did anyone know that i actually live in a shoe box? john measured our apartment and not including the outside hallway, our living space is about 625 square feet. i mean i knew i was sacrificing for the gospel, but this is crazy. or is it? i love our apartment. we do have outside space; john walks to the office; we are around the corner from the YMCA, grocery, pharmacy; and only a walk from parks (plural). do we really have it that bad? of course not. we are living the good life. we have great neighbors in a great neighborhood and work for a great church. it is hard when we travel to other parts of the county and visit friends that live in 1500 or 2000 square foot homes then i question my sanity for a make-shift two bedroom apartment with a toddler & newborn. i am sure that once asher starts moving, our space will shrink rather quickly. it does make it hard to say to friends and family, "come on up; we totally have space." but, then again i do love it here. i think i was thinking about it because john's mom was here and it always highlights the quirks of our life when someone else lives it with you for a week. things like that blasted brooklyn post office or the various things that our grocery store does NOT have that you take for granted with a publix or vons down the street. anyway, i am just making funny observations about life here in the big apple.
did anyone know that i actually live in a shoe box? john measured our apartment and not including the outside hallway, our living space is about 625 square feet. i mean i knew i was sacrificing for the gospel, but this is crazy. or is it? i love our apartment. we do have outside space; john walks to the office; we are around the corner from the YMCA, grocery, pharmacy; and only a walk from parks (plural). do we really have it that bad? of course not. we are living the good life. we have great neighbors in a great neighborhood and work for a great church. it is hard when we travel to other parts of the county and visit friends that live in 1500 or 2000 square foot homes then i question my sanity for a make-shift two bedroom apartment with a toddler & newborn. i am sure that once asher starts moving, our space will shrink rather quickly. it does make it hard to say to friends and family, "come on up; we totally have space." but, then again i do love it here. i think i was thinking about it because john's mom was here and it always highlights the quirks of our life when someone else lives it with you for a week. things like that blasted brooklyn post office or the various things that our grocery store does NOT have that you take for granted with a publix or vons down the street. anyway, i am just making funny observations about life here in the big apple.
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