As you may know, for about a year now I’ve been living with Thom at his condo here in Arlington. But all this time I’ve also kept my apartment in D.C. (hedging my bets, Thom jokes)… until now. A month ago I gave notice to the manager of my apartment building that I planned to move out, and the final weekend has arrived for me to get my stuff out of there. Yay!
I will miss a few things about the old place: location, location, and yes, location. On the 1400 block of N Street NW, it’s a few blocks from Dupont and all the little stores and cafes, and the walk there includes a view of the Washington Monument and the White House, and a few embassies on the way. What I won’t miss is the apartment itself: it’s very small, even for a studio, and starting to show signs of wear. Not really a nice place to come home to. It was the first (and only) apartment I applied for when I came to D.C. four years ago, and since I was living out of a cheap hotel while looking for an apartment, with the hotel bill increasing daily, I didn’t have the luxury of biding my time and being choosy. It’s served me well (okay, more like adequately), but I am ready to let it go. I’m looking forward to making the condo more of “our” place.
Thankfully I don’t have too much stuff; it’s mostly clothes and books, some knickknacks and bric-a-brac. I still lived in a college-dorm mentality, not accumulating much furniture or other unwieldy items. Today and tomorrow we’ll be moving the rest of my things. The only potential snag is tomorrow’s Marine Corps Marathon, which, back when I made the reservation for a rental van, I didn’t realize was that day. So that’ll be us, trying to navigate a van containing a loveseat and other possessions, around a marathon that runs in between all the places we need to be. Fun.
But all that aside, I’m really looking forward to this. It’s a new chapter in my life.
Congratulations!!! I’m really excited for you guys.
Now, if I could only get my Jeff to move in with me…
Why, here I finally find out that we’re practically neighbors, and you’re moving? (I live over on Vermont Ave., just north of Logan Circle. Not far from your soon-to-be-former place.) We’ve probably passed on the street at least a few times…
Good luck for you guys!!!
Ooh - congratulations!
Congratulations! Hope that the big move goes well - I moved in with my fella a few months ago, and couldn’t be happier! All the best!
I am in the process of living out that same life experience. I confess that leaving the tiny apartment that was so difficult to find three years ago is sort of a challenge. Anyway, glad to see you survived. Send some good thoughts my way!