Jes, he exists
On Saturday Kendrick and I went to Illum, the 6 level mall next door, to purchase a wine opener for one of our neighbours. During our house warming he had lent us his small wine opener, and with so many bottles to open, Cecar ended up breaking it. So we thought we would find a nice replacement. The prices were astronomically high, but fearing more delay, we decided to buy it for him.
The next problem was that we didn't know where he lived, exactly, and we didn't know his full name. I thought his name was Jens (pronounced Yens) while Kendrick was sure that it was Jes (pronounced Yes). We argued about it for a bit because we we both so sure - and finally I declared that Jes wasn't even a real name. Kendrick claimed to know a Jes, so I said fine, I still think his name is Jens.
We tracked him down the only way we knew how... up to the roof top terrace, looking down at the slanted windows of the apartment just below. That's where Jens had pointed out his place to me. Luckily the door to that building's stairwell was propped open, so we went down one flight and rang the doorbell of the most likely candidate. Our guess was good, Jens himself opened the door. He was very surprised and appreciative, and immediately invited us in to have a look at his apartment. He lives with a Japanese lady, I forget her name, but she was very nice too. Their apartment seems smaller than ours, because of the slanted roofs, but the layout and furniture was very nice. What blew us away at the end was that they have a huge second ensuite bathroom with a beautiful tub and a glass wall. Two bathrooms in one apartment is very very rare in Copenhagen, and a bathtub is even more scarce! Our condo in Toronto had an ensuite bathroom, and I really miss it. These days we have to cross the kitchen and living room to get to the bathroom. Since both the kitchen and the living room have ceiling high windows, we also have to make sure we're covered up before we cross. The bathrobe has become a high demand item, but it's pretty easy to steal it from Kendrick when he sleeps through the alarm clock. :)
His name as it turns out, is Jens. Which made me doubt again the existence of Jes. But I asked some of my coworkers, and yes, Jes is a real name. Very likely to be on the baby registry list.
The next problem was that we didn't know where he lived, exactly, and we didn't know his full name. I thought his name was Jens (pronounced Yens) while Kendrick was sure that it was Jes (pronounced Yes). We argued about it for a bit because we we both so sure - and finally I declared that Jes wasn't even a real name. Kendrick claimed to know a Jes, so I said fine, I still think his name is Jens.
We tracked him down the only way we knew how... up to the roof top terrace, looking down at the slanted windows of the apartment just below. That's where Jens had pointed out his place to me. Luckily the door to that building's stairwell was propped open, so we went down one flight and rang the doorbell of the most likely candidate. Our guess was good, Jens himself opened the door. He was very surprised and appreciative, and immediately invited us in to have a look at his apartment. He lives with a Japanese lady, I forget her name, but she was very nice too. Their apartment seems smaller than ours, because of the slanted roofs, but the layout and furniture was very nice. What blew us away at the end was that they have a huge second ensuite bathroom with a beautiful tub and a glass wall. Two bathrooms in one apartment is very very rare in Copenhagen, and a bathtub is even more scarce! Our condo in Toronto had an ensuite bathroom, and I really miss it. These days we have to cross the kitchen and living room to get to the bathroom. Since both the kitchen and the living room have ceiling high windows, we also have to make sure we're covered up before we cross. The bathrobe has become a high demand item, but it's pretty easy to steal it from Kendrick when he sleeps through the alarm clock. :)
His name as it turns out, is Jens. Which made me doubt again the existence of Jes. But I asked some of my coworkers, and yes, Jes is a real name. Very likely to be on the baby registry list.
posted by Gina at 3:11 PM
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very punny
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