The right guy for the job

John is in NYC right now. He gets home this afternoon, after being away for more than a week. This is the longest we've been away from each other since we started dating and I'm anxious to get him back.

The sacrifice was worth it, though. He went to the city in part to scout apartments for us for December and he came up with a winner.
As I said, John is beyond lucky. He just believes things will work out, so they do.

Everyone recommended using craigslist to find our sublet, so he emailed a ton of people with listings that sounded like they'd work. Almost no one responded. One who did respond was a place a little out of our price range, but with few other choices, he went to look at it.
When John got there, a Siamese cat greeted him, which he took as a good sign. (You'd have to know Guy, the loudest Siamese ever, to appreciate why.) The couple who lives there are a lot like us: she's a career gal who just finished a degree, he's a creative-type, and they're going to LA to job search for her.
John and the guy clicked, and when John confessed that it was a little more than we wanted to pay, he came down on price. That would sound crazy, that he'd come down on an upper east side apartment, except the story involves John, so it's totally normal.
So now we have a temporary home that's almost too good to be true. Here's the craigslist post:
Our luxury one bedroom is available Dec. 1-Jan. 3. This spacious corner unit has floor-to-ceiling windows, a large balcony, and stunning views from the 23rd floor of a full-service doorman building. Just 4 blocks from the Guggenheim and easy walking distance to 5th Ave's Museum Mile, home to nine major museums (including the Met.). Gym, sauna, steam room, pool, laundry. Very clean with hardwood floors, home theater, wireless Internet, queen size bed plus extra inflatable mattress, much more. Steps to subway, cinema, restaurants. Just 4 blocks to Central Park. Great for jogging.
(This is our living room -- note the wrap-around balcony -- and the view from said balcony)

Even the timing is perfect. We wanted a place Dec. 1-Jan. 2.

I'm having a hard time believing this is all really happening. But I'm married to John, so of course it is.