We are in, we survived...we are swimming in boxes.
A longer update to come soon...things are going really well. We met all of the neighbors except for one house and everyone is super nice. SO HAPPY to have nice people around!!!!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
An interview with GirlWednesday
Thanks to Illini_girl for the idea. :-)
Where have you been?
Ohhh, here and there...nah, just kidding. I've been BUSY with work and getting this house stuff wrapped up and getting ready to move. Oh and PACKING.
Do you know it's been almost a MONTH since you've updated?
Thanks for pointing that out and yes, I do know. I also have a new supervisor, so I need to make sure I'm really getting my work stuff done, and ahead of time. Want to be a good girl!
What's going on with the house?
I just found out (like 5 mins ago) that we have the clear to close!!!!!
Monday, 10/26--walk through in the morning, then closing in the afternoon, probably cleaning after that
Tuesday, 10/27--cleaning, moving our personal stuff
Wednesday, 10/28--carpets are being cleaned. And having the locksmith come, probably.
Thursday, 10/29--MOVING DAY. We hired movers and they are worth every penny. Then my mom and dad gave us a check that JUST happens to cover the moving costs, so we are pumped.
Friday, 10/30--more moving
Saturday, 10/31--cleaning the condo, then handing over the keys to the landlord
Are you excited?
Are the Pope and GirlWednesday Catholic? DOUBLE YES!
What's the first thing you're gonna do when you walk in and it's really yours?
Jump up and down, run around like a 3 yr old, and scream. And hug my DH.
How are you feeling? How's your health?
Other things are going on besides the house? What? Kidding. I'm doing really well. Just had a dr's appt yesterday--maintaining my weight, my insulin levels are great, my glucose levels are too. In other news, I have a CAVITY!!! My first EVER. I really thought I'd never get one...I'm a little sad.
Anything else exciting?
Not really. I think the house is enough excitement for a bit.
Where have you been?
Ohhh, here and there...nah, just kidding. I've been BUSY with work and getting this house stuff wrapped up and getting ready to move. Oh and PACKING.
Do you know it's been almost a MONTH since you've updated?
Thanks for pointing that out and yes, I do know. I also have a new supervisor, so I need to make sure I'm really getting my work stuff done, and ahead of time. Want to be a good girl!
What's going on with the house?
I just found out (like 5 mins ago) that we have the clear to close!!!!!
Monday, 10/26--walk through in the morning, then closing in the afternoon, probably cleaning after that
Tuesday, 10/27--cleaning, moving our personal stuff
Wednesday, 10/28--carpets are being cleaned. And having the locksmith come, probably.
Thursday, 10/29--MOVING DAY. We hired movers and they are worth every penny. Then my mom and dad gave us a check that JUST happens to cover the moving costs, so we are pumped.
Friday, 10/30--more moving
Saturday, 10/31--cleaning the condo, then handing over the keys to the landlord
Are you excited?
Are the Pope and GirlWednesday Catholic? DOUBLE YES!
What's the first thing you're gonna do when you walk in and it's really yours?
Jump up and down, run around like a 3 yr old, and scream. And hug my DH.
How are you feeling? How's your health?
Other things are going on besides the house? What? Kidding. I'm doing really well. Just had a dr's appt yesterday--maintaining my weight, my insulin levels are great, my glucose levels are too. In other news, I have a CAVITY!!! My first EVER. I really thought I'd never get one...I'm a little sad.
Anything else exciting?
Not really. I think the house is enough excitement for a bit.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
2 years
Happy anniversary to me and DH. It's been only 2 years, but we are looking forward to many many more years together.
No big plans tonight--he's working late and I'm going grocery shopping after work. We did go out to a nice dinner on Sunday afternoon...and we're getting a BIG present in about a month. The house ;-)
No big plans tonight--he's working late and I'm going grocery shopping after work. We did go out to a nice dinner on Sunday afternoon...and we're getting a BIG present in about a month. The house ;-)
house and something else
We got the commitment letter from the bank, got a REALLY good interest rate (below 5%) and no points...
There's something else that's been going on and I haven't mentioned it. I think it's because I've been so tied up with the house. I have talked about it before, just not in a long time.
I finally did it. I lost weight and kept it off. I stayed ON the wagon. I lost about 20 lbs in 3 months! I'm down one size (pants & shirts). I have much more to go (probably like 80 more lbs--yes, I'm a bigger lady), but this was a huge start for me.
How did I do it? You're probably wondering, and so have a lot of people.
Nothing magic. No pills, no drinks, no surgeries.
I counted calories and did a little exercise (which has since tapered off to nothing). I started by writing down what I was eating, and figuring out how many calories was in each food item. Lots of measuring, looking things up online or in this little calorie booklet I had. I also had the assistance of a food scale that also contained caloric information. I still ate almost whatever I wanted, I just measured out my portions and recorded it. I tried to keep my caloric intake to between 1500 and 1800 calories.
My doctor is thrilled and so am I! Especially with the smaller pair of jeans I recently treated myself with!
There's something else that's been going on and I haven't mentioned it. I think it's because I've been so tied up with the house. I have talked about it before, just not in a long time.
I finally did it. I lost weight and kept it off. I stayed ON the wagon. I lost about 20 lbs in 3 months! I'm down one size (pants & shirts). I have much more to go (probably like 80 more lbs--yes, I'm a bigger lady), but this was a huge start for me.
How did I do it? You're probably wondering, and so have a lot of people.
Nothing magic. No pills, no drinks, no surgeries.
I counted calories and did a little exercise (which has since tapered off to nothing). I started by writing down what I was eating, and figuring out how many calories was in each food item. Lots of measuring, looking things up online or in this little calorie booklet I had. I also had the assistance of a food scale that also contained caloric information. I still ate almost whatever I wanted, I just measured out my portions and recorded it. I tried to keep my caloric intake to between 1500 and 1800 calories.
My doctor is thrilled and so am I! Especially with the smaller pair of jeans I recently treated myself with!
Thursday, September 24, 2009
another great thing
We got the request for repairs signed by both sellers! This made my day!
The chimney will be fixed! The fridge will not leak! The furnace will be cleaned and serviced!
And all of our radon tests came back in the normal range.
Just a quick update.
The chimney will be fixed! The fridge will not leak! The furnace will be cleaned and serviced!
And all of our radon tests came back in the normal range.
Just a quick update.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
testing, 1, 2, 3...
Got the water tests back--we have drinkable water! Whoo hoo! The house has a well (we're going to be living in the country, people) so we had to make sure we wouldn't get sick or have anything strange happen.Waiting for the radon tests from the basement--important because DH is making it into his "man cave." Don't want him to have any lung issues.
The things that I mentioned, here, are being resolved! The sellers are having the furnace cleaned and serviced, the water leak is being repaired, and we're pretty sure that they will fix the chimney/roof issues. The garage door is being replaced, so the only things we'll have to do are the general maintenance/painting stuff. Oh, and the dryer, ha.
Meeting with the bank on Saturday morning to do all the mortgage stuff. So much to pull out of files and prepare. Talk about your entire financial life being opened up!
Oh and the best part...the reason I put this picture in my post. The Realtor called last night, she happened to be driving by the house and the selling agent had the sign changed to "Sale Pending."
We're almost there! A little over a month til our closing date.
This weekend's activity: purging and maybe some packing.
Monday, September 21, 2009
A return to something familiar
I've posted about this before, about feeling like I don't belong or don't have a place.
I'm having that feeling at work again. For awhile I thought things were going well...but I still feel like I don't belong, really. I know, it's weird, especially because it's just WORK, but when you see other people talking about what they do outside of work (and you know you weren't included), it's hard not to feel slighted.
I probably feel more slighted than most because I don't have many local friends. Not that work has to be a direct channel for socialization, but we all know it helps. The people I'm friendly with are all in their early to mid 20s and are single, not really tied down--they are one group. There are other people with whom I'm friendly, a little older, married with kids, all male--they make another group. I don't fit in with either...I'm really trying not to let this bother me, but it does.
I think I'm feeling this way partially because of this weekend. My college friend K got married. Besides her shower last month, I hadn't seen her since MY wedding almost 2 years ago. Same with another friend, A. I really have no idea what's going on in their lives. It makes me wonder why people don't want to keep in touch. Are we really so busy? Is it me? Is it them? Who knows.
I'm having that feeling at work again. For awhile I thought things were going well...but I still feel like I don't belong, really. I know, it's weird, especially because it's just WORK, but when you see other people talking about what they do outside of work (and you know you weren't included), it's hard not to feel slighted.
I probably feel more slighted than most because I don't have many local friends. Not that work has to be a direct channel for socialization, but we all know it helps. The people I'm friendly with are all in their early to mid 20s and are single, not really tied down--they are one group. There are other people with whom I'm friendly, a little older, married with kids, all male--they make another group. I don't fit in with either...I'm really trying not to let this bother me, but it does.
I think I'm feeling this way partially because of this weekend. My college friend K got married. Besides her shower last month, I hadn't seen her since MY wedding almost 2 years ago. Same with another friend, A. I really have no idea what's going on in their lives. It makes me wonder why people don't want to keep in touch. Are we really so busy? Is it me? Is it them? Who knows.
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