friends and other things
Friends make life so much easier. When you feel bogged down by all the things that are going on - a rough economy (which really doesn't seem to be affecting anyone on my friends list, praise the Lord), trouble with family, sickness, being separated from those we love, and just life in general, friends are there to lift us up and make us feel better. I genuinely enjoy all of you, and thank you for sharing pieces of your lives with me...giving me an insight into a completely different way to spend your 24 hours than I'd ever think of. Or sometimes, I'd think of it, but couldn't do it (like living in Washington again) because my husband doesn't want to. lol Or realizing that I'm not the only person who associates words, letters and names with colors. :)
So, the baby is sleeping, and instead of packing I have talked to my husband, read half a magazine, read all the new posts for the day, responded to several, took my medicine, and found out that we're going to be able to sign the docs today, that the amount for closing was less than what we had anticipated, and that we might be able to get the keys today. This is very exciting.
I need to get dressed for the day (at 1:36) and head out here shortly. I have to go get a money order for the title company, and it's SO FAR from here. The title company, not the money order.
I can't believe we're going to be leaving our little apartment. After all this time. We've been here almost two and a half years. It's our first home, and where we had Madasen. We had our very worst fight ever here, and it allowed us to realize we never wanted to fight like that again. And we haven't. I've turned into quite the little chef here, and we've really established ourselves - both as a couple, as individuals and finally, as parents. Obviously that's all a continual process, but it's nice to have some of this under our belts.
But, on to bigger and better. The downstairs of the new house is bigger than our whole place now. What will we do with all this space?
Finding a house was truly an experience. It was hard because most of the houses on the market at the moment are either short sale or forclosures. The reason forclosures are hard is because they get snapped up really fast. Short sales just take an eternity. We put bids on at least 10 houses before we finally got one accepted - it's taken since Feb. to get here. And now that we're finally here, I couldn't be more excited. We'll have a back yard for the baby to play in once she's big enough - and she can have her own room, once we're done with the co-sleeping thing. And that's been such a blessing too.
Anyway, I need to get a move on. But I hope everyone has a great day.
So, the baby is sleeping, and instead of packing I have talked to my husband, read half a magazine, read all the new posts for the day, responded to several, took my medicine, and found out that we're going to be able to sign the docs today, that the amount for closing was less than what we had anticipated, and that we might be able to get the keys today. This is very exciting.
I need to get dressed for the day (at 1:36) and head out here shortly. I have to go get a money order for the title company, and it's SO FAR from here. The title company, not the money order.
I can't believe we're going to be leaving our little apartment. After all this time. We've been here almost two and a half years. It's our first home, and where we had Madasen. We had our very worst fight ever here, and it allowed us to realize we never wanted to fight like that again. And we haven't. I've turned into quite the little chef here, and we've really established ourselves - both as a couple, as individuals and finally, as parents. Obviously that's all a continual process, but it's nice to have some of this under our belts.
But, on to bigger and better. The downstairs of the new house is bigger than our whole place now. What will we do with all this space?
Finding a house was truly an experience. It was hard because most of the houses on the market at the moment are either short sale or forclosures. The reason forclosures are hard is because they get snapped up really fast. Short sales just take an eternity. We put bids on at least 10 houses before we finally got one accepted - it's taken since Feb. to get here. And now that we're finally here, I couldn't be more excited. We'll have a back yard for the baby to play in once she's big enough - and she can have her own room, once we're done with the co-sleeping thing. And that's been such a blessing too.
Anyway, I need to get a move on. But I hope everyone has a great day.