The New Apartment

So, about a month ago, we moved from North Portland to the Southeast, and I love it here. We were pretty lucky to find the apartment that we did. We found the Craigslist ad for it within 15 minutes or so of its being posted, and arranged to see it a couple of hours later, and we were the first to apply for it. Our landlord said that about 30 others were interested in applying later that day. We've talked to some of our neighbors in the same building, and all of them have lived here for multiple years, so that's a good sign.

Our place is a short walk from Mt. Tabor Park, which is a wooded area on top of an extinct volcanic cinder cone. So, it's a decent walk up hill, but the view is worth it. On one side you look over downtown (see 1st picture above), and on the other side there is a good view of Mt. Hood. I've jogged to the top a few times, Dan and I have played tennis in the park, and we walked to the top with both Dan's dad and sister when they came to visit.

So our apartment is right along one of the bus lines, which is convenient, but we've mostly been riding our bikes (we've spent less than 30$ on transportation costs this month!). We also have a little table out front, though we only use it occasionally when we go out there to read, eat or play cards.

I've done a little bit of gardening out front-- mostly herbs-- spearmint & lemon balm for tea, then we have liquorice plant, dill, and I believe oregano and thyme. You can see some of them hanging in front of our door.

After some visits to IKEA, Goodwill and some yard sales, we managed to furnish the place without spending much money, and it even looks presentable :).

Finally, as you will see in the last picture, we have a friendly cat visitor every so often at the new place. She belongs to the neighbor, and she likes to be very sneaky and wander in our apartment as if invited. We call her "Creep". In the picture, she is relaxing and looking out the door, making herself very at home.