Well, we got the apartment. Took a look around, and we loved it. Dr. Freeze emailed us last night and let us know he would love to have us. Which means I get to play real estate agent today. Because I was busy looking at the place and packing up, I didn't watch any sports, but I can post pictures. This here is the outside of the house. Here are our stairs. There's a nice little storage area behind the stairs, too. I hope we don't really have to use it that much. Still, nice to know it's there. I love that we all have private entrances. If you can't tell, we get the entire upstairs of the place. The downstairs is split between two one-bedroom apartments. Ours is a three-bedroom, although one will be used as a library of sorts. More on that in a bit. We do have a great little area at the top of the stairs. The website lists it as a "reading nook," which might be what we use it for, too. The current tenants had a computer set up out there. I don't think we'll do that, but it's a decent little area that could be very versatile. Below is a picture of the living room. I love the wood floor, and I think we're going to be thankful for the coat closet. It's not that big of a deal to me, but Kristine was getting pretty upset that there might not be enough closet space in the master bedroom for both of us to hang our clothes there. I tried to assure her it's no big deal, but clearly it was to her. The living room closet might put down this crisis. The French doors leading in the master bedroom was a huge selling point. The current tenants had the room kind of cluttered and disorganized, to say the least. I think we're going to have the bedroom looking more like these pictures rather than how we saw it last night. I was also a big fan of the kitchen. Not quite as much cabinet space as the house in Wingate, though frankly, that was probably overkill. These will be great. The best part, though, are these appliances. Look at this stove! Look at the fridge! We'll get a pretty nice washer and dryer to match. The current tenants had their washer and dryer in there, and it didn't feel crowded or cramped, which was great. Being able to do laundry at home again was a pretty firm requirement. Another thing I was greatly looking forward to was having real internet again. No more hoping I can pick up somebody else's free signal. And this place came through in spades. I don't know if it's because this place is just a couple blocks from the College or if all of Crawfordsville has access to it, but we can get AT&T U-Verse internet (not TV, though) at this place, which I am super excited about. Super fast internet for cheap, because it's fiber? Sign me up, please. The only thing I didn't get that I was looking for was central air. There are three window AC units already installed, and we'll probably add my current one to the mix, so that should keep things cool. Last picture. This is the room that really sold me. There's another bedroom that just a very standard, smallish one. That'll become the guest room. This one, though, is going to become a computer room/library/music room. I'm picturing the desk with the computer right here in the curve of windows, with the library on one side and instruments on the other. These windows look out on Jefferson St., back towards downtown. Probably one of the better views in Crawfordsville, which is not known for being particularly picturesque. This room wasn't quite as big as I thought it would be, but it will certainly be big enough. I am so excited to live here, if that hasn't shown through. Thanks again, Dr. Freeze! Comments are closed.
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