we picked up our keys today

After a 30-minute lease-briefing, which consisted mostly of "And this page just explains..." and "I just need you to initial here...and here...and sign and date here", we got keys to our mailbox and new apartment. She didn't have garage remotes for us so we'll have to stop by the leasing office again tomorrow.

i don't know why I feel a little let-down. The apartment is a darker color scheme than the model, though the floorplan is exactly the same. Carpet, counters, tile...everything is several shades darker than what i was expecting.

Nothing's really out of order, but...i wish there weren't grease stains on the garage floor, soot above the bathroom lights, a crack in the kitchen light fixture, and a flicker in the computer desk light.

It is a nice apartment, don't get me wrong, and as much as we're paying for it, even considering the area, it really had to be nice. I just can't seem to get excited about it. It's a lot of work. We need to vacuum and wipe everything down.

We just came back from Walmart; the airbed arrived today. We plan to clean and set up the bedroom tomorrow morning and get the uHaul truck and pick up furniture from Blanca's in the afternoon.

I guess it's just the money thing. Everything's a little tight right now: end of the month, new expenses due to the move... We just happened to forget about (1) the $100 i owe Blanca for the furniture; (2) the $400 pet deposit; and (3) when Patrick insisted that our move-in date be the Wednesday beginning our vacation (to maximize our time), we didn't take into consideration that we wouldn't be paid until the day after.

And so we came by really late in the day to ensure that the check we issued wouldn't be cashed until tomorrow. Which is why the maintenance guy was no longer around to program our remotes, and why we'll have to wait till tomorrow to apprise them of the lighting problems.

In the end, it's still just about money. And the fact that I'm sad because of money or the lack thereof is even more disheartening.