Kiwi and I have been hunting for a new house for a little while. Nothing serious, but I did contact a few craigslist ads and we had gone to see some places. The last two were busts, and I thought that this one might be too but Kiwi convinced me to put pants on and give it a go.
Well I'm glad he did.
We drove just 8 minutes from our house to a quiet little street off a main road near the mall. The street was quiet and lined with massive houses, all different variety. I could tell some of these houses were built quite a while back as each had their own eclectic design (not the usual giant block houses that a lot of the foreign Canadians build). We stopped in front of a house with a masonry front, half white, a unique shape and the matching address. Older, almost reminded me of a grandparent's home. There's a driveway and a garage, which the homeowner told us (among her many different topics of conversation) that we would have a space in with our own remote.
She has two dogs upstairs she says when I ask, I see Kiwi smile broadly from the corner of my eye. The door to the suite is in the garage, which I thought as odd at first but began to like the way it felt safer. She let us in the front door and we were in the laundry room which let into the small bathroom. My heart sank a little as I saw the bathroom did not have a tub, just a shower and was a fairly small size. She told us about the hot water tank and the air closets which were adjacent to the big coat rack next to the laundry room. There was a door across from the entrance which I thought at first might go up to her floor, but as she opened it she exclaimed "this is the suite."
As we walked in and the landlord made her way into the kitchen, Kiwi and I stole a silent "HOLY SH*T" look to each other behind her back. This suite was huge, and JUST our type. The kitchen looked like it belonged in a Switzerland theme park, complete with a little breakfast bar and green bubbled glass cabinets above it. I was in heaven thinking about cooking in it. The little wall seperated the kitchen perfectly. Just what I wanted.
The living room was AMAZING! It has a real fireplace which the landlord told us she would be putting in a gas fireplace during some renos. YES. The fireplace was all stone, with a cute little hearth. There is an area that steps up, which I think will be where I put my desk. It's seperated nicely so it feels as though I might have my own little office. The landlord complained about the wood paneling around the suite and the white stuccoed ceiling. She said she might change it. But I exclaimed to her that I loved it. I hope she keeps it the same! The bedroom is small, I will admit. But there is room to put all my hanging clothes in the big closet and kiwi's dresser underneath (Or my shoes).
I am unsure whether all my bedroom furniture will fit, but as Kiwi and I said to each other giddily driving home, there will always be a solution. No matter what, we will find a way around it.
As long as we're with each other, we can make anything work.
-Strawberry
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