Settling In

Thursday was much the same as Wednesday, reading procedures, getting to know my coworkers. I got some supplies for my desk, which they keep under lock-and-key. I tried several times to update my info to get my insurance switched over, but I couldn't log into the proper system. Before heading out for the weekend I made plans to hook up with a coworker and his wife at the local high school football game on Friday. Then I headed to my hotel, definitely ready for the weekend.

Friday I had grand plans of heading out early to do some exploring and apartment hunting. I managed to leave the hotel around 2:30. The first place I stopped at would have been perfect, very close to work and only $425/month for a one bedroom unit. Too bad he had just rented out his last available unit and didn't expect to have anything else open up until November. I filled out an application and he promised to call me when something came up.

The second place I stopped at seemed nice, and the lady at the desk was very friendly. She said she had a 3-bedroom townhouse available right away, for $725/month.  She also said she *might* have a 2-bedroom apartment coming up in November, but she didn't have any one-bedroom units coming up anytime soon. Her 2-bedroom would be $615/month.

The third place I visited, right next to the previous community, was nice too, with an older Southern lady as the property manager. She offered to show me a 3-bedroom unit she had available right away. She said it would be $675/month, and had brand-new carpet and cork floors. It looks out over a little wooded area, and seems like a quiet neighborhood. The kitchen is kind of small, but has a HUGE utility room/pantry.

The fourth place I stopped at was income controlled, so I am not eligible to rent there. The lady was very nice though, and told me that the icon on the sign out front meant income controlled so I wouldn't stop at another place like it. That ruled out the little place by the hotel. And I had already ruled out several places just from driving by. That pretty much accounted for all the apartments in town.

After talking to my man we decided I'm going to get a six month lease on the 3-bedroom unit for $675. Maybe I'll be able to get a roommate which would be just about perfect, or I'll use the six months to find another place. Or I'll just stick it out at slightly more than we were hoping to pay. I mean, really, $675/month is not that bad, especially considering the living allowance I'm getting.

The rest of the weekend was pretty quiet. Went to the football game Friday, the football was a disappointment, but the halftime show was decent.

Work did a complete overhaul of the network, so I won't be able to log in on Monday without calling the help desk. The up side is my man will be getting lots of overtime until it's straightened out. Saturday I pretty much didn't leave my hotel room, it's got a nice view:

Sunday I did some laundry and cleaned up my room a bit. And here I am, all caught up and ready to go to bed early so I'm ready for the week at 4:30am tomorrow!