November 23rd the Corbin's made a big leap and moved from an apartment into a rental home. The timing and situation were all completely divine. Our lease at the apartment was up at the end of November, and I wasn't sure what the right move for us would be. We were all tired of the apartment, and of the ridiculous fees and bills. BUT we might potentially be moving in July to wherever Andrew's gets into grad school. Our apartment complex is not high on less than one year leases and often charges higher rent.
Then out of nowhere we were offed a deal you can't refuse. One of Andrew's professors was away on a sabbatical to New Mexico, and he didn't want to leave his house empty all year round. His initial house sitter had to bail when he was offered an incredible job out of state, and so he offered it to us. Now can I first say that is completely impressive to me that a professor would trust one of his students to live in his house for a year? (Or in our case about 9 months.)
The rent was right, and the space perfect! We are now in a three bedroom house with a fully fenced backyard. So here are the highlights that we are loving about the new rental:
1. My Archer boy has room to run, and I don't think he's been on a leash since we moved in. :) There is absolutely no greater feeling than watching your puppy sleep the day away because he is worn out from some hard earned play time. Our favorite game is to play Frisbee and let Archer jump and chase for the Frisbee. It's been a great family bonding activity.
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| Archer jumping for the frisbee in his backyard! |
2. My cats have their own dog free zones. The cats now have their own room, which will double nicely as a guest room when family comes to visit. As well as an area downstairs that only they can get to. This has been awesome for keeping their food and litter away from nosy German Shepherds.
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| Dog gates are a great investment! |
3. Andrew's office! Andrew now has his own office where he can study away from my tv watching, and since it has it's own closet...guess who doesn't have to share the bedroom closet anymore?! It also houses his gecko in a secure area where kitties won't be tempted to try out a new exotic snack.
4. SPACE. The running theme here is space. 5 years in one bedroom apartments, slowing adding new pets to the mix has made us feel like we are living on top of each other. I know that I will look back at those apartments fondly, and I'm even working on a blog post about the lessons I have learned from each one. But this November we made a big step. We took on a house, and I hope that this will be where we are headed from here on out. I hope to never have strangers living above or below me ever again.
I have to also mention that the house is simply adorable. The houses in Ogden have a bungalow style, that has adorable built ins around the whole house. These have made quite lovely little nooks for the cats to sleep in and made decorating fun.
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| I love how charming a nice bungalow can be. |
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