We're Here!

We are in Niagara Falls, of all places. It was easier and cheaper to stay here than in Buffalo, 15 miles away. The people who run the motel even upgraded our room to one with a fridge and a microwave at no extra charge. We rented the place for a week. We got here at about 7:15 last evening after driving almost 500 miles from Burlington. Before noon today we had an apartment! Much different than VT! Bill saw the listing after we arrived last night, emailed the guy, who promptly emailed back and said to call in the morning to get directions. We did and went over. he lives in Ohio and was leaving this afternoon. He seemed like a nice guy. So this apartment is upstairs in a house--looks like a neighborhood of houses like that. The neighborhood seemed pretty quiet for a Saturday morning. There's a lady who lives downstairs. the rent is $450 and the landlord pays for heat. We are within walking distance of the supermarket, the library, downtown, Little Italy, the cultural arts center, Niagara Falls, and Canada. There's a bus line right outside. It's got two bedrooms and is set up pretty nicely to provide some privacy--one bedroom is off the kitchen and one is off the living room. The bathroom is in the middle. And there's a big porch that runs across the front of the house. I am going to crochet some lace panels to hang on the sides for some privacy because I think there is still time to sit out there wrapped in a shawl drinking tea! We just got an email from the guy saying that it'll be ready for us when we check out of the motel. So that is that! I am happy. We had agreed that we wouldn't make a decision right there, but both of us really liked it when we saw it. Life is funny, isn't it? After 3 weeks of cooling our heels in Burlington, we come here and in less than a day find exactly what we wanted! I know absolutely nothing about this part of the world, so it should be an interesting time here!