Good News!

I gave Jeff a haircut last night so that he would look his best for the meeting this morning with the owner of the Grenelle apartment. That was an experience. The voltage coming out of the outlets here is 220 volts (unlike the 110 volts that we have in the states). I turned my clippers on after plugging them in to the power converter, thinking that this should be good enough…right? Wrong!! It made the LOUDEST sound and they about jumped out of my hand! Phew! That was scary. Let’s just say he got a scissors only haircut.

We prayed as a family that the meeting would go well, Jeff would like the apartment, and the owner would like Jeff. To make sure things would go smoothly, Jeff wanted to bring someone that spoke fluent French. His friend at HEC had class, so Jeff reached out to the Bishop of the Paris Ward to see if he could recommend anyone. Jeff called who he recommended and met with him early this morning. They hit it off immediately, and it was great to have him there, as it made the owner feel much more comfortable.

So, I was on pins and needles waiting for that phone call. When it finally came Jeff told me that he was sitting on a bench next to the river looking up at the Eiffel Tower, and he was a 2-minute walk from the apartment. Hmmm, close to the Eiffel Tower eh…nice! He then told me that the lady said she liked him so much that she offered the apartment on the spot!! Wow! This was the same apartment that was already rented out just a couple of days ago! We decided that this was more than coincidence that this apartment opened up for us, so Jeff spent the rest of the day trying to work out turning on the gas, utilities, etc. If all goes well, we’ll be signing tomorrow!

So, good news for now! But, I’m holding my breath until we sign…