This weeks Slice of Life is Why I live where I live....mmmm....Well when we first got married we just needed something that wasn't too small for both of us as we were combining things together since we had both lived on our own for so long, we both had a lot of stuff, and even then we had to get rid of some of it. We got an apartment in South Salt Lake that still allowed us to commute to work ok and was still within a price range we could afford.
Then we moved to WI with a job change, this time we needed a 2 bedroom as we were excpeting our first child. We found an apartment in New Richmond, WI that was only 24 miles to my sister-in-law and best friend Sarah's house. Again we needed something that was in our price range. It was nice without being too small or too big. I picked the place without Dan ever seeing it until we had the keys and were ready to move in.
We then moved to a 3 bedroom duplex in North Hudson, WI. This put us only 14 miles to Sarah's house and closer to work and church. We chose the 3 bedroom as Dan's sister Annette was living with us and we were expecting baby number 2. This had an unfinished basement that worked great for storage and as Dan's office.
We then lost our job and moved in with Dan's parents in Spokane, WA and stayed with them for 11 months. During this time we had the twins. Once we had a job and were back on our feet a little bit we moved into a 3 bedroom apartment not far from his parents house. It was close to all the shopping, Dr's and such.
But we weren't happy with having a "Temp" job so Dan kept looking, and 4 months after we moved into our place in Spokane, Dan got a job back in UT. He headed down ahead of the kids and I and stayed with my aunt and uncle while he found us a place. I looked online and would tell him to check out these places. We knew we needed at least three bedrooms, but we didn't want it to be too small or to pricey. Several he looked at where in the right price range, but the space was so small and no storage. Some were to far out we didn't want to spend a lot in gas for the same price as some of the one's closer to work. Then I found the apartment that we live in online and set up an appointment for Dan to see it on his lunch break. It was only 1 mile from work. He decided this was the place and put the deposit down on it right away and moved into it two days later with the kids and I coming to join him 2 days after that. I didn't get to see it until after I arrived. Right now this place is great because now that we are only down to one car he walks to and from work everyday. It makes the convenience of living here all the better.
So we both have picked places that the other hasn't seen until we went to move in.
We would love to rent or buy a house, but right now that isn't an option as the size we need is $400 more a month then we can afford. But we will see what the future holds.
3 comments:
Yep, you never know what is around the corner! Great to read about a family that keeps providence at the top of their list! =)
Thanks Texasblu! Yes we do keep providence at the top of our list. What is funny is that if we can work it and get something in our price rage, we could end up with a mortgage payment less then it would cost us to rent a house, and about the same as we currently pay. But we want to wait and see if we can get a job with better pay before we try to move. That way we are not tied down to just Utah for a job.
Sounds like you have lived in some neat places! I've always wanted to tour out west. I would love to see Utah, Wyoming and Arizona.
I have been to California a few times so I have flown over the Rocky Mountains but that isn't enough for me ... I have to see those places some day.
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