Ryan and my search for housing in St. Louis (now lovingly referred to as Project IRIS - Ingrid, Ryan, Irie and Sierra) is moving along, but it's mostly frustrating at the moment. I don't think I realized how hard it would be.
There's just not a lot of fun to be had when you're trying to make a decision about where you're going to live from about 1000 miles away. I've tried every site I can think of that might have housing we'd like, but between not really knowing the area and not being able to physically see places - it's just a pain. In addition there are a slew of people out there that are just monumentally unhelpful in this process. I simply don't understand having your house listed for rent and not being able to answer basic questions about it or have some (ANY) pictures available. I'm being pretty straight forward about what we're looking for and the things I get back... just a waste of time.
It makes it even more fun to try to find places that are dog friendly (both in terms of renting and places that the dogs will be safe and happy.) And, as with any apartment search, there's always that sense of "should we hold out for something better/more/cheaper or just jump on something that seems good." I hate making decisions when I don't feel like I have all the information I need. And I'm also just an extraordinarily impatient person when it comes to big decisions. Where I think Ryan could happily wait to find a place until we actually drive into town, I just can't stand the idea of not knowing where we're going. In truth, it's probably not that as much as I just know I'll just keep looking for places obsessively until we decide on something. :-)
Regardless, I know it will all work out and we'll find something that will be just fine for us all, but in the meantime... it's just frustrating. I do want to send a big thank you Kathleen's way for all the questions she has answered and for going to see one of our potential places. It's soooo helpful to have someone actually in the city we're moving to help us make some decisions.
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