December 5, 2017

Well, in three months we'll be in our perfect apartment in Paris!  Of course, right now we don't know where that apartment is or what it looks like, but we know Karina will find a great place for us to live our Paris life.

Before Thanksgiving Karina sent us an email with seven apartments that will be available in December and January (really too early for our needs).  We were surprised to receive anything so early but also excited to see what she had found.  We read all the info on each apartment and looked at all the pictures...and immediately eliminated four (we put one back in the possibility list later!).  We were in full agreement in that elimination.

However, when we began prioritizing the remaining three, we realized we're not quite as in sync as we thought!!!  My first choice was David's second, and vice versa!!!  "My" apartment was in a perfect location and under budget.  But it was older and needed a little TLC though the kitchen and bathroom were clean and simple...however, the apartment was smaller than we really want.  The owner was a charming (according to Karina!) lady who was willing to work with us and even hold the apartment til March.  "David's" apartment wasn't quite as well located (though it was in an area we would consider) and was over budget😟.  However, it was larger and very nicely finished out.  You can only imagine the many conversations we had about these apartments!!! The final straw that broke the camel's back (after Adrian said she'd go see both apartments and give us her opinion) was learning "my" apartment didn't have a clothes dryer (or a washer-dryer combination).  Just a washer.  While we are prepared to live with a small dryer that takes fewer items and takes longer to complete, not having a dryer at all isn't something we're ready to live with....unless we absolutely have to! "David's" owner isn't willing to hold that apartment so Karina is back to the search and will begin sending us reasonable apartments in January.

And so we continue to wait...