Last week, the dSO and I closed on our new home. I was a little sad to leave the boat, but as he pointed out to me, our new house sits on an island, so it’s kind of like living on a really big boat.
The actual closing and furniture-getting and moving in went quite smoothly. So smoothly, in fact, that I wondered what kind of shoe was about to drop…. My best bet was Hurricane Dean, until he started churning on a more southerly course. Then on Saturday we discovered the surround sound system that had served us so faithfully for the past 7 years didn’t survive the trip from the boat to shore, and we spent Saturday afternoon (and more money than I care to think about) on a new system.
We’re concentrating now on getting the house put to rights. The yard isn’t very large, but it is extensively landscaped. Fortunately, the lovely previous owners used primarily native plants, and I won’t have the kind of maintenance that drives folks nuts in the summertime when the rains fail. (Not that they’ve failed us this year.) My main challenge is going to be coaxing birds to the bird feeder….
Congratulations on the new home. I hope you will be very happy there. :)