With this address you know you are in the big city. Our new home is a 14-story building in the Hyde Park neighborhood near the University of Chicago. We live on the top floor but by no means is our apartment a penthouse! It's not really all that bad but a change from our little house in Memphis. Hey at least we got new carpets! And the view is magnificent, with a glimpse of Lake Michigan. Hannah has her own bedroom and closet, no more sharing with Mommy.
Our first encounter with living in tall buidling was the day the movers delivered our stuff. The building has a freight elevator that is literally right outside our kitchen door. Great, right?! Except that it is no bigger than the passenger elevator and they couldn't get our couch in! So next option is to carry the couch up 14 flights of stairs (you do the math, 12 stairs per floor, 14 floors equals TOO MANY STAIRS!!) After about 30 mins of trying by the movers, they rehretfully told us they could not get it past the first floor! So needless to say, the couch went to the dumpster.
These are pictures from our apartment.
2 comments:
I'm so jealous of the Jansen family. I want to live in a big city. Have you seen Oprah? When can I come visit?
Timmy, are you missing the Fresh Market? I'm sure they are missing you. Keep warm and remember to wear layer, layer, layer!
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