Moving

Our Christmas present to each other was a week full of emotions and soar muscles. Grant and I have spent the last few days moving out of our apartment in Berkeley and into an apartment in Oakland. Now we’re going to spend the next few days unpacking boxes and getting settled. Here’s a quick summary of how I’m feeling right now… I know there are lots of things that I’m forgetting in this list… Positives of moving: away from PSR community, my commute to school is cut in half, closer to our church community, friends down the hall, Grant will hopefully be happier and more apt to get work done, modern building that is more earthquake safe, nicer bathroom, way better flooring, no ants, dishwasher, free internet (from other people’s unsecure wireless networks), closer to a teacher at my school = possible carpooling, beautiful Adam’s Pointe neighborhood in Oakland that is near Lake Merrit, huge deck and sliding glass door, locked garage parking space, elevator, unlimited access to our mailbox, rent will be cheaper next fall once PSR raises their rent again, good landlord (so far), apartment is actually a condo so there is one owner that we deal with instead of an apartment manager and a corporation Negatives of moving: loss of great view of the Oakland Bay Bridge, the bay, the hills, and Cal. time and energy spent moving on my vacation, loss of closet space, loss of windows on three sides (therefore alot less natural light), loss of sunsets, slightly smaller apartment, loss of friends across the hall, noisy refrigerator, farther walk to the BART, loss of great Gourmet Ghetto neighborhood in Berkeley, no fire escape to the roof, our old apartment was so unique and had a great layout If I knew where the camera was, I’d take picture to show the mess. Sometime soon I’ll put pictures up on Grant’s yahoo site. If you are reading this and you don’t know where that it, just email me.