Because we have more than 2 kids, we were not allowed to stay in the cramped little studio apartment dorms with the rest of the accompanied spouses for SOS. The Air Force still only gives us $39 per night, plus Scott's per diem, to find lodging off base. At first we had an extended-stay hotel suite booked, but then we came across some apartments that offered short term leases. It turned out that short term usually meant 3 months. Then Scott came across a couple of companies that sublease furnished apartments to corporations and individuals for REALLY short term (at a REALLY high rate). We wanted to find a two bedroom to squeeze into for these few weeks. But, all that was available for our trip was a 3 bedroom apartment with nearly the same square footage as our apartment. It is still a little cheaper than the hotel we had booked, and much more family friendly with a playground right outside our building. Between the $39/night, Scott's food per diem, and the travel per diem, we should just about break even, which isn't so bad either. We figure we can cover the rest with part of our ridiculously high tax return. Anyway, here's the pictures of the place we call "home" right now:
what you see when you walk in the door
little kitchen with the living room straight ahead and our bedroom to the right
where Eden does most of her school work, and there's a small screened in porch through the door to the right of the TV.
Down the hall to the laundry, 2 bedrooms, and a bathroom
and looking back to the front door
2 comments:
Looks like a nice apartment. Its great that you were able to find something furnished.
Not bad, actually! Good thing it was furnished. We stayed in a furnished apartment while we were with Beau in San Angelo. It was OK. They tried to charge us for carpet cleaning when we left. I disputed it, saying that it was like that when we got there, and it gave me a foot fungus! They refunded our security deposit! (And with treatment, my feet cleared up!)
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