the new place

here are the first few pics of our new place! we signed our lease this morning & will move in on july 1st. we were able to customize the paint colors, choose to have them install a small air conditioner for us & design some shelving or the kitchen above the sink. our living room will be a grey/olive & the rest of the house will be a pale yellow called cornsilk & a rich cream called swiss coffee. they are planting lemon trees in the front & there is a mature fig tree in the back, all for our use. within the next 2 months they will create a garden space for me to use, and do a couple other details like replace a window. we also found out today that the house is equipped with an alarm system, so if we chose to turn on that service & pay a $30 subscription we easily can. we also need to purchase a used/energy efficient, stackable washer dryer to install in the laundry room. it looks like there are plenty of those on craigslist, so it should be fairly easy to score a good deal. next week we will rent a uhaul & move our fridge, furniture & boxes (hopefully we'll have a bunch of strong friends to help us with the heavy lifting). we'll also have the tv wall mounted above the fireplace once we bring everything over to the new spot. overall, we couldnt be more excited, our new landlord is extrememly easy to work with & the neighborhood couldnt be better, it's exactly what we had been looking for. please come visit us this year, we would love to host!