I feel like I've lived 3 months in the past 3 weeks. We have been busy, busy, busy!!! Our boxes and furniture were picked up and put on the moving truck on the third- then we had to clean up before we could head out. (I don't know what we would've done without our dear friend that not only helped clean- but kept my kids several times for us to get things done and let us stay with her. Thanks Gen!)
We left the morning of the fifth and before we were even two hours out we had two vomits and my husband had a rough encounter with a wind blown door. It was a rough start, with a lot of stress and contention. But we took care of things the best we could and kept on trucking.
The whole drive was scheduled to be 19 hours. We planned on the first day being our long day (9 hours) and breaking up the rest over two shorter days. We ended up pushing through to get here (and out of that car) in just two days. I think I drove for maybe an hour or two the whole trip (TLOML likes to do the driving and car rides put me to sleep). We made it!!!! After jumping from one hotel to the next (because they were horrible) we were reminded of temporary lodging on post. AWESOME!!!!!!!
Now to find a place to live. This presented a bit of a problem. Before we were paying our rent, utilities and had left overs from our BAH (BAH is the money that military families receive for housing expenses). Now- to get the rooms and sq. footage we would need- we would be exceeding our BAH. We had looked in to living on post-but that waiting list was too long. We checked out some rentals- but they just weren't right for us. I knew though, that things would work out the way they were supposed to. That is why, when the option to buy presented itself- it felt just right.
And so, we are buying a house. I called some friends and family and asked their advice and opinions on house buying and prepared myself for an emotional roller coaster. Instead, everything fell into place almost instantly. We viewed a handful of houses and then came to one our realtor had suggested- it was love at first sight! Instantly TLOML and I wanted this to be our home- there was really only one thing keeping it from being perfect for us, and that is fairly easily fixed (I want to move the laundry room). Our luck continued as the buyer quickly agreed to allow us to do an early move-in (that day) in exchange for fixing the things found in inspection (9 things- 7 of which TLOML had fixed in less than an hour and less than $50 later). Not only did the house fall perfectly into place, our stuff arrived an hour after we had the keys to move in. It was meant to be!
So, that is what we've been doing. We are now working on unpacking and getting back on a schedule. TLOML has another week off work and then life should fall back into a "new normal"
By the way, we LOVE our realtor. He is a great guy and really worked hard to find what we wanted. He was in NO way pushy and never tried to "sell us" on what he thought we would like. He listened to us, spent time with us, and then searched to find us our perfect match. I would HIGHLY recommend him to anyone who is looking for a house in this area. Check him out here- http://www.huneycuttrealtors.com/agents-dwayne-bennett_17-47s.html
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