Apartment Living

I've lived in apartments for the past three years, and now I'm moving to my last "college apartment" in 2 weeks. I just found out today that the new place is mine, and I get to move in on the last weekend of January. The new place is so beautiful that you wouldn't even think it's in Monmouth. My past places have all been kinda cheap and cheap-looking, so this is a huge step up. It's more square-footage than I've ever had, and has a patio for my cat to play in and get fresh air. Most of all, do you wanna know what the most amazing thing about my new apartment is? I get a labeled parking spot, just for me. If you've ever lived in big apartments around here, you know how hard it is to get a good parking spot, especially at night. In the apartment I'm living at right now, if I get home after nine PM I have to park on the street around the corner. It sucks, and I can't wait to have a reserved spot.

I was offered to take a one bedroom house in Independence instead, but I don't think houses would be all that comfortable. Despite all the flaws that apartments may have, they're still so much better than houses. I'm too forgetful to remember to bring out my trash once a week...that just wouldn't happen. And having a yard, of any size, is too much to ask. I'd probably pay someone to take care of it, as sad as that sounds. I like that in apartments things like that are taken care of for you. All in all, I really can't wait to move in 2 weeks. I'm excited to have a real, nice, grown up place :)