After looking at no less than 100 homes since March, we finally have a winner! Right about the time Bryce and I were beginning to get pretty discouraged on the home search, we decided that maybe we didn't need a "house" at all an instead decided to take a look at a downtown loft that was relatively new to the market.
Last Thursday was a torrential downpour. The streets were flooded with running water and cars were flooding and stopping with their hazards on in the middle of the roads. It took us all over an hour to make the 15 minute trip and then we got to the loft...and it was locked for the night. The automatic door had closed and the seller's broker didn't know the code. We waited around for almost another 45 minutes hoping someone would go in or out (not likely considering there is a garage entrance for residents) and finally the broker called with the combination.
Clearly we had better like this place after the miniature adventure to get in! We did! It's the perfect place for us right now. Great location and the ideal living situation for two people that don't need four bedrooms for kids. But we have a guest room and you're all invited to visit!!
Besides the rain, the additional excitment to this weekend was that Bryce wasn't in town and didn't have cell phone service. After looking at the loft Thursday night, he left town to go fishing and about two hours out of Denver, he loses cell phone service. But we planned for it and had our gameplan before he left. It was a nice homecoming to get back in cell phone range, call and know we had a new place to live!
We close in two weeks and will be able to start moving things from the apartment to the new loft and putting things on Craigslist that we don't need or want anymore. By the time my lease expires in late August, we'll be all moved to the new place (which is less than a mile from my apartment) and unpacked already.
Hope you all had a great weekend and are ready to tackle the week!
