This is the apartment where we will live.

	Finding an apartment in New York City. In the majority of the United States, finding an apartment means going to the place and deciding whether you want it. In New York City, the situation feels much the opposite. After over a month of searching which involved looking at a variety of neighborhoods and wasting countless hours in the offices of people who were trying to upsell, downsell, deceive, or otherwise not offer the product they had advertised (even on craigslist), Andrew and his roommate found a rather nice apartment very close to where Stephanie is already living. Along Fort Washington, just north of the George Washington Bridge, is a rather pleasant and restful area (at least by city standards). It is here that Andrew and Stephanie will reside for at least the first three months of their married life together.
New York Kitch(en). By New York standards, it's a luxury to have Kitchen that can actually fit anything other than the refrigerator and the stove. This one can fit a dining table and has a decent amount of shelf space. Almost every apartment in New York comes with a renovated kitchen -- not because the landlords want to be nice but because renovating helps them raise rents. Still, this kitchen is rather charming. Our kitchen has a rather nicely-sized fridge and rather compact shelves. The building as a whole is in extremely good condition and well-maintained by both the building super and the tenants. Having had bad experiences in the past, this makes all the difference in quality in the present.
	Living Room. One of the most pleasant features of this apartment is the spacious living room. Right now, the living room has two couches at a right angle and still has other room in which to live. Hopefully, we will get to make good use of the living room to spend time with friends and do ministry. The floor is an interesting checkerboard pattern of small strips of wood, which was apparently popular a number of years ago. The room also has two gigantic windows that overlook Fort Washington Avenue, which brings us steps from the entrances to the 181st and 175th Street A subway stations. On weekdays, the train runs frequently and express to midtown. As such, the building is really convenient for getting into the city but has neither the rent nor the bustle attached to life in the middle of Manhattan.