After such a busy February, March is going to be a breeze. I have a week off of school and work for Spring Break. Cory and I decided that we would drive the 7 hours down to Dallas and scout out some places to live. Buzz flew in from Idaho to watch Emmy so Cory and I could maximize our time. Emmy is a fun travel buddy, but she is kind of high maintenance. Leaving her with Grandma would mean she wouldn't have to be in the car driving around for three days straight. In other words, she would be much happier.
Some friends in our ward, Landon and Kelsey Welch, know all about Dallas. Kelsey is from Dallas, and her parents still live there. They graciously opened their home to us so we could save some money not booking a hotel. Her dad, Britt Berrett, is a very successful healthcare administrator, as well, so it was interesting to pick his brain a little bit and hear his opinion of UT Southwestern.
Cory has been so on top of researching our options for housing in Dallas. It feels like we had looked at everything online before driving down. Do we want to live close to my work? Do we want to live near shopping? Do we want to live in a suburb? Where are the nearest parks for Emmy? Where is there a library that does story time? Where can we afford? Does the place look disgusting? All these questions and more were weighed.
Once we actually got to Dallas, we only had a handful of contenders to actually go and visit. Some we marked off the list as soon as we pulled up, some we marked off after a tour, and a couple we thought would work perfectly well. We didn't actually have a lot of time to "have fun", but I thought it was fun to feel like Cory and I were working as a team to plan our next move.
We decided that we wanted to be close to my work so that I could spend more time at home, and not have to commute two hours a day. Cory found a place a while ago online that we wanted to check out. When we got there it was raining, and the managers said they couldn't give tours while it was raining. So we waited in the car until the rain stopped and went back in. We ended up really liking it, and decided that we would try to live there. They won't know if they have something available until 60 days before our move-in date, so we will have to wait until May to find out if there is a vacancy. If there is, we are moving in.
Our potential apartment is only about 10 minutes from my job, Bachman Lake Park is just down the road. It has a children's play area and a library with story time.
Also, only about 10 minutes away the other direction is the Argentina Bakery! We kind of stumbled across it on accident, but I'm sure glad we did! We got some facturas and empanandas for the road. It was the closest I have had in the States to the real thing. I am about 99% sure that the place is run by algunos de mis Argentinos queridos. We absolutely will be frequenting the establishment when we move to Dallas later this year.
The Dallas trip was definitely successful. I will say, though, that I lost count of the number of times that Cory said, "I miss Emmy" over the course of three days. In her defense, it was the first time that she had been separated from Emmy overnight, so I will chalk it up to adorable mother-daughter bond. When we got home, we opened the door and Emmy caught a glimpse of Cory. She literally stood there stunned for about five seconds. It was almost like it was the first time she realized that we were gone. Once the initial shock was over, a big smile spread across her face and it was hugs and kisses all around. Thanks again to Grandma Buzz for staying with Emmy!
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