finally!

After a long, strenuous and quite frustrating search for a place of our own... Rick and I officially signed a lease today!

As of October 1st, our new residence will be on West Ave. in the fan district of Richmond. Yes, you read correct, the elusive and quite exclusive West Ave. You know... the cutest street in the fan that is only 3 blocks long but is a neighborhood in itself.

I know those that grew up outside of the fan or have never spent a significant amount of time being a fan rat probably won't understand the significance, but it is one of those streets that fan rats can only dream of living on. Sort of like Monument Ave. but Monument is actually more likely because it is waaay longer.

So suddenly God's plan is clear once again... to make finding an apartment very difficult for us so that we would wait for this amazing gem and to fulfill a little girl's fan rat dream!

So back to the apartment, it is a 2 bedroom, one bath with a beautiful kitchen and bay window in the living room with a washer and dryer and a back patio/garden! And the best part is we are getting all of this for waaaay less than they could charge us. (I mean it is West Ave!) It isn't a big bad realty company renting it but instead the people that own it, so it seems they aren't renting it to get rich!

They have all these cool events like the big Halloween bash where they shut the street down and have costume contests and trick-or-treaters galore. They also have big cookouts and block parties and all kinds of neighborhood-like activites.

I don't know how else to show you how excited we are about this new apartment! It really is going to be the perfect place for Rick and I to start our married life together!

Well, I will keep you posted on the move and let you know when we will be ready to show off our awesome street and apartment!

We hope this finds you all happy and healthy!

Love,
your soon-to-be-fan-rats-once-more!