New Beginnings

I started this post on Monday and here it is Saturday and I'm finally getting around to finishing it. They have been keeping me soooo busy with this apartment manager job. I don't mind, but man, this week has been super crazy and I've been so busy that its been hard to find time to eat and sleep enough. Things will get better though. Not quite unpacked but definitely close. We had trouble getting a truck to move everything, but thanks to a good friend from our ward and her husband we were able to get the rest of everything moved in just fine. It took us 5 days though, lol. Oh well, you live and learn. Next time we'll probably rent a truck instead.
I love our new apartment! And here are some of the reasons why:
1. Dishwasher. At our old apartment we had to pull the dw out and hook it up to the sink in order to do the dishes. It literally took up half the kitchen when we had to pull it out making it so that you couldn't do anything else Thank goodness we don't have to do that anymore! I'm so grateful for a dw that is already hooked up to a water supply and a drain.
2. Closets. In our old place we had a teeny closeting the spare room and a little larger closet in our bedroom. No linen closet or coat closet of any kind. Well, our new place has everything I could ask for. The closet in the spare room is larger than the two closets from our old house combined. The one in our bedroom is nearly twice as big. AND, we have a linen closet and a coat closet. I. Love. It.
3. New carpet. They replaced the carpet right before we moved in. The new stuff is really nice and really makes everything look a lot brighter.
4. New linoleum. They replaced all the linoleum too, looks super nice.
Really, I just like everything. It's a great apartment.

Tyler has been working hard to finish our dining room table. It's looking so good, I've been very impressed with his work. I had no idea my husband was such a talented wood worker. He's a stud.
I've done some things I've never had to do before with this job this week. I've had to turn down applicants and tell them they couldn't rent here because they didn't meet our criteria. I showed an apartment three times in the space of an hour and a half in the middle of my dinner, hence me saying I don't even have time to eat and the reason why my jeans are fitting more loosely already. I did approve a couple applicants. And, last night I collected my first deposit for a new apartment :) I get bonuses for how quickly I fill apartments and I plan on trying to get a lot of those :) with Tyler still not having a job we can use all the extra cash we can get. Don't worry though, we have savings and food storage, so we'll be alright until my financial aid for the fall goes through.
Well, life is good. I like the new job and the new place to live. And, most importantly, I love my husband. Couldn't ask for a better one :)

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