I should be packing...
...because I move in 10 days and I have 2 years worth of crap to sort and organize.
Where am I moving, you ask?
Oh ya know, to my new house!!
That's right, folks. Apparently complaining to the interwebs about how long and frustrating your home-buying process has become, is exactly what is needed to get things on the move! Some of you may have been thinking- dang, Vickie was doing a really great job of updating her blog regularly for a week or so, what happened? worry no more- I was busy negotiating and crunching numbers and doing all sorts of very adulty tasks like getting home inspections and appraisals and writing more checks than I would like to think about. And all of the sudden- that was it! The appraisal and inspection went well, I filled out all of the necessary paperwork for my loan (for which I had already been pre-approved) and now I have ten days to organize, trash and pack up my life because I close on the 28th!... and have to be out of my apartment by the 1st.
Dying for more information about my new house? Well, the best thing is for you to come visit, obvi. But I realize that it takes time to book flights and schedule vacations and all of that, so I will give you a glimpse for now. It's a two-bedroom, two and a half bath townhouse located conveniently between work in Baltimore, church in Annapolis and my Valpo loves who currently call DC home. It's closer to Liz, Billy and Nora, and cuts the distance between me and 3 at least in half- so aside from a longer commute time to work, it's an all around great location! For those of you who have been keeping close tabs on my house hunting process- No, it's not the short-sale unit I put an offer on months ago. Because I was no longer legally bound to that property in May, I did a little looking around and found a few other options that I was interested in pursuing- this property being one of them. No worries though, I'll be able to get to know whoever does buy that property, because it's literally three doors down from me. (cue "Here Without You"... you're welcome)
Since then, I've been thinking about packing. Unfortunately I don't think this really works as well as "thinking about writing my paper" did in college. Papers get outlined in your head, boxes do not get packed. And, the two years that I've lived in this apartment is the longest amount of time I've lived in any one location for as long as I can remember, so who knows how much crap I've accumulated in that time (a lot.) Good news is I've had my Christmas stuff packed and ready to go for months now.
In the midst of all of this stress and procrastinating, Nate reminded me that I also get to buy and decorate and paint since I'm a homeowner now, ya know- which is the most exciting part if you ask me! Now I just have to pick colors... do you think navy and white stripes are appropriate for an accent wall? No? HGTV marathon it is.
I've also neglected to update my blog lately because Mom was in town visiting, which meant lots of Aunt Vickie time and ice cream. For some reason, I always eat more ice cream when Mom is in town. It was so great to have her stay with me, and I can't wait until she comes back because she'll get to stay in my new house! (Visitors welcome!) You can read and see more about her great visit over here on Sissy's blog. (Yes, she's a better writer, but I'm pretty sure I could take her in a diaper-changing duel)
I'll be sending out a change of address note as soon as I get settled- so shoot me a text or fb message if you don't think I have your most up-to-date address so that you can have mine!
Back to packing... after I hit the pool :)
Where am I moving, you ask?
Oh ya know, to my new house!!
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| (No, I didn't photoshop in those picturesque clouds) |
Dying for more information about my new house? Well, the best thing is for you to come visit, obvi. But I realize that it takes time to book flights and schedule vacations and all of that, so I will give you a glimpse for now. It's a two-bedroom, two and a half bath townhouse located conveniently between work in Baltimore, church in Annapolis and my Valpo loves who currently call DC home. It's closer to Liz, Billy and Nora, and cuts the distance between me and 3 at least in half- so aside from a longer commute time to work, it's an all around great location! For those of you who have been keeping close tabs on my house hunting process- No, it's not the short-sale unit I put an offer on months ago. Because I was no longer legally bound to that property in May, I did a little looking around and found a few other options that I was interested in pursuing- this property being one of them. No worries though, I'll be able to get to know whoever does buy that property, because it's literally three doors down from me. (cue "Here Without You"... you're welcome)
Since then, I've been thinking about packing. Unfortunately I don't think this really works as well as "thinking about writing my paper" did in college. Papers get outlined in your head, boxes do not get packed. And, the two years that I've lived in this apartment is the longest amount of time I've lived in any one location for as long as I can remember, so who knows how much crap I've accumulated in that time (a lot.) Good news is I've had my Christmas stuff packed and ready to go for months now.
In the midst of all of this stress and procrastinating, Nate reminded me that I also get to buy and decorate and paint since I'm a homeowner now, ya know- which is the most exciting part if you ask me! Now I just have to pick colors... do you think navy and white stripes are appropriate for an accent wall? No? HGTV marathon it is.
I've also neglected to update my blog lately because Mom was in town visiting, which meant lots of Aunt Vickie time and ice cream. For some reason, I always eat more ice cream when Mom is in town. It was so great to have her stay with me, and I can't wait until she comes back because she'll get to stay in my new house! (Visitors welcome!) You can read and see more about her great visit over here on Sissy's blog. (Yes, she's a better writer, but I'm pretty sure I could take her in a diaper-changing duel)
I'll be sending out a change of address note as soon as I get settled- so shoot me a text or fb message if you don't think I have your most up-to-date address so that you can have mine!
Back to packing... after I hit the pool :)
Congratulations! How fun and exciting!
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