today was crazy.

(586: Pasadena = current home)

9:00a
Tim had a meeting re: a potential kidspace job... which we suspected wasn't a good fit... but thought we'd entertain it. It went well...

9:30a
We found out this morning, that for whatever reason, the Ivy duplex folks signed a lease Monday night with another interested party. I'd sent our lease over around noon on Monday... but whatever... honestly. I'm over it.

Because I hadn't heard from these lovely folks... I'd gone online last night and made up a list of potential options to check into... IF... this place fell through...hoping it might help me sleep a little better... :)

anyhow...

Got the email saying... o sorry... we rented it monday night...

10-11:30a
Tim and I, with sweet baby Max... (Caiah was at preschool) who btw... was amazing in the car... AMAZING... such a blessing... We drove by and made calls about 6+ places between Pasadena and Monrovia... in less than 2 hours...

Stumbled about this place... via... Westside Rentals!!! TOTALLY worth the $60 paid... as far as I'm concerned... wasn't available to see inside just yet... so we made an appt after checking it out...


(609: Monrovia = New Home)

12:00p
We picked up lunch & picked up Cai from preschool...
And brought the boys over to play with Auntie Adrea's... and her boys for a bit... while we headed back out to view the winning option (in our minds)

1:00p
Returned to this house (609) to view inside. Had a lovely meeting with the Owner/Lessor...

Tim realized as we drove away that the lessors last name was the same as Caiah's preschool teacher!

2:30p
Returned home for a rest.
Confirmed we will indeed be renting from Caiah's teachers family. :) Which is comforting... because she feels like family...

3:30p
Kidspace has now offered Tim... a pt position, a ft position primarily focused on sales (no thanks)... and later this afternoon Tim received ANOTHER phone call from them... and then email... saying... Hey... we want to offer you a "unique job opportunity" paying more than the other job(s) we've offered you... Can you meet again in person tomorrow? :) Tim and I just laughed...

5:00p
Met again with Lessor, signed lease... was given a set of keys.
We wound up with a month to month lease, super cheap... small but cute place... basically take our house... and cut it in half... minus a bit more...I would guess... :)

After we gave Caiah a sneek peak of the his new local parks!
He really really wanted to give his bike a try at the skate park....
Instead he ran it... with his helmet on, of course?!?

We were greeted by a motorcycle cop, a little later, who gave Cai a badge sticker... and a nice family playing at the park... It was a great ending to a looooong day...

looooooong looooooooooooong day.

7:00p
Celebrated with Dinner at Mimi's Cafe... note to self... the food sucks there... don't do that again...

While I do slightly wish some of my favorite furniture could come with us... (my GIANT cabinet) I am really happy with the place... and think it will serve us ALL better in the end... I mean... we're not going to have to get creative to figure out where the keurig coffee maker will go! Our clothes perhaps... But the coffee machine has a home... and that's important stuff people?!?

Looking forward to having the move and transitioning all behind us...
xo