The Beginning of the Move

Saturday morning David and I began our drive to California.  We left the kids with Josh and Brenda for the weekend (Grandma and Grandpa came home from a camping trip on Sunday and took over) and headed out on our 30+ hour drive.  Boy is it a long drive from MN to CA!  As soon as we pulled into town we began looking at homes to rent.  After day one of house hunting we were wondering if we would be able to find a suitable, affordable place to live.  We spent the entire week trying to find a place, even though we knew which house we wanted.  Tuesday we drove by a house that was listed but not available to been seen because the current tenant was in the process of moving out.  So as we drove by and paused the tenant came over and asked if we'd like to look around.  So he took us around and when we were done I told David to call the landlord and tell her that we wanted it!  Well, emails went back and forth and we were told we would have to wait until the open house on Thursday to submit our application.  So we continued looking at other homes because it is very competitive out here and we feared we wouldn't get it.  Thursday we went to the open house, along with 5 other couples/families/roommates and turned in our application.  We also turned in apps on 2 other properties.  At that point there was nothing let to do but hang out so we headed down to the Farmer's Market and out to dinner downtown.  Friday morning I woke up earlier than David so I got on Pinterest and searched small kitchens because choices #2 and #3 had tiny, tiny kitchens.  When he woke up he asked me what I was doing and when I told him.  He told me to stop because he had received an email from our favorite house and they had chosen us!!!  WooHoo!  So here it is 1600 square feet of living space on a quiet could-de-sac with a huge screened in porch and a backyard that backs up to the community center and bike trail!  All of this and it's less than 5 miles to downtown, wineries and David's work!  At a mere $3100 a month!  Oh, how I miss Bossier prices! But I am so excited to move in! The place is ours and only a 2 1/2 week wait to get our household goods delivered!