On Friday we were supposed to sign the lease to our new apartment. Unfortunately, when we got to the office we found out that it was closed for the day because of an employee training. Because of our long-distance relationship we usually see each other only on weekends and holidays. Last Friday was the only day we were both in town during the office hours so next week I’ll have to sign the papers by myself. It’s such a pity because we wanted to sign the lease and look at the paint swatches together. Paint for the walls and ceiling are provided free for us but the color selection is limited. We’re planning to paint the bedroom green so hopefully there’s a nice shade of green available.

We’ve been together since the summer of 2006 and we are moving in together in a month. During the first week of December we are going to clean and paint our new apartment and the week after that we’re moving in. We’ll have a little over a week to unpack and settle in before Christmas.

We created this blog to document the process of turning a 62 square meter (667 square feet) rental apartment into our first home together. Here we’ll share our plans and projects and the every-day things we enjoy in our home.