We've got a new home

After several days of phone calls, apartment viewings, and gnashing of teeth, we've finally got a place to call our new home. Its a lovely two bedroom vintage apartment close to downtown Oak Park. Its got beautiful hardwood floors, a working fireplace, and 1.5 bathrooms (pretty rare for older apartments). Even better, the price is probably about half of what we'd be paying for a comparable apartment in Boston. We're really looking forward to moving into it.

When we were poking around the laundry room today, we ran into one of the other tenants, an older lady from Europe. She told us how much she loved Oak Park and the apartment (She explained how when she notified management that the laundry machine had broken and eaten her quarters, they immediately sent her a check for $1.50 to reimburse her loss. -Kelly). She said how much this town reminds her of the old country, and how many cultural amenities it has to offer. She raved about the Oak Park Symphony, the great brand new library, and the restaurants and shops within walking distance. It's striking how everyone we meet in Oak Park loves living here so much, to the point that you almonst wonder who hired them to do PR to recruit new folks to live here. Hopefully some of that spirit will rub off on us.

-Brian