When will I see you again

I've sat down a few times and tried to write and ended up feeling like I didn't have anything worth while to write about. I still don't feel like I do, but thought I should give you all an update on the moving situation. 

Well, if you haven't heard, we sold the house! We settled lower than we really wanted to, but no lower than we absolutely could go. We had our inspection last week and just this morning the gentleman came to pick up the radon detector that sat in our basement all weekend. I hope that we will hear something tomorrow. I know the buyers walked away from the other house they were going to purchase because it had radon. More than worrying about losing our buyers, I'm worried we've been breathing in radon for the last three years. My husband swears we had the house tested before we moved in and everything was fine. We very well may have and I've just forgotten. Anyway, I also met with a coordinator from the moving company and we talked about what was staying and going. I'm so glad my husband works for such a company that can provide us with this service. They literally come in and pack for you. All I need to pack is essentials for the few days we'll be without our stuff, and sentimental/valuable things like jewelry and photos. It makes things so much less stressful. 

My in-laws visited this past weekend and helped with cleaning out our garage. I had to work this weekend and I was so grateful they did so much work while I was gone. My family is visiting next weekend to help finish up the garage and with whatever else I need. I have an amazing family and I'm so glad I have them around now. Distractions are good. 

I miss my husband. I know there are women out there whose husbands are fighting wars and I really feel like I shouldn't complain. But I have a new found respect and admiration for them. I don't know that I could be that strong. I guess I could if I had to be. Well, he's still far away and I can't help how I feel. We're hoping to move the 2nd week of September and he'll be flying up then. I cannot wait to see him! And until then I feel like a teenage girl with a crush. I've got pictures of him and us all over my phone. I'm texting him all the time telling him how much I miss him and love him. This being apart business is just no fun.

I probably won't have any more posts until moving day, unless something major happens. Thank you all for reading so far and I hope I'll have more fun and interesting stories once I'm actually in Savannah!

St. Joseph

Well, we may have a buyer after all! The very first couple that looked at our house wanted to buy it. They put in a very low offer and asked for a crazy amount for closing costs. At the time, we were still unsure of what my husband's new salary would be so we held off on a counter offer. They hung on with us for a few weeks and just when we thought we would counter, our agent told us they went with another house. 

We've had a ton of interest in our house, just not enough for anyone to make an offer. We're starting to feel discouraged and that we may be stuck with this house longer than we want.

Tonight our agent sent me a text message saying that the first couple decided not to buy that other house and have sent us another offer. The offer price is slightly higher but they want even more in closing (are ya kidding?!). We lowered our price quite a bit and are hoping they will meet us there.

So please, please, please send good vibes our way! Do a dance, burn incense, pray to St. Joseph.... whatever you do, do it for us! I so hope and pray that we can reach a compromise with these folks. Obviously they really want our house, but as anxious as we are to sell, we're not going to give it away. 

I feel bad for my husband being down in Savannah all on is own. We were talking on the phone the other night and he said, "I can't believe I miss you this much already." About broke my heart. While I miss him too, I at least have the comfort of being in a familiar place, having our dog with me, and having friends and family around. I just can't wait to get down there and share this experience with him, instead of a thousand miles apart. 

I was taking our dog for a walk yesterday evening and it started to hit me how much I'm going to miss our town. Neighbors were outside talking, kids were playing in the streets, people were jogging and walking just like me. It suddenly hit me that this is home. I didn't really realize how much I love this place until that moment. It will be hard to leave and I don't think we'll ever find another neighborhood like this one.