Into the green

We sold the old house!! The deal closed late last week. Such a load off our minds, and quite lovely not to have to drive across town every couple days to make sure nobody’s camping on the porch. We’ve been very fortunate with both houses—neither one went on the market; we were able to complete private deals on the new one and the old one—with significantly less hassle (and expense) than the traditional route would have taken. And the whole process, from initial inkling to now, was pretty darned fast. We first had the idea of looking for a new place on March 9. Less than 8 months later, here we are: in a new house and with our old house already transferred to new owners! We’re still pinching ourselves.

Mrs. Random is making Sunday morning pamcakes ‘n’ eggs in our new spacious kitchen. I’m sitting on our new long (“nap-size”) couch. We’re listening to a “groovy 1960’s instrumental” compilation on the hi-fi. It’s foggy out there to the north, through the big living room windows, and we have a nice view of big trees whose leaves are turning yellow and orange and red. Later this morning we’re planning on visiting Suzanne Arlie Park for a hike. It’s been many weeks since we’ve done that traditional Sunday jaunt. The City has been “developing” the site, and we’re curious.

Maybe with the house situation(s) all settled I’ll have more mental and emotional energy to blog more regularly! Being able to focus on just one house is kind of amazing after many weeks in a kind of “between” state. Already I can feel the stress meter lowering into the green.