In other news, Brandon and I move into our new apartment on Saturday!
Here is a photo from the rooftop of our building. See the tallest building out there? That's the Wells Fargo building. The top was designed like this to look like an old fashioned cash register. Brandon works in this general vicinity. This is also in the vicinity of the city where the future Real World Denver house will be located. Sort of.
This is the court yard in the middle of the block- our apartment actually has a door leading out to this area. The court yard is gated, so we can safely bring our dog out here at night before bed time. In addition to time spent in the court yard, Koda has become my jogging partner so we plan on taking lots of mile-high runs this summertime.
This is the outside of our apartment building. The inside is your typical apartment, complete with white walls and white carpet (no hardwood floors- Koda REALLY wanted hardwood floors). In lieu of hard wood floors, we opted for the less expensive place that would mean more spending money for plays, ball games, microbrews and bribe money for the Real World Denver insiders.
I'm also pretty excited because along the bottom of this apartment development, there are shops that were specifically built in this complex to foster sort of a "village" atmosphere. There is a flower shop, hair salon, gourmet grilled cheese restaurant, coffee shop, dry cleaners, wine shop, and yoga and pilates studios all within this little neighborhood. The apartment complex has events each month like "learn to make sushi at home" where you get an opportunity to meet other people, so should be fun.
Meanwhile, I dream of trading in my car for a Honda Metropolitan, but my mom thinks it's a bad idea. I think I should get an orange helmet and live it up a little. Whether I get one or not will depend on your votes, America- should I get a scooter?
5 comments:
I vote neh!...safety, future car payment, and winter condition ruling my vote.
Just concerned that the paid for car even though it isn't worth much would have to be replaced with different car with car payment after the nice weather is gone. Paid off car after 60 long months vires scooter with good/excellent gas mileage hard to decide isn't it? So many things to think about and so little time!!!!
The scooter option would include driving it while it's nice, then relying on public transportation in the wintertime. Lots of people skip the commute and take the bus or RTD, so I'm considering this as a serious option. I was planning on taking the bus to work every day all along- it's part of my new city girl style.
CUTE A-P-T!!! About the scooter...I can totally see you riding a scooter. I would. Like Sarah said, if they have good PT I think it would totally be worth it. Heck, you could still ride the scooter in the winter. You'd be like Lloyd and Harry in Dumb and Dumber, when they drive through Aspen and their snot is frozen to their face by the time they get to their destination.
Can't wait to visit the new living quarters. Is it spacious or just enough room for a big, naughty pup?
Definitely YES YES YES on the scooter and public trans. Does it have a latte holder? And think of all the reading you could get done on the bus/RTD! It fits your new city lifestyle perfectly. And I'm loving the apt building. Is there an opening for Steve and me??? Seriously. We want to learn how to make sushi at home...
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