Great Day!

So, the first picture is looking outside of an umbrella. Why is this a big deal? It's the first umbrella I bought in more than 3 years. It rains so little in San Diego, there was never a need for an umbrella. I love the rain...it's nice and having an umbrella again was delightful!

The second picture? That's the house John and I chose!! It's beautiful and you can see more pictures on Facebook. We start the move in process on Monday and should have the keys by the end of the month!! I can't wait! It's the house that was on the really narrow two way road. We negotiated a parking spot at the bottom of the hill so that we don't have to drive up the road if we don't want to. The move in cost is $10,500. That's equivalent to 4 months rent. The agent, the owner, the security deposit, and upfront renter's insurance all play into the large cost. The Navy of course covers this for us, but still....it's a scary number.

The agent (basically the landlady, but not the owner of the house) had us to her house for lunch. Her English is great and she served us curry and gohan she had made the night before. It was delicious!! We practiced our Japanese with her and she counted to ten in Spanish for John. She also had these fancy massage chairs in her living room and she had me and John sit in them while she made lunch.

I'm so glad we like our agent as she will assist us in every aspect of our Japanese home. We pay our rent to her and she sends the rent to the owner. She also will help us set up the cable and the Internet.

After we left Saito (that's the agent's name)'s house, we headed to the Cantina for a celebratory Chu-hai drink. I can't believe we're only  weeks away from a permanent beautiful home!!!