Two Steps Forward

Who said some things are too good to be true? Does it ever seem like some things are just too simple? Do you ever feel suspicious about that which comes too easy?

I can't answer these questions yet, but next week, I will let you know my thoughts on this. Last weekend, Yusuke and I made an appointment to see the saleswoman for the apartment we fell in love with. This time, we wanted to bring his mom and sister with us. We figured they would be more objective about it and that his sister would ask a lot of necessary questions, since she is so good with that kind of stuff.

At first, his sister was almost snotty to the saleswoman...asking all kinds of questions while barely looking at anything. I whispered to the saleswoman to just do her thing and show the place just like she always does. Halfway through the apartment though, my sister-in-law and mother-in-law's attitudes completely changed, and suddenly it was as if the sun was shining on them, and they listened intently to everything the saleswoman was telling them. Meanwhile, Yusuke and I walked around and testing things - getting in and out of the bathtub, measuring the veranda, opening and closing doors. We could practically see our children running around the place creating havoc!

What was intended to be a short visit with the saleswoman turned into a 5-hour meeting. At some point during that meeting, Yusuke was suddenly filling out forms, running to the nearest ATM to fetch some earnest money (the money that you initially put down on the place to prevent others from making offers on it - basically it puts you first in line). By this time, we had chosen our exact apartment, and I was looking at the catalog of options and colors. Dishwasher...check. Normal-size actual oven...check. Heated toilet/bidet...check. (That last one is for Yusuke.)

How did this happen? According to my mom, when you find a place, it just hits you. You want it, and there is not much that will stop you from getting it. We spent the last two weeks making a pros and cons list, and we mulled it over 10 million times, and Yusuke kept me up at night looking over floorplans and prices. Obviously, we could not get it out of our minds. We meant to go look at other places, and we actually planned to go after our short meeting with the saleswoman on Saturday, but it never happened.

So, now we have to pay half of the down-payment this week. We are also applying for a loan at my bank. At the same time, the deadline for choosing colors and options of our liking is this week, so we have to make these choices whether this goes through or not. We'll pay the remainder of the down-payment in the fall, and then we'll move in next March.

More details after the loan goes through...keep your fingers crossed for us!