12-12-09 Saturday (Decisions)

Another early start.  Up at 7 am.  Jim got up first.  I asked, “Are you staying up?”  He was.  I was hoping for another hour but I guess I was ready too.

One of the homes we did a drive by on yesterday was one in which we had a showing appointment for today.  It’s an older home that sits on 2.7 acres.  The rent is a lot higher than I’m comfortable with.  The interior is all hardwood floors, large rooms, yet small showers but a large tub.  A bidet.  Hmmmm.  The wallpaper, wood paneling and window treatments are too floral and country for my tastes.  Our stuff would surely clash but we’re only renting so I guess we can deal with it.  The place needs a deep cleaning too.  Ugh.  The big attraction is the size property, fenced, and a large house.  We can store the RV right behind the house.  The owner is asking $1290 a month.  We’ve offered $1,000 for this huge house. 

Above: Creepy lighted mirrored wall in the master bedroom.

Above: Living room/dining room

Above: Living room.  Door leads to sunroom.

 Above: Long galley kitchen with dinette. 

 Above: Another kitchen shot.  Doorway to laundry room.

 Above: Self explanatory. 

While we wait for the realtor’s return call, we checked into RV storage.  Jim called a few places and it seems the average is about $100 a month.  We can factor that into whether we are willing to pay more for a house that can handle RV storage. 

Sometime this weekend, we’ll be meeting Mark & Tom.  We’ve Facebook-met them through mutual friends John & Derek.  I think Mark looks like my twin.

They live Uptown (we North Carolinians call it uptown instead of downtown).  Jim and I haven’t been uptown in about 10 years so we’re interested to see it.

While awaiting for the reply to the older spacious home offer, we decided we’d like the newer 2 story.  We’d be better off storing the RV at a campground’s annual site than driving it each weekend’s getaway.  Fuel costs for a 6 hour roundtrip make it cost prohibitive.  We called the Realtor, have to fill out an application and then hopefully all is set before we leave. 

I spoke with Tim yesterday.  He was adamant that I snap a lot of photos of the area.

Above/Below: The hotel.  Jim was trying to get a shot of the ice on the windshield. Above/Below: Neighborhood streets. Above/Below: Just a neighborhood.  No significance. 

I’ll have more when we venture into uptown.

Wow, this is a long post.  Primarily because of all the photos. 

5 minutes away is a very large mall.  The Concord Mills Mall to be exact.  Highlights – a fun Lego store.

 

Oh and importantly, a Cinnabon!  Every time I even mention the name, my pants shrink. 

Above: More like Cinnagone.