new apartment

Just about a week ago we moved into a new apartment. It's closer to Oliver's daycare, my job and just about everything. It's much more central. It's also a lot more peaceful. No more squash quart nextdoor or late night club music or cars zooming by as if our street was a freeway. Peace, alas!

The only bad part is that the place has virtually no storage space. There's only one cabinet below the sink in the kitchen, for example, and one tiny closet that doesn't even hold enough hangers for Oliver clothes. It is furnished, however, which is absolutely wonderful after living for months without a couch or any comfortable chairs. But the best part is a big area with grass and a pool area with a big tree. The neighborhood, unlike our prior newly developed suburban neighborhood, is older, has much more character, and many more trees.

All in all, we're very happy there. And the good thing is that we can leave whenever Jaime's visa is issued since rent is on a month by month basis. More on the visa process later...