Apartments

Who knew that finding the right apartment would be so time consuming? In school you pretty much just took whatever place was decently clean and you could actually afford. Now that we're in the real world we have options and different prices and amenities. We spent most of Saturday visiting different places, trying to decide what will work best. It sucks that the nice, affordable places aren't near anything fun. And the places we can afford in fun areas are only slightly better than campus housing. But, as with anything, we just keep looking and hopefully we'll find something worth spending half our income on. I hate the idea of renting, I feel like I'm just throwing money out the window. Of course, we need to save in order to purchase a house but we have to spend most of our money on living in an apartment. Oh the complexities of life.
On a better note, Knoxville is pretty great so far. It's a really beautiful area. Right now it's still wintery, as in the trees haven't bloomed and the grass is not yet green. It's actually pouring down rain outside right now. But this weekend has been beautiful, it got up to 70 on Saturday and it was clear and sunny. We've been finding our way around town, we did some exploring and found a good shopping center with a Target, Best Buy, and tons of other shops and restaurants. We've committed to eating out once a week so that we can try all sorts of eateries. I have my first day of work tomorrow, I'm feeling fine about it. I feel pretty organized and ready to start. The office is probably a ten minute drive from our temp housing so it's not hard to get to. And not it's thunderstorming outside so I'm going to end this blog post and sit by my husband instead. Much love to all and to all a good night!

Home Sweet Move

I'm HOME! And I could not be happier. I didn't realize how much I missed the apartment, our bed, and my Kuerig coffee maker until I got back here. It's so wonderul to be back. Bryan and my family came to get me from the airport last night. Getting those hugs was awesome! I didn't realize how long 7 weeks would be, but it was definitely time for me to come home. I was litterally giggling as we went to bed because our bed is so much more comfortable than the one I was sleeping on in Providence. So yeah, it feels good to be home!
But it won't be home for too much longer. On Tuesday we start our move. We'll be packing up Tuesday and Wednesday and then we're driving down to Knoxville on Friday. I haven't thought too much about the move yet, I've been too excited to come home. But now I know that I have to start thinking about it. I'm really excited to get down there, I think it will be awesome. But now that I'm home, I don't want to leave so soon. I want to hang out here and just enjoy being in the comfort of a place I love. Oh well, the insurance business has called my name and I must continue to work for them.
Overall, trainging was pretty great. Good friends, lots of fun, lots of learning, and seeing a different part of the country were all great. I'm really glad I went. I definitely grew up lot while I was out there. I feel a lot more independent and capable of dealing with whatever comes at me. So I'm pretty sure I can handle Knoxville and whatever craziness comes with it.
I'll enjoy my little apartment for the next few days and I will do my best to get excited when those movers come. So, here we goooo!