Today, around 11:00am (PST), I noticed a call from a tenant of 515 12th Ave E had been missed. The message he had left informed me to call him about my application. My heart sank to my toes. Of course, being who I am, I thought the worst. His tone and the words he used just did not hit the ear nicely. I took a deep breathe, positioned my heart back to it's proper place and dialed his number. Spencer answered with an energetic, "Hello! This is Spencer." We went through normal phone call introductions and Spencer slowly cut to the chase. I guess he thought it would be funny to keep me in suspense. Not funny, Spencer. I finally heard the pleasing words, "The landlord approved your application. What room would you like?" Again, my heart dropped. I liked this drop of heart better than the first. I chose the room everyone that had applied wanted. It's nice. Small but less of a hotel room feel like the other room I had the option of occupying.
My room is the attic room. Windows all around and a feel of comfort even without furniture. It may get a tad cold during winter months and right now is pretty hot. Nothing could be worse weather wise than humid and hot as hell Baton Rouge, though. I think I will be just fine. The tenants of 515 12th Ave E are great. The friendly, clean, outdoorsy type. Perfect match so far.
I'm off to a great start here in Seattle, WA.
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ReplyDeleteWOO HOO!
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Fantastic. You should get all the heat from the tenants below you since it does tend to rise. You may find yourself sweating through the winter. Looking forward to hearing from you regularly through your blog. Hope you will keep it up.
ReplyDeleteyay mark!!! we miss you but my heart feels happy that you're following your heart. i just put up some pics of you and wally and clara. that girl loves her some mark!
ReplyDeletehi Mark! hope you keep blogging! Love you
ReplyDeleteI thought the same, Beth. We lived above a little old lady after PD and I got married, and we only turned our heater on once or twice that whole winter.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see pix, it sounds great!
So happy for you, brother-o-mine. Have fun and don't forget to wear a helmet.
ReplyDeleteI went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. ~Henry David Thoreau