A little bit of sunshine

 I was sitting in the corner of my new house in a lawnchair, just wasting time waiting for my brother, when the sun came through the patio door. It was almost 100° out, but that wasn’t the warmth I was getting from the sun. What I was getting was a feeling of home. 

A week from now I should be largely unpacked and on the road to getting used to living there. I am so looking forward to it! It just feels so comforting and cozy!  I can already foresee a winter day sitting on the couch with the light coming in, happily reading a book.

It still hasn’t really sunk in that this house is mine. I don’t know how long it’s going to take. What I do know is that I feel safe already and I can tell it’s going to be a very comfortable house. I can’t express how blessed I feel to have this home to live in.

I like to think that Michael would be proud of the house that he’s provided me. I know that my heart is filled with love for the way he is taking care of me. I’d much rather have him back, but I know that can’t happen. Having a home that makes me feel like a hug from him makes it all a bit more bearable  ❤️

Love

 I’m so happy to say it’s my house!  I’m hanging out while my brother is getting my blinds. The painter is doing his thing. 

I’m in love with my color choices. The bedroom looks amazing!

What an exciting day!

4 hours 45 minutes

Who's counting the time down?  Me, of course.  I am so excited to be seeing my house today that I woke up at 4:30!  24 hours from now I will be getting ready to go to the title company to close.  My brain is pretty much a cycle of "oh my god oh my god oh my god!"

I'm a little nervous.  I'm a lot excited.  One thing I don't have is regret.  I've looked at other townhouses for the entire time I've waited for mine to be built and I never found anything that made me feel like I could have made a better choice.  In fact, I have yet to find a kitchen that I feel compares to what I will have.

Today was the last day I did the commute from Genoa to work.  It made me feel a little sad, but I don't think much could contain the excitement in my soul.  I'm shaking with anticipation and that wins the emotional race for today.  I'm sure there will be tears too, for many reasons, but mostly happiness today!

28 hours, 30 minutes

 I don't know when I've been more excited.  I think the last time I had flip flopping butterflies in my stomach was before I met Brad Paisley.

Tomorrow I see my house!  I can't believe the time is finally here.  What a journey this has been!  Lots of ups and downs.  I will say that even with the bad parts (how many delays??) I am happy with the process.  That being said, I will never, ever do this again!  This is my final move and I hope to live happily here for the rest of my days.

One week from now the movers will be at Michael's house to pack my life up.  I hope it goes easy for them.  I don't envy them having to do the basement stairs.  It's bad enough that I will have to do them once to show them where things are.

From there it's a drive to Cortland and deciding where everything goes in the new place!

52 hours!

 I can't believe I'm getting so close to seeing my townhouse!  I'm so excited, I'm going to be a basket case all week!  I am definitely a kid at Christmas with this!

All the main packing is finished.  Michael's sister is going to help me pack my clothes this next weekend so they can be moved.  I'm going to take a few things over myself before the movers come.  I have everything planned in my head, which is a frightening thing!  Trusting myself to remember the sequence of everything is quite the feat.

I'm dealing now with "last times" and that is bittersweet.  As I was driving to work this morning I realized it's the last Monday I will make this commute.  Wednesday will be the last time I make the commute at all.  I will miss all the farm animals I see on my drive in, but I will not miss the extra 15 minutes of driving.

My heart is just pounding and I think I will be experiencing this all week.  Falling asleep is hard because I just keep thinking about my house.

My house ...

I've had my trailer ... I've had Michael's house ... but now it's time for my house.  Sounds good to me!

6 days

 In 6 days I close on my house. Only 11 days until I move. End of one chapter and the beginning of a new one.  I’m scared, but excited for this next step.  It has been almost 6 months exactly but I started this whole process. It’s been quite a process, one that I hope to never repeat! There of been many high spots, which have been fabulous. Unfortunately the low parts have really been low!

I was supposed to close on the 23rd, but things got screwed up and that fell through. It ends up that I’m not closing until the 29th.  My painter, Paul, was supposed to start painting on the 26th. Once again I thought that all my dates were going to have to be changed. Imagine my surprise when Paul said don’t worry about it, I can paint on the weekend.

My original painter double booked on me, which meant I lost him as a painter. At the time I was completely shocked and frantic. Fortunately 24 hours later I had Paul set up to paint.  Having Paul rescue me has shown me that things do really happen for a reason.  I have a feeling my original painter would not of offered to work the weekend!

I’m working on doing the last of the packing this weekend. I don’t have too much left to do. Today I packed up canned goods, but the box ended up so heavy I could barely push it through the living room! I feel sorry for the movers, they have to be beat at the end of the day!

There are now officially boxes everywhere. The living room is full, one bedroom is full and there are numerous boxes in the basement. I can only hope that they are unloaded much faster than they were loaded! I tried to do my best to pair down so I can embrace a minimalistic life.  I laughed saying that because it’s still not minimal! I have way too much stuff!

It’ll all work out.  Eventually everything will have its place and in time I will be comfortable in my new house. I look forward to it!

Almost my house

 My house!  Two weeks from today I will be living there.  I'm still freaking out.  It looks so nice! (Minus the one piece of siding missing ....)

Hopefully today I will find out when my closing is.  All I know right now is it is supposed to be on Friday.  Two more freaking days and I WILL HAVE MY HOUSE!  So excited!  What a journey this has been.

 

They did such a nice job on the landscaping.  The trees remind me of Michael's back yard, which brings me to tears every time I look at them.  It's like having a little piece of his house at mine.  He's always with me, he's the reason I have this incredible place to move into, and I will always be thankful for my time with him.

Hopefully the next post will be pictures of the inside!  Woo hoo!