Apparently Ventura is known as a laid back surf town, but we didn’t really get that vibe in the areas that we explored. In fact, the first thing that caught our attention was the fog and the cool temperatures. Speaking of the temperature here, it pretty much feels like you’re in AC as long as you’re not in the direct sunlight. During the day it’s roughly 75 degrees and at night it gets down to the high 50’s or low 60’s. However, once you leave the Ventura area or anywhere away from the coast, it quickly warms up.
Back to our living situation…we looked at about five different apartment complexes in Ventura and we narrowed it down to two. Choice #1 was conveniently located next to Rae’s bus stop and grocery stores and about $150 less than choice #2. However, the units were on the smaller side and the assigned parking stalls were not close to the unit which would make grocery runs a chore. Choice #2 was a few miles away from the conveniences of choice #1, but the complex was amazing! It was almost resort-like and relatively new. The unit we looked at was bigger by 100 square feet, but it felt 100 times bigger than choice #1. It also came with a single car garage and a really nice view. It felt like home and a weight lifted off of our shoulders.
So, to complicate things further, we discovered that another floor plan in the complex is going to be available shortly. The only problem is that we can’t see the unit until the current tenants vacate the unit. Based on the floor plan, it looks like a good unit because we’ll have a big deck at the entrance and no downstairs neighbors – just garages beneath us. Not to mention it’s 50 bucks cheaper than the place we’re currently living. So now we’re just living out of our suitcases and eating microwaveable meals out of paper plates with our plastic utensils until we know for certain whether we want to move to the new floor plan. This also means we’ll hold off on hooking up our TV and internet – Rae’s really sad about that.
For now, this is home:
