A Miracle

We finally FINALLY found a suitable place to rent. Twenty-four people applied for it, and the owner picked us. It felt like winning the lottery. Seriously.

It's a duplex in McGill with about 1000 square feet. Maybe that doesn't sound big enough for five people, two cats and a dog. Believe me, after living for three months in 400 square feet of hell, 1000 lovely, shady square feet with a nice big yard feels like heaven. It's furnished, with two bedrooms (but the living room is huge and we can fit the baby in there.) And the rent is almost exactly half what we were paying in Vegas, which is nice since that's why we moved.

I'm on a bit of a rampage right now about getting out of debt. We have to just buckle down and do it, or we'll never be able to buy a house. So we'll do that while we sit back in our little duplex and wait out the market. It feels like total freedom to not feel pressured into buying something--ANYTHING.