.

4) Light. There is so much light. I realize how dark my old place was now that I am in this one. At first, I worried that the lack of overhead lighting in the living room would be problematic, but I was wrong. The patio window lets in tons of natural light which totally kicks overhead light's ass.

5) Did I mention the space? First, lots of closet space. Two walk in closets JUST in my bedroom. You know how a lot of apartments have outside storage in a closet on the patio? I have that, only the door to it is inside. So, awesome. No bugs or spiders getting in there. And, I have vaulted ceilings and a pass through bar thingy from the kitchen to living room. So those things combined with the open dining area make my living room seem really spacious.

6) Covered parking. I can't wait to have people over. I might have a game night or a wine and cheese night soon.

7) The movers! The HOT movers. Yes, my movers were like a gift from the gods. First, they were 5 minutes early. Second, they were hot! This guy Jason started his own moving business, so it was just him and another hottie. Cute, tanned, muscular boys. What a way to start the day. If I had known how pretty they would be, I would have put on some makeup and like brushed my hair or something. They were on time (early, actually). They were efficent. They were friendly. They just rocked. If you are moving in Dallas in the near future, let me know. I will give you their cards. They are very reasonable and work really hard and fast. Cause they have other things to do on their Saturday besides slacking off on some move job.

Now, things that went wrong this weekend.

1) My family kind of drives me nuts. 'Nuff said.

2) My former apartment manager drives me nuts. First, she wanted to do a "walk through" of the apartment with me. Has anyone done this on move out? Not me. Not in more than 12 years of apartment living. Anyway, so I get everything moved out and cleaned. I called her when I was on my way to get the last of my things. She told me to call when I was ready to leave. So I did. She wasn't there. Well, I needed to get the stuff out of the fridge and to the new place, but I didn't want to have to drive all the way back down to the old place once I had gotten back to the new place. So, I dropped in on Special T, and we went out for lunch. Over an hour and half passes from the time of my last call and still nothing. I am irritated to say the least. I just want to be done with this apartment. So, I leave a message saying that I couldn't wait any longer and had left the keys with my neighbor. So happy to be done with that place. I wonder if Virginia will ever realize that the shoddy management is the reason why only two units in the complex are occupied (one is occupied by her daughter).

3) Rain.

4) Dish Network called to let me know they were at my apartment (they were supposed to call BEFORE they came as I was between the two places all day). I said I would get there as quickly as possible, but it would take about 15 or 20 minutes. By the time I got there, they were gone. So, I call Dish. I am told that the guy waited as long as he could, but anyway, the satellite couldn't be set up on my balcony anyway as the dish must face southwest. I pointed out that this would have been good information to have from the beginning as my apartment faces southwest. Grr. So, DirecTV will be coming out later this week.

5) No cable. See above. But seriously, it is kinda boring with no TV or internet. Fortunately, I just came from letting the internet guy come to set things up. Yay internet!