Last week, Mary Ann flew out to join me for a little over a week. We hoped to use that time to find a place to live and we accomplished our goal. We also got a few other minor things taken care of, like adding her to our bank account here and who knows what else. I had my birthday while she was here, part of the reason she joined me after I had only been here 4 days. Logically, it probably would have been better to come a week or so later… but it was nice to have her here on my birthday.
The place we found is called Birch Creek Apartments. It isn’t a new apartment complex, but it is decent. The grounds are pretty, well manicured and include a few fake streams and such. It isn’t the nicest we looked at, but it is in a great location about 5 miles from Facebook and about 3 miles from a clinic where Mary Ann hopes to get a job. It was one of the largest we found, at about 1060 square feet and it is a 2 bedroom and 2 bathroom, so when anyone comes to visit… they can have their own bathroom. The complex also has a “cabana” which one can rent for $60/night, so if someone visiting doesn’t want to say with us (or is just to many people), they can stay there cheaper than a hotel and be very close. It has a pool too. And it is pet friendly. Our move in date is April 25th, baring any unforeseen issues.