So, we have a place to live. Probably. Sort of.

We picked a place, at any rate (pictures can be viewed here -- scroll down), and we called the agent on Sunday morning, and she said, "Come to my office," and we did, and we signed a lease, but--

They still have to run a credit check, which shouldn't be a problem because we have excellent credit. Apparently, however, the owners are nervous about us not having jobs yet (can't imagine why!) and want us to put down TWO months' rent as a deposit and prove that we have six months' rent in savings. Which we do. But still. It is a little nerve wracking. We should know today if we are approved.

I guess this is why people are all, "BWAH???" when we say we are moving without having jobs yet. Whatever. It is an adventure.

About the place! It is a condo, second floor unit (which means no one above us) with two bedrooms and two full bathrooms, a gas fireplace, vaulted ceilings, and a detached garage. It also has pretty "designer" paint, which I like. And the second bedroom (which will be my office/guest room) is a happy yellow color! Coincidentally, my desk is yellow! WOAH! Fate much? (Although we may have to get a new cover for the sofa, because I'm not sure that the red will go with the green in the kitchen/dining room. We shall see.)

(I'm being awfully parenthetical today, aren't I?)

The place is in Broomfield, which is a smallish town roughly half-way between Denver and Boulder. It is VERY rural out there. It's basically like north Plano or Frisco, for you North Texans out there: lots of brand new housing developments right next to cow pastures. There are people with horses down the street from us. And people with goats. Yay goats! We did, however, discover that we have a Safeway and a Super Target relatively nearby, and a Washington Mutual, which is good, because that is where we do our banking.

Our front porch faces West with a view of the mountains, which makes us happy. Brandon already has plans to put a "thinking chair" out there. The rest of the windows face South which means lots of light.

We also have discovered that everything is relative in terms of distance. Our new place FEELS like it is out in the middle of nowhere, but really, it is less than 15 miles from downtown Denver, and about the same distance (give or take) to downtown Boulder. We can reach the mountains in under 20 minutes. There are walking paths and bike paths absolutely everywhere, and the property backs to a golf course. It seems pretty idyllic to us.