I know.....

....I'm horrible. In my defense I've been really busy. There have been some big changes in the last couple of months. Most importantly (and time consuming) we have finally moved into our new apartment. I have to say it's deliciously gorgeous and I should really have taken pictures, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. So you'll have to settle for some I found online. We live in the Canton Mill Lofts. They were built in 1924 as a cotton mill. They made denim. Our roommate Derek's great-grandmother actually worked in the mill when she was about 12-13. She used to ride the train down and live there throughout the week (they had a bunch of houses for the workers across the street from the mill) and then go home for the weekends. Crazy! But now they are lovely loft apartments with spiral staircases and exposed brick and steel. I love how they decided to keep as much of the original building as possible. The brick, steel, and concrete floors are so cool. Although we did have to sign a paper warning us of the dangers of lead paint, lol.

This is the apartment from the back where the pool and parking lot is located. The main entrance is on the other side of the pool.

This is a floor plan of our apartment. The first room on the left is the laundry room. Derek has the downstairs bedroom and Chase and I have the loft. We have huge 17 foot ceilings and 12 foot windows so there's a lot of light. Our apartment has a view of the courtyard which we were really exicted about. It's a lot quieter. And we did meet the neighbors across the courtyard from us because it's impossible not to see each other once in a while. They are both very nice jazz musicians.
Also, unfortunately, school has started back. Bleh! So we've been very busy trying to move, paint, unpack, decorate, study, do homework, and watch True Blood. There is also a very nice park and the entrance to it is also the entrance to our parking lot. So it's impossible not to go out and ride our bikes through the park on a nice night. If we really don't want to go back in we might venture into town a little. But I'm excited that fall is beginning to peek it's head around the corner. The nights have been a little cooler. The stores are starting to stock Halloween stuff and I just can't wait to decorate!! I might not be able to wait until October. But I'll try to get some pictures up before (and after) I decorate. I have to go or I'm going to be late for class, but I will start posting again. And they won't be quite as boring as this one....I hope.