You've all been following along in the story of my life as evidenced by Turn the Page and Turn Another Page, and I've alluded to this in many many posts in the past, so it's finally time to announce - we have sold the house and are going to go full-time in the motorhome!
Yes, closing on the house was on May 25th, so we are completely out of the house and living in an apartment for the time being. The house sold in less than 24 hours, so things all happened way faster than we expected. We sold 99% of our stuff, some over ebay, some on craigslist and some at our big Moving Sale. What didn't sell we either donated or threw away (you wouldn't believe the crap you accumulate over the years!). We did keep our beds, most of Terry's work stuff, my computer desk and Peanut's house and her boxes, oh, and a TV. We are renting furniture so we have something to sit on while we watch TV and eat dinner.
We have both told our bosses and they are taking it as well as can be expected. For me, we have already started getting resumes in (a chef, applying for an office manager/bookkeeper job?) and Terry just went last Tuesday to have his "exit interview" with his boss. Turns out his boss really doesn't want him to leave, so they're in negotiations - if the boss can offer certain benefits, Terry will stay until Thanksgiving. I've already told my boss I will be done around the end of August, so we'll see how things go and if I can stay longer (until November like Terry) I will, otherwise I'll leave when I said I would and let Terry support me for a few months while I lolly gag for the first time in who knows how many years. I kind of like that idea.
So anyway, as you can imagine, it's been quite hectic around here trying to sell everything - oh, and we took a week's vacation in there too - and get moved and all. The apartment is nice, I suppose, but it doesn't even come close to comparing to the house, and I miss my nice quiet private back yard! The snots are settling in nicely and neither one really had a problem with the move at all.
I didn't want to say anything earlier because I wanted to make sure both our bosses were fully aware of our plans before I went blabbering them all over the internet, but now that they both know - Whooo Hooooo!!!! Is it November yet?
Oh, and in case anyone has missed it, here's a pic of us with the motorhome that will be our full-time residence in the near future.
And here's two of Peanut and Cracker Jack enjoying the motorhome's comfy accommodations.
Reply With Quote
12/02
Originally Posted by Vermontcat
Bookmarks