The Search has Ended!

After an extremely long and stressful search Aaron and I have finally signed a lease on a 3 bedroom apartment.  Going into this process we had no idea it would be as tough as it was. We knew Austin was a fast growing city with limited rentals but it came as a surprise to learn that Georgetown, a small town thirty miles from Austin, was the exact same way.  Originally we thought we would have our pick of rentals under our budget in this area, turns out we were wrong. In Georgetown, rental homes currently stay on the market for an average of three days! THREE DAYS! With that rate and our schedules combined it doesn't make for a pleasant search process. Not to mention our cohort of animals.  Georgetown landlords aren't as pet friendly as Austin has previously been.

Our new apartment isn't as nice as what we are used to, in fact its about as nice as my very first apartment. That should tell you something. But nonetheless we will have space for Penelope and even an office, which will turn to a guestroom when needed.  Unlike at any other place we have lived we made a pact to make this new apartment as home like as possible. We have always had this intention with every other place we have lived but it never quite gets done. We never hang pictures on the walls or fully decorate because by the time we get settled we usually only have a few months left on the lease, so we figure why bother? But this place will be different. We will be painting and completely decorating. We already have the different paints picked out as well as some new furniture pieces. If we have to live in a shitty apartment we are going to try our hardest to make it the nicest place we can.  We hope to stay here for two years, which is our remaining time in Texas.

Stay tuned for before and after pictures.