We Moved... Again!

 Sorry for the break from blogging. How is June almost over already?!?! Summer camp has been so much fun, but I am exhausted at the end of every day! I'm seriously looking forward to the weekend and a few days off next week. Can't believe it's already July. Also can not believe we've lived here now almost a full year! Wow.

So Z and I moved again at the beginning of June... I say again because we have moved quite a bit since we got married. Actually I have moved quite a bit since I started college! (Katie and I lived in 3 different apartments in 3 years... And Z and I have lived in 5 different places since we got married! Can you say crazy?!) It is so much work every.single.time. But it always feels worth it once the actual move is over! When Z and I first moved to Chicago, we needed a place big enough to house his office. I also was determined to have the safest apartment out there... you know, a doorman in a big building, since I was a bit unsure of Chicago in general, ha! But we quickly realized that we could live for a good bit less and with less room, especially after Z's office moved to the Board of Trade. We also quickly found little areas that were so adorable and felt more neighborhoodish than where we were originally. So when our short term lease was about to end, we knew we wanted to move. We just couldn't find the right space for us at the time. January isn't the most popular time to move in Chicago (no thanks to moving in snow EVER again!), so there wasn't as much on the market, etc. Our sweet friends asked us if we wanted to move in with them for a few months until we found something else. It seemed a little unusual for two married couples to live together, but we are all really close and it was a great opportunity for us all to save some $$! It was such a huge blessing, and we really had fun living all together for a while. But once summer rolled around, Z and I started looking for a new place so we could all have a little more room ;) We finally found an apartment that was the right price and in the perfect location. We moved in the first weekend in June, and we are loving it! Funny enough, it is by far the tiniest apartment we have ever lived in. But we have quickly learned how to use the space we have efficiently as well as how little space we actually need. It has everything we need, it is nicely updated, and it even has a washer and dryer in unit {as well as a mini dish washer ;)}!!! Plus, we are close to the train, bus stops, THE BEACH and LOTS of shops and restaurants. Love! It's less than 600 square feet, ha! But I absolutely love our new little place ;) So of course I have a new wish list of things that would be perfect in our little space. I'm scouring Craigslist, hoping for another find like our Crate and Barrel table (that we sadly had to sell :( But I did make quite a profit!!). We did find a cute little kitchen cart/island on Craigslist that adds extra storage and drawers. (Our little kitchen didn't have any drawers! Where do you put flatware????)  But honestly, we are really thankful to be right where we are. I'll be sure to post some pictures soon of our new place!! {Confession... I want everything just right before I photograph and post pics... even though I love seeing other people's photos of progress. I'm working on it ;)}