We arrived last week in the Tri-city area of eastern Washington and have started to settle in. We went through a mad dash to try and secure housing before our placement at the guest house for PNNL was up. After getting a feel for the area and figuring out that we wanted to try to be closer to Marina's job so she could bike to work freeing up the car when possible we decided that north Richland was the place to be. We ended up moving on a duplex with a decent size yard. However, like all the properties we saw, it was bare, included no washer or dryer. There was also the fun of waiting to find out until the last minute if our application was approved because of several complications. First the credit check got held up because the job for Marina had not technically started so we had to prove that we could actually afford the house. Then once that was cleared it was veteran's day, so the background check was delayed another day. But it was resolved with 24 hours to spare. So as soon as we were approved to move in there was another mad dash to get furniture in the weekend before Marina starts work.
There are still many things needed to make the house more comfortable. We are going to be testing out amazon as there are at least 20 plus packages set to arrive in the next couple days. It will be like 8 days of Christmas except at this rate it will likely run for more than 8 days... but our kitchen will be fully stocked before we know it.l
The other thing that we have been trying to do, now that we have a place, is get a dog. Which has proven a lot harder than we thought. There are plenty of dogs for adoption, but finding one the right size and temperament has been tricky. The ones that we have seen and really liked were of course snatched quickly by other assholes who also liked the amazing dog. Part of the problem was that in our excitement to find the right dog we started looking before we had a house and didn't know if we would be dealing with breed restrictions (most apartments have all kinds of restrictions and Kennewick has restrictions on pit bull ownership). Now we are checking the lists to see what comes in so we are ready to swoop in a get the best dog possible before anyone else.
Time to run... have to run and get an air mattress for our first guest coming one week after we moved in...
There are still many things needed to make the house more comfortable. We are going to be testing out amazon as there are at least 20 plus packages set to arrive in the next couple days. It will be like 8 days of Christmas except at this rate it will likely run for more than 8 days... but our kitchen will be fully stocked before we know it.l
The other thing that we have been trying to do, now that we have a place, is get a dog. Which has proven a lot harder than we thought. There are plenty of dogs for adoption, but finding one the right size and temperament has been tricky. The ones that we have seen and really liked were of course snatched quickly by other assholes who also liked the amazing dog. Part of the problem was that in our excitement to find the right dog we started looking before we had a house and didn't know if we would be dealing with breed restrictions (most apartments have all kinds of restrictions and Kennewick has restrictions on pit bull ownership). Now we are checking the lists to see what comes in so we are ready to swoop in a get the best dog possible before anyone else.
Time to run... have to run and get an air mattress for our first guest coming one week after we moved in...
Yeah, it's Chanukah that's 8 days :-)
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