Apartment Update and Furniture Lottery

Just a few sidenote updates that are not nearly as exciting as the first day of school!!!! My projected move in date for my apartment is September 1. I am not expecting anything sooner than that but would be thrilled if it went through faster than that! I got a call a few days ago that was saying that the paperwork is almost through. I don't know the exact process around here in these parts of the world, but this is my understanding so far: 1. I pick an apartment. 2. I made a "bid" or "offer" on my place. 3. The real estate agent asks the owner if they will accept that deal. 3. If he says yes, then the owner has a lawyer draw up a contract of agreement. 4. That agreement gets submitted to the school who in turn gives it to their lawyer to review. 5. If there are no changes, the deposit check is drafted and I can get the keys. 5a. If there are changes needed, the changed contract is given back to the owner's lawyer for review. 6. Then I would get the keys after all the changes have been made. My contract has been drafted and is with the school's lawyer at the time being, so I am just waiting. No idea what a time frame is.

On another, yet a little similar, note, we had a furniture lottery at school yesterday. We walked into the gym and it was full of furniture: beds, tables and chairs, couches, microwaves, blenders, coffee pots, desks, etc. We all came armed with our post it notes and pens! We all drew a number and they started with number 1 and went through everyone and you got to pick one piece of furniture. Then they went backwards from 15 to 1. Then we picked again and did the whole process over again. I got for my apartment: two cute nightstands/bedside tables, a full size bed and headboard for my spare bedroom (yes, I am expecting guests!!!!), an entertainment center, a dining room table with four chairs, and a coffee pot. I am not a coffee maker (I will drink it but I never make it at home) but I got it for my coffee drinker friends who are going to come visit: ALEXA namely!!! I will roast up some good Guatemalan coffee for whoever wants to come visit!!! So anyway, those are my updates besides it being the first day of school!!! I will post pictures soon, I promise! After I go home and take my nap of course!