whoosh

[ritaxis]

That's the sound of the nest emptying. Whoops! Emma wasn't even really looking for a place. She was preparing to look for a place this summer. She emailed her Jason some Craigslist links to show him what the market was looking like, and -- suddenly, Jason found them a little room in a luxury apartment downtown (that is, five blocks from us and

Comments

[mjlayman]

$1100 for a room in an apartment? What about the roommates? Are there things like a pool or fitness center?

[ritaxis]

The top floor apartments in that particular building go for $2400 a month total. This is not unusual in Santa Cruz. It is kind of a luxury apartment building. It's right on Pacific Avenue, the "main drag," and a block from the central Metro bus station. It's a pretty new building, with a courtyard and apparently a gym. I haven't seen it yet

[mayakda]

I thought an empty nest meant you had MORE room for books!

Others would be puzzled by the books that I will not consider getting rid of.

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