Oh the Irony!

Last week I contacted Pastor Bob.  Well actually I never spoke to Pastor Bob I instead talked solely to his wife, Diane.  Anyway, I badly wanted Pastor Bob whom was the pastor at the church I grew up going to, to be the pastor performing our wedding ceremony.  I was willing to pay for him and his wife to fly to Dallas and I was also willing to pay for them to stay at the rather NICE resort in which we will be married at.  I had run some rough figures as to how much I was looking at if I wanted Pastor Bob to come to Dallas.  I determined it would be roughly $1,200. As it turns out Pastor Bob is unable to do the ceremony.  I'm glad I at least tried to get Pastor Bob even though it won't be possible. 

Then a day or two later I needed to talk to my apartment complex about the lease terms they are offering me.  My lease is up on the 31st.  They are offering lease terms of 7 months to 12 months.  Well, obviously even the shortest lease term offered of 7 months is not going to work for me since there's only 4 months until my wedding.  I need a 4 month lease.  I explained the situation to the office staff.  I asked for a 4 month lease first.  They said no.  I then asked if they could extend my current lease, they said no.  Instead they told me I will have to do "month-to-month" for the next 4 months.  When you have no lease and are on "month-to-month" basis it means you pay the market rent rate plus an extra fee.  That extra fee acts as a penalty fee to help force people into a long term deal!  Time for the calculator!...Lets add it up, I'll be paying market rent, plus water/valet trash service, plus the extra fee for not having a long term lease...all adds up to $300 extra for the next 4 months.  Now lets take that math a step further....$300 multiplied by 4 is how much?  $1,200!  Don't you just love life! That $1,200 is the amount I had earmarked for Pastor Bob and Diane to come to Dallas instead I'll be spending it on extra rental fees.

Some might say, oh the irony of it all!  Others like me see the hand of God working in the situation.  Not that I need my faith reaffirmed but when things like this happen it makes me look at the situation in awe! 

That being said I still find it pretty darn rotten of my apartment complex for not being willing to offer a 4 month lease to someone that is getting married.  I have a pretty good reason for not wanting a 7 month lease afterall.  Unfortunate that they have seen my situation as a way to make an extra $1,200 over the next 4 months.