Since the housing market crash and all the foreclosures, many people in Monterey have begun to rent. This puts quite a strain on the already difficult (and expensive) rental market. Since technically school is done in December, we were looking for a place to stay only through the end of the year. Nothin doin. The rental agencies have gotten wise. Minimum one year leases are the new norm, and all rentals have gone up about $200 a month since a year ago. Bummer.
We finally found a place that would let us go month to month right away. But it needed a serious scrubbing down. I literally bleached the walls and ceilings of this place. When one does this, it is best to wear gloves. Extended exposure to bleach can open up some pretty gnarly sores on a person's hand. But the new apartment is doing the trick. And it's only a 5 minute walk to the beach.
Other notable occurrences in this last month were the anti-nationalized health care protests in Monterey. Lots of people were protesting Obama and his proposal with slogans on big white poster boards. Except for one rascal. One grizzled protester had a tattered cardboard sign that just said "Quit Lying, Bro." He is obviously light-years ahead of the political dialogue in this country.
I can't believe that is the most memorable thing from this last month.
Lindsey's belly is growing out of control. I swear it was like I woke up one morning and our little guy just decided to thrust his presence on the world. But she is such a pretty little pregnant woman. Three more months and our band of gypsies grows by one. Unreal.
There might not be any more posts until then... because we're lazy people.
