Erik's Best Day!!

So, after an exciting start of learning how to fold a shirt in 4 seconds, Erik and I set off to look at yet another apartment. We were feeling a little depressed about our options, especially after talking to our current landlord this morning, when we learned that we were out of here for sure on March 1st. That pretty much eliminated the first place that we liked. We had looked at today's place before, but it didn't have an oven or laundry, two things we decided were 'must haves'.

We were greeted by the landlady, who lives in the same building. She was very friendly and pleasant, and full of great things to say about her apartment (of course!). She had been working hard over the last month to re-wallpaper it in a bright yellow (not nearly as bad as I was expecting). She had bought two new armchairs for the living area, and the place basically looked clean and inviting. She was willing to split the cost of a small oven with us, and also showed us a solution to the laundry situation. When she and her husband were renovating the apartment initially, he had a laundry pipe installed in the bathroom. She thought it was a bad idea, because the bathroom is quite small, and there isn't really room for a large washer. So, they never installed a washing machine. But if we wanted to get one, the hook up is there waiting for us, and she didn't have a problem with that happening, so that was another bonus. This place is on the 6th floor (I think...), and has two rooms, which is nice. And it is available whenever we want! Our decision was made as soon as we saw the laundry hook up, and although we have yet to tell the other landlords, it is a relief to have found a place that is pretty much exactly what we want. The price is low enough that we can afford to buy a few things to get us settled (like a washing machine!), and the location at Montparnasse station is perfect for both of us. What a relief!

When we got back to our place, Erik finished setting up the 'wireless' network with our new router (unfortunately only Pete and I are able to enjoy this wire-free environment. But it does mean we can all use the internet at the same time)

To celebrate our two success', we took Pete out for moules frites. To the pleasant surprise of the boys, the pub that we went to was playing a rugby game, which we enjoyed for the first half before the bartender changed the channel to soccer. We quickly paid our bill and followed the seven other patrons who were also watching the game to another bar. I also learned that asking for mayonaise to go with our fries can also be interpreted in French as 'Baileys' which I did not dip my fries into, but enjoyed after the meal. Erik succeeded in getting the desired dipping sauce by asking for 'du mahhyo'. Apparently I was saying my a's incorrectly..