Our New Apartment!

Although the main goal of my trip was to start meeting the kids and adults involved with YL, I was also hoping to find a solid place for Liz and I to live. My mom has labeled us as "gypsies" the past few months, and for good reason considering since our wedding we've lived in three different apartments. Although our wandering has been a little stressful, God has been taking care of us, making sure we have a place to stay. Thankfully, fellow newlyweds Pat and Andrea Regan have allowed us to hang out in there spacious basement. Its been fun, but to say that we are ready for a place of our own is an understatement. For those of you who are from Michigan, finding an apartment in Langley is somewhat different. For starters, apartment cost skyrockets in comparison, especially for those of us who are used to the high standard of student housing. Also, most apartments that are available are in the form of a basement suite. A basement suite is where the owners of the home separate their lower level, and rent it out in order to help pay for the high cost of mortgage.

So, after scouring Craigslist and many tours of apartments, one of which contained the overpowering smell of hockey pads, we found a great place! Luckily Jonathan and Carmen were there with me (= rookie) throughout the process. They own a home building business, and also have experience in property management. I met the landlords, Alice and Wally, who were nice enough to let me take some pictures of the place--pictures that I could take home to Liz for her to look over. Carmen and I left with high hopes that the apartment would work out, but we continued to check out a few other suites. Even though they both warned me that it would probably be difficult to find good landlords, we found a few places with supportive Christian owners. 

After bringing home the pictures and looking them over with Liz, we decided that Alice and Wally's apartment was the place for us! We are so thankful that they are willing to hold the apartment until we move to Langley in January. Its a two bedroom apartment located on the ground level of the house. Here are some pictures from the outside and in:

This is a picture looking from the two bedrooms into the bathroom and kitchen. The rug in the lower right hand corner is in our living room. Although this picture doesn't really show it, there's quite a bit of wide open space that we get to fill. Another perk is a ton of storage space. We have multiple closets, and lots of empty cabinets to fill. Gotta have a place for the bikes and camping stuff, right?

The home that we will be staying at is located on a culdesac in the Murrayville neighborhood. It's the one to the right of the basketball hoop.

Once we move in and decorate I will definitely post more pictures of the apartment. Less than two months until we have our own place!