Our New Apartment {Day 21}

So - are you ready to see our new apartment? It's totes awesome. :) We picked up the keys at about 1pm on Saturday, three days after we arrived in Denver. Remember how in my last post I talked about how I was a ball of nerves from not having a house? In retrospect, we were homeless for less than 72 hours. God was and always is in control, and was so preparing the way for us. Note to self: Trust God! He's earned it!

Ready to see our new home?



We opted for a second floor apartment for better views, light and security, and of course that comes with stairs. When you open up that door behind our crazy faces, you are greeted with a set of about six stairs. The next pic is standing on the landing looking back towards the front (and only) door.



 

Then, it's a whole nother set of stairs, which lead right up into the great room. And here is the first feature I'm stoked about: a coat closet!! Our 1928 home in Rochester had no such thing, so I'm am loving this little closet. It's the little things, right?



 

Come up the stairs and turn right slightly, and you are in the great room. Two things to notice right away - vaulted ceilings and a fireplace! Both awesome. The higher ceilings really make it feel a lot bigger in here. The fireplace is awesomely cozy and warm, and I've been chomping at the bit for some cooler weather to really soak it up. It's gas, and turns on with the flick of a switch. Luxury, I tell ya.

 



Lover is demonstrating how excited we are about the dining area. That door leads to the balcony, and here's the other view of the living area, standing in the dining area. Those doors lead to our bedroom and bathroom.

 





The kitchen is a really nice size, and the fact that it is open to the main area means whoever is cooking (*cough* Lover *cough*) gets to still be a part of the action going on. But - the high counter shields the mess, which I couldn't be more grateful for. We're working on not using that top counter as a landing zone, which so far is not working at all. :)



A view from the kitchen, and notice what lifechanging appliance resides in my kitchen?? That's right - it's a DISHWASHER! It works really well, even if it does sound like an airplane is in the house while it's running. I love to get laundry going and the dishwasher rumbling and sit on the couch while my machines do all my work for me. This is the life I tell you. Also, can I just point out that I have three outlets on this part of the counter alone? It's like the people who built this place understand that we live in an era with electricity. I love it.



From the opposite direction, standing by the dishwasher. The door on the left is a little laundry room, with a full washer and dryer. They both work fantastically. The little door on the right is a pantry, yet another unheard of luxury for the Kodankos. :)



So, off of the main area on the right hand side are a set of double doors which lead to the first bedroom suite. This is the one we claimed, the room is nice and large and sunny, the ceiling fan is not hideous, and we're loving it overall. The sun does beat in here in the afternoons if I forget to close the blinds, which is like every day. :)

 




 

From the window, looking back at the opposite wall. Huge closet on the left, it's a walkin with a light and everything. On the right, if you walk back through the door and straight ahead, is our bathroom.





The bathrooms are almost exactly the same, with the exception that we have a tall cabinet in ours, and the kids have a full linen closet in theirs. Nice and spacious, fairly new and in good condition - can't complain.



On the other side of the apartment, off of the dining room, is the kids' shared bedroom. We went back and forth about them sharing a room, and finally decided in favor. So far they love it. I separate them for naptime, since that rarely works, but other than that they love being together. This room is technically the master, so the ceiling is vaulted, the closet can literally hold a twin bed, and there is even a little desk area that is working out really well as the diaper changing station.



 

Their bathroom is directly off the bedroom, and you can just see the linen closet door inside the bathroom. That's where we have stored all their clothes since this happened. It's working out really well.



Last up is our skinny little balcony - there is a small storage room off the balcony which is slightly terrifying but nice to have, and then from the opposite direction is where you can see the mountains. Gorgeousness.  So that's it! 1200 square feet of our nice bright, white, happy little space. It's everything I was hoping for, and I am so happy God provided it for us. :)