Co-op boards and baby showers

Since we are buying a place in a co-op, we have to get approved by the co-op board. If you aren’t familiar with the concept of a co-op, refer to an earlier blog. If the board doesn’t approve you, you’re out.

In some of the fancy shmancy Manhattan co-ops this may be a big deal, but in Brooklyn this is largely a formality. The broker selling the place knows the sort of people that will get approved by the board. For the most part they are looking for people who can pay the monthly maintenance fee on time, will be neat and not be loud.

We fit that definition pretty well. Maybe not the neat part, but we can keep our messes out of the halls.

So we met with the board last night. It was very casual and they were very nice. We’ll hear soon and then we can set a closing date.

On another subject, my wife’s friends surprised her with a baby shower. When you are adopting you don’t really expect a baby shower so that was a nice touch.

Lastly, I’ve recently added a Sonific Songspot to the blog. This is a site that allows you to link a song to your blog. I’ve been in a Latin jazz phase lately so I’ve been picking random Latin jazz songs from groups I’ve never heard of. I try to pick a new song for every post. This time I went with the blues. The hard part is that the song selections are pretty random. It’s no one you’ve ever heard of (well, you get what you pay for).

Do people like this? Is it annoying?