So of course I haven't had a chance to get Part 2 of the SA trip posted on here (although I did start to write it the day I said I would), but I thought I'd give a quick update on this past weekend. As you may or may not know, I am moving into St. Louis this Friday (June 12). Ben Travers is coming down from Iowa City with his girlfriend, Nicole, both of whom just graduated from U of Iowa, to live with me. I found a nice 2 floor apartment in a neighborhood called Lafayette Square and instantly knew I wanted it. Ben came down for my graduation and went to look at a few of the places on my list with me. Luckily, he liked the same one, and we got our applications taken care of before leaving for SA. Anyway, I found out in SA that we were approved, and this past weekend, Ben and Nicole came down to sign the lease. Nicole hadn't seen the place yet, so after signing, our agent let us go check out the place again. Thankfully, Nicole liked it as well, or so she said. We spent the afternoon in the neighborhood, walking through Lafayette Park, which is only one block away, checked out the outdoor antique sale going on, went to a little wine shop 1/2 a block away from our apartment (that could be trouble) and made friends with the owner and his girlfriend, and went to dinner at a little micro-brewery and grill about two blocks from our place. The day got me even more excited about my move-in date. The neighborhood is beautiful and reminds me of San Francisco and there is plenty to do within just a few blocks. Here are some pictures of our place:
Our place is the 2nd and 3rd floor, but this is our own private door.
Our place is the 2nd and 3rd floor, but this is our own private door.
Yes, we do have a purple kitchen, and yes, that is the only reason I chose this place...I like purple...
Our living/dining room area.
The stairs to our 2nd floor (the 3rd floor)
The awesome view from our living room...notice the arch off in the distance...jealous?I get to start packing tonight (lucky me!) and will hopefully be completely moved in by this coming Sunday. After that, I'll try to get some pictures up of my room and the area a bit.
Check back soon....but not too soon....I'm a busy man.
7 comments:
Did I call it or what?!?!?!
Thanks for the update. The place looks REALLY great. I am a little jealous. Such an exciting time of new beginnings. I can't wait to see pictures of the place furnished (altho' I'm sure I'll HAVE to wait - awhile...)
It looks like a perfect new home and I'm really excited for you! When do we get to come visit????
:-)
P.S. Did you like Revolutionary Road? I haven't seen it yet and want to know if I should bother.
I love the place. It sounds like it will be a great place to live...Exciting
You forgot to put why you like purple...
P.S. Julie should check out the following website to decide whether or not to see Rev Road. Just scroll to the bottom of the page.
http://traverstake2.xanga.com/
Damn! This apt. is posh!!
devin!!! what an awesome place! is the wine bar called vino vitae? i went there a few months ago and loved it - now i have yet another excuse to visit the STL.
good luck with the move!
love,
meredith
so you guys are like, high rollin' in that apt! Looks snazzy :) Miss you amigo!
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