Less than two weeks now

This is just weird. Am I really selling my house? Is it really going to work out this time? It seems so unreal, partly because I haven't lived in that house for a while. Shoot it's been over a year since I've even seen it. It makes me distant from the whole thing. I am looking forward to finally being able to have that fresh start. No mortgage for house I don't live in, debt free, with a world of options open in front of me.

The funny thing is that a move to back to California is on the table right. Clay got offered a job in Palm Springs, and he is at least considering it, which he should. After all it is something completely different, and far away from NC. Don't get me wrong there are a lot of good things going for us here, but being this close to family is a pain sometimes. We'll see what happens after the house sells.

Right now I'm just letting things happen, and seeing what the results are. It seems to be going pretty well for me. I am trying to learn to relax, which is hard for me. I worry by nature and i wonder what will happen when I don't have to worry about the little house anymore. Clay says I'll find something new to worry about, he's probably right.

Let's see, what else is going on. I went to the dentist recently and there is some dental work that needs to be handled but I'm doing it a little bit at a time. I am also going to a consult with an orthodontist. I have had braces twice and my bottom teeth are still crooked. This bothers me a lot. The dentist said they may just need to remove a tooth to make room in my mouth for my teeth to be straight. Okay, I can deal with that. It would solve a lot of the dental issues if those bottom teeth were straight. I'll go next week and figure all of that out.

Life is moving forward and this time I'm moving with it. The direction seems to keep changing, but I'm okay with that.

3 weeks and counting

It is three weeks from today that my house should close. Today I mailed off my escrow paperwork, and hopefully my part is done now. It passed inspection, appraisal, termite inspection (with $550 repairs needed), and repair requests by the buyers has been handled. I am a little sad about the repair request. See there is a giant redwood tree in the front yard. The problem is it's right next to the house, less than five feet away. They want it removed and the driveway repaired. It's a reasonable request, the tree is a hazard, and it has made a hump in the driveway that creates a little lake when it rains. It's sad because that tree os over 100 feet tall and you can see it from the freeway. I always wanted to have christmas lights put around it so I could light it up for all to see. There will be a lot of relieved neighbors when that tree is gone, but a lot of sad residents of the area as well. People know that tree because it is one of the biggest in the area. Luckily for me the buyers don't want me to pay for all of it. They basically want a third of the cost credited to them at closing, I agreed because I know they want the house and I don't want it anymore at this point in my life. don't get me wrong, I love that little house, but I would love being debt free even more. it's been a huge headache for me over the past few years since I got divorced and it's time to move on with my life, with a fresh start.

In other news, last week was my birthday and I had the best birthday ever. I spent a week in the mountains enjoying everything around me and just relaxing. Also last Saturday (May 15th) I passed my last AFF jump in skydiving and I am halfway to getting my license! Only about 14 more jumps and I'll be there. Now that I've learned how to survive it's time to learn all the fun stuff that goes along with the sport like formations and sky tricks. Exciting, huh? I'm really glad I found something I enjoy so much. Every time I see a beautiful day I want to go to the DZ (dropzone) and go jump.

So things are looking up, and this makes me happy. I think it's time for me to have my turn for fun in this life. I'm doing my best to get there.

So far, so good

The house is still in escrow, no one has backed out yet. The inspection was yesterday and the only things that popped up was the batteries in the smoke detectors need to be replaced and the pilot light in the heater needs to be fixed. Not bad for and 86 year old house. Today is termite inspection and the appraisal. I guess this will be the last of the major hurdles on my side, then it turns in to a waiting game. Waiting for the end of the month, until it can all close. The buyers got it under contract in time for them to get the homebuyer's tax credit, so that's good for them. I'm letting myself get a little more excited now, the idea of being debt free is pretty darn nice. It is going to make quite a few things a lot easier. Maybe I could even buy a house I live in, I know what a crazy idea. Thank goodness for my agent, she has rocked this sale so far.