126A Yardley Road

Well we just got back from Ireland and wow, what a trip! We’re exhausted from the trip and too tired to write much on that now. Since we had a 5:30 am flight out of Dublin (You have to work for the cheapest fares!) we just stayed up all night and caught a cab to the airport at 3:30. Anyway, more on Ireland later.

For now, we signed our lease, got our keys, and finally have a place to call home, since leaving our apartment in Pittsburgh in late July. It feels great to actually unpack our things for good. Our place is really nice on the inside, with composite wood flooring and nice clean white walls and new appliances. Apparently the landlord just renovated the place last year. It has two bedrooms and is across from a private school and a flower shop on a fairly busy street corner, 5 minutes from the train station. It feels small and British, thanks heavily to the front door key. When they gave us a set of two antique-looking keys, we almost laughed. It looks like our key should unlock an ancient treasure chest or someone’s secret diary, not our front door. Apparently the modern tumble-lock has not caught on yet in England—so quaint!