Saturday morning we set off early to Lloydminster to look at apartments and decide where we were going to live. The first two apartments we looked at were a little scary. I admit that it caused me anxiety thinking about having to live there for any amount of time (no matter how short). If no other option was available I am sure I would have survived and would have felt a lot more comfortable once our stuff was moved in.... but of course I can easily say that now cause our last appointment brought us to a newly renovated building that was perfect. It is in really good shape and most importantly the bathroom wasn't disgusting. So right then and there we signed a lease and gave our damage deposit and rent. It was a great relief to know that we have somewhere to move to.
The weather was still okay as we left Lloydminster but once we got close to Edmonton it started to get bad. We stopped just outside of Elk Island park to get some gas where I foolishly put in the expensive stuff instead of the regular. Man was I ticked off. The labels were very unclear about what I was actually putting into it. I didn't feel it was right for the company to trick people into paying 1.27/L so I went in to tell them just that. After I explained that they needed to change the labels on the pumps so that you could tell what type of gas you were putting in your car I went back and filled the rest of the tank with the good ol' "cheap" stuff (1.15/L is now cheap?) After that ordeal we braved the nasty weather to get back to my parents house.
This morning we woke to the continued nasty weather that put a bit of a damper on Ian's 28th Birthday! We had the privilege of attending the YSA ward where my father is the Bishop and enjoyed the quiet meeting. After celebrating Ian's birthday with my family we grudgingly began our trek home. That was a terrible drive, over what seemed at times, a skating rink. I thank Ian for doing so much driving this weekend as I don't do well with icy roads. We survived past the stupid drivers who continually pressed their breaks on the ice, the crazy semi trucks that sped past in the left lane and the numerous cars in the ditch. We even saw one car right in front of us spin out and go into the ditch (no injuries). I thank the Lord for keeping us safe on our journey.
It is back now to the work week and exams for Ian. In just a couple weeks we have to pack up Ian and take him to Lloyd. I hope there is no snow on the ground then!!!!!!
Hallway leading to large room, bathroom and storage room
Larger bedroom (oh look, it has a fan)
The bathroom looks brand new (thankfully)
Part of the kitchen. It has older appliances and the cupboards are a little old school but the floors are nice, walls painted and is in great shape.
The rest of the kitchen space which also has a fan
I accidentally erased the pictures of the 2nd bedroom and the living room. The whole place is probably not much bigger than our current place just with 2 bedrooms. We love it though and are excited that we don't have to live in a dump until we buy a home next year.
2 comments:
looks like a nice place. and I know what you mean about a YSA ward being quiet. I went to Edmonton last summer and visited, and went to the YSA ward, cause I didnt know where else to go, and I had my baby, well, lets just say, he was SO loud, it was embarassing, cause there was NO noise other then that! Sorry you had bad roads, they ALWAYS stress me out, and when I am done driving my neck is so sore from being so tense the whole time!
it looks great!
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