New Apartment Dilemma!

I have been meaning to make this post for awhile now. A week from today the boys and I will have a new home! It was quite the journey before deciding on that particular one. I started looking on the 1st of May. During that weekend I found one that I loved. I could picture the boys and I living there. The complex had a special going that was honored when you leased within 48 hours. So not wanting to miss out on the special nearly 48 hours later I went back to hold the apartment. There were 2 apartments I could choose from one with hardwood floors and one with carpet. Well my Cody would want carpet! So the carpet one was the one I reserved. The apartment was a 2 bedroom/1 bathroom that featured a nice size living room and an awesome master bedroom with extra vanity.

After continuing to think about things plus talk about the positives and negatives with my boyfriend I decided to keep looking since I felt the decision had been a little rushed. I had nothing to lose, I had an apartment reserved already. So the search was on to find something even better than what I had reserved. I spent most every day of that week looking for a better place. I was nearly tired of looking but decided to look at one more place before concluding my search. The complex that I planned to check out was owned by the same company as the other apartment I reserved.

When I went to check it out, I had no interest in a 2 bedroom/2 bathroom apartment. But the leasing agent at the complex informed me that they were a better price than the 2 bedroom/1 bathroom because they had more of them at their complex. So I decided to look anyway. Mind you, I was totally set on only a 2 bedroom/1 bathroom. However, that changed real quick! I walked in and instantly turned to the leasing agent to tell her how much I liked the floorplan. It had a large living room and a big kitchen. Well what is considered to be a big kitchen in apartment living. Not to mention the kitchen was uniquely designed with the stove top and prepping area looking out at the living space. Most kitchens have the stove top facing a wall and the sink faces the living room/dining room.

After seeing that complex I was confused. Two days later I put a holding deposit down on the 2 bedroom/2 bathroom with the great kitchen. This meant I had 2 apartments about 3 miles apart reserved! I spent another day making up my mind. I talked things over and poured over the floorplan for each apartment with my boyfriend and his parents.

Cue the drum roll......the decision is the 2 bedroom/2 bathroom with the big living room and big kitchen. The extra bonus is that I will have stackable washer/dryer. I currently have no washer or dryer! With the big dilemma behind me, I look forward to showing the boys our new pad next Saturday!