goodbye, apartment

after three years living in our apartment in arlington, it looks like andy and i are finally about to make the plunge into the mythical world they call "home ownership".  that's right, if all goes well, we will be homeowners in about two days.

i have been busy around the old apartment, packing away our junk acquired over the past three years, and i can't help but feel some nostalgia as i move on to bigger and better things.  really, the apartment served us well.  it was our first dwelling, the first place we could call home, the first place we could make a home together.  it was the place where we brought home our first pet (well, i brought home our first pet against A's wishes).  i took a video of the apartment and went from room to room, showing the places where it was obvious that we had outgrown it.  i tried to remember all the crappy stuff about this place so that when i look back in 20 years and think "those were the days" i can bring myself back to reality with the always-out-of-commission elevators, the half-size washer/dryer, the smelly garbage disposal, the functional-but-a-pain-in-the-you-know-what-to-clean stove, the forever broken hot water faucet in the bathroom sink, and so on.

let's share some favorite memories of the avalon:

the civic reached an important milestone.

i got engaged.

the old tv died, and then came back to life. and then died again.

three fantasy football drafts and countless football games.

i brought home a kitten. andy was not pleased.

andy bonded with said kitten.

i'll do another post about the things that i won't miss about the avalon, but for now, since i'm still technically living in the apartment for another few days, i'm going to try to not go crazy with how much i hate living in the place.