What I am going to miss:
- Calling the maintenance man whenever the sinks get clogged or the fridge makes a weird noise.
- Being super close to the Layton Hills Mall.
- Being super close to a Sonic. Yeah, that's about all I'm going to miss.
- When I flush the toilet at 2 am, Keldrie won't be sharing a wall with our one bathroom, and therefore, shouldn't wake up.
- When the person below, next to us, or below and next to us flush their toilets, take a shower, or turn on their TV it won't wake Keldrie up.
- No more stairs on our way to the car. Right now it is about 5 minutes from the apartment door to the car door because Kel wants to be a big girl and do it all by herself. Plus, if there are any neighbors walking their dogs or anything interesting on the sidewalk, we have to deal with that as well.
- Having a place big enough to throw a decent party. I'm going to have girl afternoons in. More details to come, but just picture a place for the kids to play, lots of coke and yummy snacks, and actual adult conversation.
- Just having a HOME instead of a place to live. I am glad that we will be there for a while. I am sick of moving.
- Being able to personalize the house. We are already doing this of course. That is why we aren't living there yet. I've already got new flooring going in, and we are painting it. I am really looking forward to that.
- Having 2 1/2 bathrooms. When we first started looking, we knew we would be really lucky if we got a master suite or even a guest bathroom. We really lucked out because we got both.
- Actually getting to know the neighbors. Here at the apartments, about all the interaction you might get is a wave or a hello. I've met the neighbor to the east of me. She is an elderly lady who has a middle aged son living with her because of her health. And I've met the kids of the family next to her. There are three sisters. They are about 11, 9, and 6. The eleven year old was really cute with Kel.
- No more noisy trucks pulling in at 3 am or out at 4 am. Some of the people here have the nosiest trucks I have ever heard.
- Being a little farther away from the base. I was amazed at the difference between the noise from the jets at my mom's house and here. There seems to be about double the noise here. But maybe it is just because I have a very good hearing toddler that I don't want waking up from her nap.
- Having room for an actual dining room table. Right now our table is pushed up against the wall, which works because we are currently a family of three, but it looks stupid and I want to have a table in the middle of the space with real chairs!
Brooke this post made me smile the whole way through. Seeing your mom with Matt and Kel I am going to laugh about that all day long. I remember how excited I was to leave our apartment and not have three flights of stairs to deal with on every trip, so I understand oh I understand. Waking up Keldrie every time you flush the toilet, yes I could see that becoming annoying fast. I too miss calling a landlord to fix things they are so much faster and reliable than husbands or at least my husband. Eric is so SLOW to fix things drives me nuts, I usually end up doing it myself.
ReplyDeleteOh and Sonic yes I would miss that too, it's you who likes vanilla cokes isn't it, or is that just me? I thought we were similar there and I so hope I am included in your girls day at your new place. Sitting there, chatting with you, drinking cokes while the kids play, heck let's start that today!!
Can't wait for you guys, you will love your own place. I am so so so happy for you.