First and foremost - my job search is OVER!!!!!! After what seems like an eternity, I can finally say that I'm thankful things turned out the way they did, because the job I've recently been offered is 10 million times better than any of those interviews I went on earlier this year.
I'm going to be an account manager for Omega Financial! AXiD's, you should know what this is....I am so thrilled I can hardly control myself.
I'm on cloud nine - I'm putting in my notice at the credit union on the 26th and that will probably actually be my last day, due to their security policies. I hope it will be anyway, I need that time off to get situated.
Jonny and I will be moving to Columbus GA. He is currently in school at Georgia Perimeter College in Dunwoody. So our initial idea was that he would stay in our apartment until December, when classes were over, and then we'd break the lease and he would come in Columbus to be with me. In the mean time, I would have temporary housing arrangements, while searching for a home to hopefully move into by December. The plan was that he would come to Columbus on the weekends while we searched for a home.
Well, the more we thought about our situation, the more we realized we didnt want to rush into buying a home right away. We've never owned before, and we desperately want a house, but because neither one of us knows the area at all (my interview was literally the first time I had ever been to Columbus) we decided that it would be better to get an apartment to start off with, while getting to know the area, and take our time to find a home.
That being said, what we've decided to do now is, in order to avoid paying penalties for breaking our lease, we're going to look into moving to another Mid America apartment community, which is the same management company that our current apt is managed by. So in December, we'll move out of our apt and into either Whisperwood or Willow Creek. We were planning on going to Columbus next weekend to make arrangements and put an apt on hold for us for that time so that one will be available for us when we're ready for it. We'll probably do a 3 month or 6 month lease option at that point, depending on price and availability.
The problem I'm still running in to, is I still need something temporary to last me from mid-October through mid-December. I have tried everything i can think of at this point to find a roommate or suitable and affordable situation. I've signed up on roommates.com, with no luck because most people want long term leasers. I even targetted military families who might want a roommate to split the bills with. I've tried contacting the auburn alumnae association of my sorority to meet people in the area who might have a room available for short term rent. I checked out CSU, to see if they had any dorms or student housing that wasnt filled that I might could get lucky and stay in short term...no luck there. I looked on craigslist, and got not response....I really have no idea what else to try at ths point.
And finally, the most affordable extended stay place I can find is Value Place (www.valueplace.com) which actually looked like a really good idea, considering all the ammenities, but it's still $179 a week, which is over $700 a month, which is more than I can afford to pay, while continuing to pay for my apt in woodstock while my husband is still in school. Plus, it's on the south side of town, which everybody tells me is not a good area for a female to be by herself. I was hoping to find a temporary roommate situation for $400 a month or less. Maybe a military family, or a student with an extra room. I only need something for 2 months until we can get him out of classes and moved down this way so we can get one of the apartments. I simply cannot afford to be in a car for 5+ hours a day and 270 miles roundtrip... :(
So....that's the downside to my situation. I gotta figure out how to get through the next two months given the circumstances....
I just want to scream. I'm so dag blasted excited about this next chapter in my life..... YEEEEEAH!!!!!
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