APARTMENT!!!

if all goes well, granger and i will be moving into an apartment together (with sadie) this coming weekend.  we submitted the application last week, and everything was cleared except our criminal background checks, which apparently requires 48 hours to process.  we should hear about that today, and unless granger is a secret criminal, i think we're set to sign the lease this friday and move in on saturday.  yay!!!

the apartment is in rockville, MD. (here's a map).  it's not an ideal location for the commute to work, but it has several advantages that outweigh its location: 1. it's the ONLY apartment complex that we've found that allows pit bulls to live there, meaning that all 3 of us can actually live together. 2. rock creek regional park (which is connected to rock creek park in DC) is immediately behind the complex, meaning that there will be lots of walking/hiking/biking trails to explore. 3. it's in MD, which means that granger will qualify for in-state tuition at UMD when he transfers there, and the GI bill will cover 100% of in-state tuition. it's also really convenient for granger to get to MC, where he'll be taking classes until he transfers to UMD. 4. the apartment is a 2br/2ba, so we will have lots of space, and there's a patio that goes out onto a grassy area so we can have bbqs etc. (also convenient for letting sadie outside).  5. there's a pool AND a gym in the complex.  so yeah, the commute won't be as awesome as the one i have now, but i'm still really excited to live there!!!

UPDATE - we passed the criminal background check!!!! now all we have to do is go sign the lease and then prepare to be a lot poorer very quickly...