The BIG Decision

For the past week or so, my mom has been talking about having us stay here while Ryan is in grad school. She talks about how fun it is to see the grandbabies every day, how fun it is to cook together (which, honestly, is not that often), and just how great it is all around having us here. For a while, I put my foot down and said that there was absolutely NO WAY I would live in my parents' basement for about 2 years.

Then, Friday night, I started thinking about it--and it started making sense to me. There hadn't been a 3 bedroom place open in Wymount for over a week and it seemed like the rush was over. And, as I talked about in an earlier post, the medium sized rental market in Provo is non-existent. I was sure that we'd be staying in the basement by default, if nothing else. The other thing that both Ryan and I were sure about was that it would either be my parents' basement or Wymount.

So, Sunday, we decided to fast about our housing situation. Mainly to know what we should do...should we commit to living at my parents' house or should we be patient and wait for another opening at Wymount? By the end of the day, neither of us had any particular feelings about it one way or another.

Monday morning, I got online and checked the Wymount website. Nothing. I checked again a while later. Still nothing. I IMed Ryan and asked what would happen if a 3 bedroom, first floor, North Wymount apartment opened up right then, what would he do? He replied that he wasn't sure, but speaking of...THREE 3 bedroom, first floor, North Wymount apartments had just been posted on the website! We knew, from experience, that those 3 bedroom places went fast--so we had to make a decision RIGHT NOW.

It was really a tough decision. Living at Wymount had felt like the right option almost from the time we sold our condo. But, staying here in the basement seemed to be falling into place as well. I was SO confused as to which one would be the best choice for our little family. Ryan and I IMed back and forth for about an hour deliberating the pros and cons of both options. I must say, organizing the pros and cons really didn't do much for me, except frustrate me even more. While all of this was going on, one of the three apartments disappeared from the list, which definitely added pressure to our situation.

I finally walked away from the computer for about 5 minutes to clear my mind. During those 5 minutes, I knew what the right decision was. As much as I dreaded the coin-op laundry facilities and boring white walls of Wymount, (which we're not allowed to paint), I knew that's where we needed to be.

Ryan applied for the apartment we had agreed upon--and later that day, he received an e-mail telling us that it was ours. The apartment is available June 11, but we probably won't move in until the 16th. Now that the decision has been made, I feel really good about it all. But, MAN, what a tough process to get through to make that decision!