Boxes, Boxes, Boxes

So apparently you all are thoroughly grossed out by the spaghetti picture and would like something new to look at? Weird. Hows about a post about boxes?

My house is overflowing with them right now. We've been searching all over 2 counties and reworking our budget several times over and we can't seem to find a house to rent that fits both our needs and our budget. We've kept our eyes open for more than a year now and nothing has popped up.

We finally came to the realization that we are going to need to stay in an apartment just a while longer (like 2 years minimum) so we started searching 3 bedroom apartments. With a new baby coming in November we have to upgrade to a 3 bedroom. It's against the laws/rules to have 5 people in a 2 bedroom place. We ran into 2 major problems in our search: #1 - they are so stinkin' expensive! #2 - Very few have a washer and dryer in the apartment itself. Most are coin operated machines that you share with the rest of the building. With 3 kiddos that's just not an option.

Enter our current landlord....we don't hate the complex we're at. We have just outgrown the unit we're in. David went down to the office and smooth-talked our landlord into an unbelievable deal. We are moving to a 3 bed unit here at our complex for about $100 less than the lowest deal they've EVER worked out with anyone in the past. They have a newly remodeled apartment - just finished 2 weeks ago - that they have been holding onto for "the right" tenants. They upgraded a lot of the cosmetic things and put in all new appliances. It has the most beautiful faux wood flooring through the whole house. SO great for having kids! The only carpet is in the master bedroom. And they've agreed to let us have it for a steal. The leasing agent is almost angry at the manager for cutting such a low deal with us.

We had some terms and conditions to agree to before they'd rent at such a low price, but none of it was deal breakers. One thing was that they wouldn't hold the apartment indefinitely for us. We have to move and occupy it or they will rent it to another suitable tenant. We are going on vacation for a week later this month and then will have 3 days home before we start moving. Yikes. I have a LOT of packing to do.

Boxes, boxes, boxes.....