Crazy Fingers

I slept at Brians, again, and we and couldn’t sleep, between the excitement and the coffee (we went to Rafaella with Nikki last night and had coffee at midnight). D’oh.

After a stop at Starbucks, at which I got a gingerbread latte, Brian and I went and looked at the apartment at 9 o’clock this morning (which is in itself amazing; my Brian is not a morning person).

He loved it. (I was wrong; there is an apartment he can love.)

Check it out:

• 2 large, real bedrooms (no building walls or doors to get Brian his room)!
• Huge living room!
• New kitchen with real appliances!
• 2 bathrooms!
• Closet space! The total closet space is like the size of my entire apartment. One of the closets is bigger than something that passed for a bedroom in one of the apartments we looked at.
• Morning sun!
• Full time doorman!
• Elevators!
• Common outdoor living space with afternoon sun!
• Laundry on premises!
• Great location in the heart of Chelsea!

So we applied to rent the apartment, and as of about an hour ago, our broker called to let us know “everything is in order,” that we will sign a lease tomorrow, and that I should go get certified checks!

We’re so excited! It was a big step in the relationship to go ahead and do this, but it feels great (as well as maybe a little scarey) to both of us. Particularly for Brian, this is HUGE. I’m very happy, and I think Brian is, too.

Even better, we got it done this year, before I start a new job. We probably won’t be able to move in until January 9, which is the day I start my new job, but we’ll deal.

Yay!