Today we gave our 30-day notice to our landlord. We plan to move into our new rental in Santa Cruz starting the first weekend in October.
It’s an exciting time for us. We’ll be getting more space (including a very cute backyard) and such perks as in-unit laundry for the first time. But it’s bittersweet also. We have really enjoyed our current rental. It’s a short walk to downtown Santa Cruz (our new location will add around 10 minutes to that trip) and has been a very peaceful place to live. But, realistically, we never fit into this space to begin with. Most of our belongings are filling up a couple rooms in my parents’ house. We are hopeful that some (if not most) of that clutter will be able to migrate back up here.
We’ll see how things go. Moving is always a pain, but at least we’re not moving far.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
Why We Work
This has been an extraordinarily expensive week. I just felt I had to post it because it was so impressive. In the past 3 days, we’ve spent over $1,400.
It started when our rabbit Demetri required an expensive dental surgical procedure. I won’t go into it too much since I doubt anyone out there is all that interested in rabbit medicine, but suffice it to say he has a lot of issues. We’ve been fighting this fight with him since 2005, when he supposedly had only a few months to live. Four years later, he’s doing amazingly well, especially considering he’s at least 8 years old. When all was said and done this time around, the bill was $820. Those of you who don’t understand how we could spend this much money on a rabbit just don’t know Demetri. He’s worth every cent.
The following day I was driving to work and my car died mid-block near downtown Santa Cruz. AAA towed me to our local mechanic and I ended up walking to work from there. Normally Steve would have picked me up, but when he attempted to start the truck it too was dead (he rides his motorcycle to work and we aren’t sure how long the truck had been dead). A new fuel pump for my car and a battery for Steve’s truck set us back $620.
At this point I just want to say that I feel extremely fortunate that Steve and I can afford these expenses. We make a good living and are very lucky. But… good grief!
It started when our rabbit Demetri required an expensive dental surgical procedure. I won’t go into it too much since I doubt anyone out there is all that interested in rabbit medicine, but suffice it to say he has a lot of issues. We’ve been fighting this fight with him since 2005, when he supposedly had only a few months to live. Four years later, he’s doing amazingly well, especially considering he’s at least 8 years old. When all was said and done this time around, the bill was $820. Those of you who don’t understand how we could spend this much money on a rabbit just don’t know Demetri. He’s worth every cent.
The following day I was driving to work and my car died mid-block near downtown Santa Cruz. AAA towed me to our local mechanic and I ended up walking to work from there. Normally Steve would have picked me up, but when he attempted to start the truck it too was dead (he rides his motorcycle to work and we aren’t sure how long the truck had been dead). A new fuel pump for my car and a battery for Steve’s truck set us back $620.
At this point I just want to say that I feel extremely fortunate that Steve and I can afford these expenses. We make a good living and are very lucky. But… good grief!
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