About ten minutes before Kelsey left, we found out an apartment 2 doors down had opened up, for only $24 more a month. We checked it out and said “yes!” 2 rooms, a kitchen with a sink and counters, a living room, and bathroom! All that or a room 3 times smaller than my dorm at school!? YES PLEASE!
So the day after Kels left, we were picking paint and for the next few days the boys were painting. It is amazing.
After our trip to Colombia, we moved in and I settled things as much as I could over the weekend. Then we had a week long trip to the jungle and have been back for a little over a week now. We have really been settling into the place and getting some furniture made. We probably have spent a little over $200 on furniture, but it’s bought us a large book shelf, 2 sofas (which are still being made and I haven’t seen. Nelton designed them), a table, four chairs, and a TV shelf/stand. In months ahead, I’d like to get a desk and potentially some other small items/shelves. But for now it’s all more than I have had for the past 6 months and I am enjoying it like crazy!
Plus, the space we have for a kitchen! We did have like a 2-3 foot space to stand in and cook, (ha, it was a joke!) and we did dishes in the shower. Now I have counter space and a kitchen sink! Our small fridge and stovetop are our appliances, in addition to our “house warming treats” I bought on our first day in the house. There was an offer for a coffeepot and toaster together for like $14 less than normal, and as there are never deals here, it was the best I could get. In the future it’d be nice to have an oven, blender, microwave, and possibly a mixer, but for now I’m just thankful for the counters and kitchen sink. NOT TO MENTION A TABLE AND CHAIRS! It feels like a home, instead of picnicing on the floor or bed, as there was no other space in our room for anything else. It’s funny how thankful you are for the small things after living without them for so long.
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