This morning I woke up and my headache was gone. What a relief!
There were two notable ads in the paper for basement suites that appealed to me. The first one is walking distance from work and the C-Train (which I often take to get to meetings downtown). I spoke with the owner on the phone and he was so sweet. Just from our conversation he told me I sounded like the kind of person he wanted as a tenant. This was a positive sign. The place even has a dishwasher. I gave my number and he was going to contact the current tenant to figure out a time the suite could be viewed and call me back.
The second place is in a very nice neighbourhood. I could barely understand the man due to a thick French accent. He didn't tell me much about the place. The suite is a little farther away but I could still walk to work. He told me to come over at 7:30 PM to look at the place.
It was getting to be later in the afternoon and I still had not heard back from the first man. I was getting antsy. I did not want to miss this opportunity. I waited until after 5 PM and then called back. I left a message. He called me back a couple minutes later and the only time they had available was 7:30! I decided I was just not going to go to the other place.
I arrived at the apartment and the owners were so nice. The place was in excellent condition but so small. When I was there I thought I could fit all of my stuff in there. I traveled home a pit in my stomach started to grow. What was I going to do with all of my teaching stuff? I don't have a classroom yet. What do I do with it in the meantime?
I had not even see the other place and I had missed my other appointment. I wasn't at the first place for very long so I thought I could arrive late to the other place. I looked at the map and the street it was on was in about 4 parts. I could not figure out what part it was on so I went home.
I told my cousin about how small the suite is. She encouraged me to keep on looking. I told her I skipped out on my other appointment. She encourage me to call them back and see if I could still come. I called and sure enough they said it was ok. I was really hoping that it would not count against me.
The place is so cute and it is ready to move into now! The living room and kitchen have laminate flooring. All the walls have ledges to put pictures or knickknacks on. It was bigger than most of the places I had looked at recently. I asked if I could fill out an application. They didn't want me to fill out an application, they want to talk with me. We visited for about 20 minutes. I left with a very good feeling about the apartment and the owners.
Later that evening, the owners of the second place called to tell me that I could have the place if I was still interested. I went over this evening and filled out the papers, gave my damage deposit and got a key. My cousin and some friends came over with me to check out the place. They were planning how I was supposed to arrange my furniture.
Originally the movers were supposed to bring my stuff to Calgary this weekend. I had to call them back to tell them about my change of plans. I'll call them tomorrow to see if I can still get it sent this weekend.
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