New Lease
15 May 2006 — butchjaxWe signed the lease for our new apartment today. There are some definate advantages to the apartment, including gas heat and stove (paid), vaulted ceilings with skylights, and private patio. Unfortunately the second bedroom is much smaller, and it's debatable how much storage we have. However, the manager is much nicer, and we only have a single downstairs neighbor because this is a standalone unit. Plus, she's giving us a special which brings our rent down to $650, much better than the $679 we expected to pay. Now we just have to actually move…eeek! Lol, makes me wish we didn't own so dang much! So right now, the plan is to slowly move things each night, until thursday when the movers come for the few big things. Then thursday afternoon and evening we'll focus on getting as much other stuff we need for daily life over. Come this weekend we'll get the rest of the bigger things over, hopefully giving us some time to organize as we move in (hahaha).
This means my updates will probably be a bit sporadic, as I really should be packing instead of surfing the web. We'll have to see how this all works out. :-) If you're a friend who has my contact information, just drop me a line and I'll give you our new address and phone number. Apparently moving a mile down the street involves a new number in Austin. Hopefully this is our last move for a while!


16 May 2006 at 09:36
i lived in austin for nearly 7 years and moved every 6 months. i think during that whole time i only stayed in one apartment for a solid 12 months.
you should be able to keep your phone number. i’d double & triple check that.
btw, found ya via blogmad & i’ll be moving this weekend too.
best wishes!
p.s. yard sales & boxes marked FREE are an excellent way to get rid of stuff.
18 May 2006 at 00:59
congrats on the apartment
19 May 2006 at 06:02
Every time I move I weed out the stuff I never knew I had so I can just collect more stuff at the new place