EVERYTHING happens for a reason...

...and I'm a firm believer of that.  As some of you know, the apartment we wanted fell through a couple days ago.  Today, Mal received a phonecall from the realtor saying that the apartment right next door is now available.  I swear it was meant to be.  So this apartment is next door to the one that was originally taken from us.  The complex has two 3 bedrooms, two 2 bedrooms, and 2 one bedroom apartments.  We found out that the people who originally stole the 3 bedroom for us are actually three girls we know and one of the two bedrooms has two guys we know.  We are very excited about the apartment and that we know people who live there.  (Our apartment is actually better than the one that we originally wanted ...it has its own washer and dryer whereas the other apartments need to share!).  It was meant to be. 


The complex looks like a big yellow house with two big staircases going up on each side.  You can see the Atlantic Ocean and the Marriott hotel from our front porch.  Our apartment is on the second floor and has a big living room with a TV and really high ceilings.  The pointed white ceilings have exposed dark wood beams and we have A/C in every room. The master bedroom is HUGE and has its own bathroom (we're going to have to fight over that one haha).  The other two rooms are big too and share a bathroom.  The closets are nice and big too!  The apartment opens up to a big patio with a bbq that we share with the rest of the complex.  Our kitchen has a real kitchen table so we don't have to eat at our desks anymore, a big refrigerator, a dishwasher (yay!), a real oven (not a microwave oven like I have now) and a stove.  OMG I love it so much.  

our new apartment!

horrible views

all smiles for our new place!