Friday, September 26, 2008

New Apartment, New Kitty!

Rafa, our new Kitty!!

Before going into the more exciting part of the blog (scroll down if you just can't wait for Cute Overload-worthy photos) we moved into a new apartment over the summer, and boy do we like it!

It may not be as fancy or bright as our first apartment which we definitely definitely miss, but it has several benefits that make it worth the move:
  • It is on the ground floor, diminishing the constant shaking feeling from any and all earthquakes!
  • It is in a safer area of the zone we live in, and there is even a neighborhood watch! This is not your typical small-town watch, either. There are guys with guns who drive around on motorcycles and stand on street corners to make sure everything stays safe. Nice!
  • We have a patio that we can hang out on!
  • It came with three incredibly comfortable couches that beg you to be lazy :)
  • Rent is lower here, so we are able to save some money as well.
The Living Room area


The Entrance area and Dining area


The very spacious bedroom


The Kitchen


The Spare Bedroom/Office with a huge window looking out to the patio


A bathroom


The Patio!
Complete with an avocado tree growing into our area


Second (and much more importantly) we temporarily adopted a kitten! He is from our friend Patricia's friend, Manolo, and we got him when he was only 4 weeks old. He's so small and adorable, and we have certainly missed the companionship of a pet. We are pretty sure we are going to name him Rafael ("Rafa" for short) after our favorite tennis player, the Spanish Rafael Nadal. We like the name also because when we call his name we get to roll our R's -- "Rrrrrrrrrrafa!"

6 comments:

amber said...

Rafa looks awfully sweet! Your apartment looks great! And of course, you being safer is the best part in our book. Oh, and I saw the Husker magnet on your fridge! :)

Bets said...

I see in your title that you have some new apartment!?!?!? All I saw was pictures of the sweetest, cutest, baby EVER!

Um, James. Did you know that you seem to have some sort of a furry lump growing out of your shoulder? It's a good thing I caught it for you in that picture! :)

Can't wait to see more pics!
(Oh, and, congrats on the new place, too!)

kjl said...

Little Rafa is wicked cute, guys--and the apartment looks great too! So glad you are feeling safer. So how long will little Rafa be staying? He's only temporary?

Linden said...

Love all the pics of the new place! It looks and sounds like a great place to spend another year in Guate!

We're so happy for you! A new kitty! And so cute! We sure miss our kitties, but we know Liz is taking good care of them. Hopefully they remember us when we get back...

Anonymous said...

Que gato mas mono!!! I went into a 45 second long "aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh" when I saw those mug shots!!!

Jane said...

Ridiculously cute kitten, guys! I'm a little jealous...I had to go and marry someone who doesn't like cats. Actually, he's afraid of them. I mean, REALLY!!! Who's afraid of cats?! Be sure to post frequent photos so I can live through you. :)