Packing

There are now five people in our condo packing everything we own. I'm going to live out of a suitcase for a week or more, and Ap's going to live at a friend's house for a few month's. Seems weird to be displaced already, even though I'm not leaving till Sunday! Oh, and there's a possum that refuses to leave the outside closet again. Hopefully he'll be gone by tomorrow.

Good Bye Sherman

A 1991 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Station Wagon is no longer a member of our family. For 17.5 years it's served us well, and today, at 132,477 miles, it moves on to another owner. Strange, but I'll actually miss that car - that piece of family nostalgia - even though I ended up cursing it more than loving it these past few years. Hopefully my new Mazdaspeed 3 will be as steadfast and durable as Sherman has been for me since 2000.

Halstead Tower!

For better or worse, we're going with my initial impressions and living in the Halstead Tower on King Street for at least the first year of our tenure in the DC area. It's on the 13th floor, has a nice view, many very bourgeois amenities (as Janaina puts it,) and is very close to my job. It's easy enough to move in a year if we decide we hate it, or need a more central location. It's now time to focus on finishing out the Houston condo. Egads I'm stressed. I haven't slept more than 5 hours a night since Sunday, have been up for 18 hours today already, am 4 30th floor balcony beers (yay Yeungling!) past the end of a day that saw me looking at 15 different apartments from 7 locations, have been on the phone for more than four and a half hours solid (recharged my cell battery twice today) with apartments, AP, mom, local friends, work, my real estate agent and various others, and still can't get my sorry self to bed. Still lots to do, but at least one big decision is made.

Bring on tomorrow.

Fairlington Condo

Video Walkthrough.

Google Maps

Here's a map of the locations of 3 of my favorite apartment possibilities so far (plus CNA.) Clicking on the markers should give a few details and links. You should be able to bring up the DC metro map overlay as well, to give a better idea of where things are.

Halstead Tower Video

3 minute video of 13th floor 2/2 in Halstead Tower

Halstead Tower
Floorplan C3 (mirrored) - 1149 Sq.ft.
13th floor


Kitchen
Master Bathroom


2nd Bedroom

Main Room

Main Room / 2nd Bedroom