in Iowa
As soon as we got back to Kansas we got all packed up and we had to head to Iowa so Luke could start work on Monday. It was a busy weekend. We decided that it was too expensive to rent a U-haul so we crammed all of our essentials that we would need to live for the next 4 months into our Outback. We LOVE our Outback, it has been a lifesaver. We got everything we needed to in the back, but like I said we only took the essentials (no stroller, very little toys, and a whole list of things that we take for granted living in Kansas in our nice town house)
Now about our apartment
We came up here to Iowa over spring break and searched for a place to live. We had no luck, no one would do a 4 month lease. So we left feeling pretty frustrated and decided we would just have to look on line. Finals were getting close so there wasn't any time to come back up. We looked everyday online trying to find a sub-lease. We didn't have much luck. There are a lot of subleases in Iowa City, where the university is (about 25 minutes away) but with us only having 1 car it wasn't really an option. We cut it really close but a couple of weeks before we were supposed to be here Luke spotted a sublease online. He immediately told the lady we wanted it. We didn't have a chance to look at it. I was nervous, Luke was nervous. So we pulled up on Sunday to the address and I tried not to cry. The girl meet us outside, so I never had a chance to cry, and took us inside. It is not in the best area, it does have a secured entrance. Or a wooden door that looks all beat up that you have to unlock to get into the building. I was very nervous walking in to see where I had to live. Once we got inside we handed her a cashiers check and she left. The one good thing is she had left it really clean- good thing or I would have been on the next flight back to Salt Lake. She left her furniture for us to use which also makes it interesting, but I guess it was nice, there was no way we could bring our furniture up.
So here it is:
The HUGE tv and beautiful chairs, we were trying to watch a movie the other night and were laughing because we couldn't read the descriptions on the screen, we are getting old!
As soon as we got back to Kansas we got all packed up and we had to head to Iowa so Luke could start work on Monday. It was a busy weekend. We decided that it was too expensive to rent a U-haul so we crammed all of our essentials that we would need to live for the next 4 months into our Outback. We LOVE our Outback, it has been a lifesaver. We got everything we needed to in the back, but like I said we only took the essentials (no stroller, very little toys, and a whole list of things that we take for granted living in Kansas in our nice town house)
Now about our apartment
We came up here to Iowa over spring break and searched for a place to live. We had no luck, no one would do a 4 month lease. So we left feeling pretty frustrated and decided we would just have to look on line. Finals were getting close so there wasn't any time to come back up. We looked everyday online trying to find a sub-lease. We didn't have much luck. There are a lot of subleases in Iowa City, where the university is (about 25 minutes away) but with us only having 1 car it wasn't really an option. We cut it really close but a couple of weeks before we were supposed to be here Luke spotted a sublease online. He immediately told the lady we wanted it. We didn't have a chance to look at it. I was nervous, Luke was nervous. So we pulled up on Sunday to the address and I tried not to cry. The girl meet us outside, so I never had a chance to cry, and took us inside. It is not in the best area, it does have a secured entrance. Or a wooden door that looks all beat up that you have to unlock to get into the building. I was very nervous walking in to see where I had to live. Once we got inside we handed her a cashiers check and she left. The one good thing is she had left it really clean- good thing or I would have been on the next flight back to Salt Lake. She left her furniture for us to use which also makes it interesting, but I guess it was nice, there was no way we could bring our furniture up.
So here it is:
The HUGE tv and beautiful chairs, we were trying to watch a movie the other night and were laughing because we couldn't read the descriptions on the screen, we are getting old!
the rest of the front room, we only had one couch cover so I will only sit on the 1 couch, the coffee table/art table/dining table
the kitchen-pretty much the size of a broom closet (it usually has stacks of drying dishes everywhere because we don't have a dishwasher and there isn't any counter space to place the drying dishes), the oven barely holds a cookie sheet-but only if it is slanted, it is a cooks dream!
We have no yard at all, so Jack entertains himself while we are home by looking out the window into the neighbors backyard, we have seen lots of chipmunks and birds and we even saw a bunny. How is that for entertainment!
the pros:
-it is only a mile to Luke's work
-like I said, she did leave it clean
-it was a good price
the cons:
-we brought a folding table and chairs, but there isn't room to put them, so we eat on the couch
-it is a pretty dark apartment, even with the window open, I still feel like we are in a basement all day long
-we are sleeping on a full size bed (when one of us is 6"5' it doesn't work out so well)
-there is no dishwasher and No washer and dryer (laundromat here we come)
-Jack is in a pack-n-play and is growing out of it fast
-it is not in the best part of town, the other night we came home to a guy dumpster diving in our dumpster
So it will be an interesting summer to say the least. I am sure we will look back on this time and laugh at what an adventure it is! The thing that keeps me going is what a good central location we are in. In 4 hours or less we can get to Chicago, Minneapolis, St Louis, and Kansas City. And we are only 2 hours from Nauvoo. So road trips here we come.
We are very excited to go to church on Sunday so we can meet people.
We do feel very blesses to have a job this summer so we can't complain!
the things we do for a paycheck :)
-it is only a mile to Luke's work
-like I said, she did leave it clean
-it was a good price
the cons:
-we brought a folding table and chairs, but there isn't room to put them, so we eat on the couch
-it is a pretty dark apartment, even with the window open, I still feel like we are in a basement all day long
-we are sleeping on a full size bed (when one of us is 6"5' it doesn't work out so well)
-there is no dishwasher and No washer and dryer (laundromat here we come)
-Jack is in a pack-n-play and is growing out of it fast
-it is not in the best part of town, the other night we came home to a guy dumpster diving in our dumpster
So it will be an interesting summer to say the least. I am sure we will look back on this time and laugh at what an adventure it is! The thing that keeps me going is what a good central location we are in. In 4 hours or less we can get to Chicago, Minneapolis, St Louis, and Kansas City. And we are only 2 hours from Nauvoo. So road trips here we come.
We are very excited to go to church on Sunday so we can meet people.
We do feel very blesses to have a job this summer so we can't complain!
the things we do for a paycheck :)
