I have to brag because I just got what I wanted for Christmas 5 months early. This afternoon, Dave and I dropped by our new apartment to see if we could check it out now that the old tenant has vacated. We move in on Wednesday and wanted to be able to finally get a look and see if we needed to buy anything new to match with the fundamental decor.

What we found were only pleasant surprises. First, the trash room on our floor has recycling receptacles (unlike where we live now). Second, our kitchen floor is granite tile, our counters are charcoal gray, our cabinets and appliances are all white with brushed nickel trim, and our cabinet space is about three times as much as we have now. Third, our bedroom closet is an enormous walk-in. Fourth, the light fixtures are awesome. Fifth, the laundry room is two doors away on our floor. And last, but totally not least, is the patio courtyard.

We were already expecting a surfaced patio (not a dangling balcony), but because our apartment is on the side of the building that it is on and the floor that it’s on, our patio is not the typical size. It is huge. We have a courtyard, I shit you not. It is enormous. Picture the biggest patio furniture set you can find at Home Depot. Are you picturing it? Great, because it fits with enough room for us to play basketball around it. We did NOT expect to see this when we walked up to our back windows, but now that we know it’s there, we’re changing our entire gameplan. Weekly party over here!!!

See below for the floorplan: