High on my mind was the whereabouts of our truck. I felt sure he must be somewhere in town. Mike answered right away when I dialed. Any worries dissappeared when he explained he was in Oklahoma. A blown axle seal put him in the repair shop for 2 days. He still had to drive all the way across Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. We were actually relieved ... now we had a day or so to recuperate from all of our driving and mentally prepare to unload the truck.
Returning home, Peggi wandered through every square foot of the apartment, captivated by its features, and enjoying the luxury of the warm weather. Helping to ease the tranisition was the fact that our living room - dining room layout was just about the same as it was in Edinboro. As with the ill-fated Lynwood Dr. townhouse we lived in, there was a fireplace. (Unlike there, we were reassured by the fact that there were sprinklers in case of fire!) Our bedroom was just a tiny bit smaller than before, but since it was a suite, we had the addition of the double bowl sinks and cabinets and separate master bathroom. At the end of the master suite was a large walk-in closet, seeming almost like another small room.
The kitchen was one of the biggest pleasures. Our old kitchen was a small galley layout with hardly any countertops. This one had a U-shaped layout with plenty of countertops and almost triple the amount of cabinet space. Additionally, there was space between the tops of the wall cabinets and the high vaulted ceiling. We had gotten a brand new stove. Scott tried baking a pizza while he was here; the residue from left over oven cleaner just about gassed him out, so he reported it to the office. The next day, the maintenance staffed showed up with a new stove, still in the carton. We were especially pleased that the refigerator had an ice maker -- we would find out later that we would use that alot!
Technically speaking, our unit is a one bedroom, two bath apartment with a den. Scott took the den as his bedroom -- it's the same size as ours. He can now make a grand entrance into the living room through the double doors! In the hallway between his room and the second bathroom is a laundry with full-sized washer and dryer. Our wonderful sister-in-law, Lori, helped Scott move in; she noticed the washer and dryer didn't match, so she noted it on the move-in list. A week later, a brand new dryer was delivered and installed.
One of our favorite places has become the patio. We have a nice view of the "green" space between buildings and a slight view to the north. Larger than our outside patio in Edinboro, there was ample room for our patio furniture. Another advantage of this property is, when you sit out here at night, there is almost absolute silence! No traffic noise. Just silence. Add to that the sparkling stars, and you've got it all. There is a storage room off of the patio (which we call the basement), since that is where we put most of the things that were in the basement in Edinboro.
Later in the day we went up to the community building. Lorrie, our leasing agent, greeted us by name when we came in, and fussed over Peggi as if she were a long lost friend. We paid the rent, then went on a tour around the rest of the facility. There are several sitting areas in the main part of the building, a business center with computers, a digital movie theatre where you can play your DVDs, a fitness center, and numerous patio areas around the outside of the building. Around the corner is the swimming pool, whirlpool, and the tennis and basketball courts.
Overwhelmed by our resort-like new home, we spent the rest of the day shopping and getting used to our new surroundings. Hopefully, tomorrow the truck would arrive.
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