Corporate Housing

So we've been in corporate housing since last Monday. Since we'll be leaving in less than a month now we've decided not to unpack, so things are a bit messy. The place is pretty nice though, and the amenities in the complex are really good - a nice pool, decent fitness area, weekly maid service, and free breakfast Monday thru Friday. The best part is Phil's company is not only paying for the whole month of rent, but utilities too. And with the heat these past few days the central air has been greatly appreciated. We definitely can't complain.

I finally got around to taking some pictures so here they are. This is a picture of the complex.

This is the dining lounge area in the leasing office where they serve breakfast - very modern.

A view of the other side of the room. And why they have fires going in their fireplaces in the middle of the summer I have no idea...Yes, it's an actual fireplace with a fire going. And there's 2 more in the main lobby of the leasing area which are also running right now. Perhaps they left them running for effect, but it still seems silly...

And, now for the best part - the pool! (which we have yet to use...) This is the view from the back door of the leasing office. Looks decent, right?

But once you get a full view of the pool from the other side it looks much nicer. The fountain is a nice touch in my opinion. I don't know if you can see it in the picture, but in the pool area they have little jets on the side that shoot streams of water too. At some point, when we're not running around doing family stuff, Phil and I will have to spend some time here on the weekend.Now for some pictures of the apartment itself.
This is the view when you first walk into the apartment. There's a wall with a window into the formal dining room. When you turn to the right you enter the living room, with the very large windows.
Here's a view of the front door from the hallway.
And here's another view of the living room/dining room area. That little desk to the right is my "office" where I do all my work. You can kind of see into the kitchen from the desk. There's a little ledge of counter space, which isn't really functional because it's hidden behind the desk, but it does make the room feel more open.

And here is the kitchen...
Down the short hallway, past the kitchen, there is the bathroom to your left. The bathroom is very deep. I didn't think it was anything super special, but Phil really seemed to like it. It does have tons of counter space. There's a small piece of wall separating the toilet area, and next to the toilet is a door to the washer and dryer. I was going to include a picture, but I figured no one would want to look at a picture of the toilet...

One cool thing is that there's a door in the bathroom, across from the sink, that leads into the walk-in-closet!
And where does the other side of the walk-in-closet lead to you ask? The bedroom!The bedroom even comes with a tiny TV...

But wait - that's not all! There is one more piece of the apartment that is severly underused at the moment because, well we're not going to be here much longer and there's no sense using this area. It's a little loft that overlooks the living room. There's a flight of stairs to the left of the front door that leads up to an extra room. It's a little dark because one of our lamps is broken, but you get the idea...This picture is taken from the door to yet another walk-in-closet, which is probably 2~3 times larger than the one in the master bedroom.
And here's the view to the first level from the loft...
And that's our temporary home until the 12th... ^__^