we received notice about the new rental rates for our current apartment on friday evening, and i think we're going to try as hard as we can to move. we don't have to move, thankfully, but if we can find something better, we most probably will...
i don't much like our apartment anymore, even though i do like where it is located. so, i'm torn about wanting to stay here in this location, and wanting to be in a house somewhere else where we would have more room, a yard, etc. and, let me just tell you that i am not looking forward to moving at all. i don't much like it in everyday circumstances, let alone trying to keep track of and entertain a toddler while doing it.
but, it seems like the natural progression of things, here... wallace and i will celebrate our third wedding anniversary in about two weeks. we have a little girl who is almost a year and a half old. and, i'd like the autonomy and space afforded by a house, as well as the fact that we can get more for our money here.
sadly, we found a house that would be really great except for two very big things. first of all, the guy would like a deposit equal to the first months' rent. and, in the apartment market here, deposits are generally about 25% or less of the rental rate monthly. even if we do get our deposit back from this apartment, it wouldn't even be close to what we'd have to come up with for this house. secondly, our lease isn't up until noon on hallowe'en, and this guy would like someone to move in no later than mid-september. and, it would be very costly for us to break our lease.
i guess i need to stop daydreaming about this house, and keep my fingers crossed tightly that something equally as cool is available toward the end of september, beginning of october.
*sigh*