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.