A Few Things......
Posted
Thursday, July 10, 2008 11:11 AM
1. My little dream house in the country: Their conditional offer fell through and I was sooooo happy when I found that out that it was back on the market. So, I emailed the sellers real estate agent on Monday, but she hasn't got back to me and I don't know what to think about that. I really want to go look at it, but at the same time, I'm scared. I've never bought a house before, I don't know what the process is and I don't fully believe that we quite ready. We haven't even been pre-approved yet. We have just barely the amount of $$ that I wanted in the bank before we went to apply, not a penny more and we haven't got a chance to pay down our credit cards yet like I had hoped. We aren't even seriously looking yet (because I wasn't going to start until we had been to the bank etc.), but then this little (AND TOTALLY PERFECT) house came up and I can't stop thinking about it. It's in our price range (although on the higher side of that range), it's in a great area, it's the right size, it's so adorable and private and I can really see us living there. I love it so much that I made the 25 minute drive out there on Tuesday night because I was bored and just wanted to look at it from the road. Not to mention, it's a really nice drive along country roads and it was a nice night out. The people who live there probably thought I was crazy. Poor things!
2. Strange morning or am I going back in time?: I walked out of my MIL's house this morning (where we are temporarily staying) to see my FIL's work van parked in the driveway. I stopped dead in the doorway because I was so shocked. Just some background: they have been seperated for over 5 years, my FIL is engaged again, and I love his fiance. We are great "friends". I walked around the corner and there he is having coffee with my MIL in the garage (my MIL smokes, but not in the house, which is why they were in the garage). They both said good morning like it was totally normal that he was there and asked where DH was. I said "uh.... at work. He started at 6, like usual." I was so shocked that I probably sounded like a total ***, but I didn't know what to think about the fact that he was there. I am sure it was innocent because I know that he is totally in love with his fiance (and I know this because it is a totally different, much happier person with her than he was with my MIL), but it made me think, "was he here all night, or did he stop by for coffee at 730 on a Thursday morning?". I know I shouldn't think things like that, but I couldn't help it. What on earth was he doing there? I guess it's none of my business. It was kinda funny though because he said to me "did you know your my most beautifulest and favoritest daughter-in-law". FYI - I'm his ONLY daughter-in-law. So, this basically translated into, "please don't tell Caroline that I was here".
3. My car- when we returned from vacation my step-dad and BIL basically told DH and I that our car was f**cked. I was ready to go buy a new car on Sunday because I was so mad and a local GM Dealer was having a huge sale, but DH told me we should take it to the mechanic on Monday just in case and then we would worry about buying a car. Good thing I listened because the mechanic looked at it and told us there was nothing wrong with it. It just need a little coolant. YAY!!!!! As much as a new car would be fun, this one is not quite paid off yet (it will be as of October 15th) and it's not the best time to be getting into a new car payment when we are literally months away from buying a house. I was so relieved when DH called me with the news.
4. I miss my Dad: It's not even been a week since we left my Dad's and I miss him terribly. My Dad and I are very, very close (I lived with him when my parents split when I was 12) and I hate being this far away from him. I know he made the right decision to move to T-Bay when he did. He's very happy there and he got a fresh start with my step-mom.... they live a very normal but very happy life. Still, I wish he was closer. We only get to see eachother 2 or 3 times a year and it sucks. We talk on the phone all the time but it's not the same thing. I'm a Daddy's girl and I need to see him more than that. But, plane tickets a really expensive (especially since they added the fuel surcharge) and the drive is 13-16 hours depending. That means that you can't just drive up there for the weekend. I'm whining I know... but it's tough to be seperated from him all the time. It feels like his a little detached from our lives even though he doesn't want to be.
This week has been crazy trying to catch-up from vacation, and being year-end and all. Thank good we are going to the cottage tomorrow night! :) Can't wait!