New Apartment!

I haven't updated in about a day and a half, mostly because...

We moved in to our new apartment yesterday!

It's a one-bedroom in Austintown-- well, technically, the address is in Youngstown, but it's right on the West Side, making it pretty much in Austintown. We have a living room, a little wallpapered dining room area, a kitchen, a bedroom, and a bathroom. There is air-conditioning, a big window in the living room, a dishwasher, a brand-new gas stove/oven, a garbage disposal, and a fancy showerhead. We also have four closets: one in the foyer, one in the living room, and two in the bedroom. There's also a pool out back!

And all this for $395/month. That price even includes ALL utilities except electric, so our water, gas, heating, air conditioning, and sewage are all paid for us, and we just pay for stuff we plug in.

I got so excited when we got to put our names on our mailbox and on our door buzzer. We're the only family with two names on the nameplate ("McCluskey/Walker"), which made me feel even happier, somehow.

I also love puttering around the place: tidying up, watching TV (we only get two channels, and those are kind of fuzzy, but we can watch DVDs, so I've been rewatching the second season of The O.C.), cleaning up the kitchen, making Adam's lunch. I even baked a cake last night, and Adam cooked a splendid dinner of seasoned chicken, corn, and pirogies. He even made me a crantini to sip! I love that I'm marrying a man who is clean, helpful, and a wonderful cook...he even did all of the dishes after he made dinner! I mean, really, he's like a demigod or something.

I took a run around the neighborhood this afternoon, and it looks like a lovely place-- lots of young families with children, and we're also within walking distance of the Austintown library, which means 1) wireless access, and 2) lots of books/magazines/DVDs whenever I want them!

I'm just so very happy. It feels like we're really a little family now, what with our apartment and our soon-to-be shared bank account and our kitty (soon to be kitties, plural, once we kidnap one of the newborn babies in Adam's garage). I expected to feel, I don't know, a little weird about being so young and so settled down, but it really feels wonderful, to tell you the honest truth.

So now I'm back at my parents house for most of the weekend, as Adam has to work tonight, Saturday, and Sunday. I'll put up some pictures early next week for you guys, I promise!