The other day, I went over to tell my next door neighbors about our upcoming move to Loooooon-don.
OMG, I still can't even believe I'm saying that!
Anyway, I though it would be courteous to give them a little forewarning before the "For Sale" sign went up in the yard.
Relations between the next door neighbors and us have cozied since we finally broke down and hired a lawn service for our yard. We're still not the best of friends, but they are nice people and great neighbors. It's a shame we have to leave them.
They were sad too, but super excited for us. As you can imagine, we've been getting that reaction a lot lately. Having been through a similar situation, my neighbor warned me about the range of emotions to expect from our loved ones...
Shock/denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and finally acceptance and asking to crash at your place when they visit you in the fabulous new city you will be living in.... Sound familiar?
I didn't really believe her until the e-mails and phone calls started pouring in. Most are supportive and excited. One person's messages consisted of random brain farts about going to Wimbledon and courtesying to the Queen, and, of course, a lot of requests to visit...
The moms in my playgroup immediately started planning a girls' trip to London this Fall, although I have no idea who the heck they plan on staying with... hehe! Well, except for one...
As I mentioned in my previous post, I could have blabbed about moving to London ages ago when we were only thinking about it (Lord knows we had a lot to think about), but I didn't. Although we kept our families in the loop as things were progressing, I waited until things were finalized and we had made a decision before telling our friends.
However, when I announced our news at playgroup the next day, another mom took the opportunity to announce that she was moving too... maybe. To Houston... she thinks...
You see, her husband may be up for a new position that could possibly relocate the family this Summer... but, it may not happen until the Fall.... Winter? Totally, by next year. They don't know exactly because the job hasn't quite been offered to him yet... but, it's totally his... in a "wink-nudge" kind of way... (gag!)
She admitted that she plan to keep her news to herself until things were FINALIZED, but only brought it up because I had just announced that we're definitely moving...
After that, whenever one of the other moms wanted to hear the details about our move or Hubby job, she would counter with more of their tentative plans to repaint the walls so her house sells better... or ask about our thoughts on converting her pool to saltwater... you know, so her house sells better.
No.
One.
Cares.
OMG, I still can't even believe I'm saying that!
Anyway, I though it would be courteous to give them a little forewarning before the "For Sale" sign went up in the yard.
Relations between the next door neighbors and us have cozied since we finally broke down and hired a lawn service for our yard. We're still not the best of friends, but they are nice people and great neighbors. It's a shame we have to leave them.
They were sad too, but super excited for us. As you can imagine, we've been getting that reaction a lot lately. Having been through a similar situation, my neighbor warned me about the range of emotions to expect from our loved ones...
Shock/denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and finally acceptance and asking to crash at your place when they visit you in the fabulous new city you will be living in.... Sound familiar?
I didn't really believe her until the e-mails and phone calls started pouring in. Most are supportive and excited. One person's messages consisted of random brain farts about going to Wimbledon and courtesying to the Queen, and, of course, a lot of requests to visit...
The moms in my playgroup immediately started planning a girls' trip to London this Fall, although I have no idea who the heck they plan on staying with... hehe! Well, except for one...
As I mentioned in my previous post, I could have blabbed about moving to London ages ago when we were only thinking about it (Lord knows we had a lot to think about), but I didn't. Although we kept our families in the loop as things were progressing, I waited until things were finalized and we had made a decision before telling our friends.
However, when I announced our news at playgroup the next day, another mom took the opportunity to announce that she was moving too... maybe. To Houston... she thinks...
You see, her husband may be up for a new position that could possibly relocate the family this Summer... but, it may not happen until the Fall.... Winter? Totally, by next year. They don't know exactly because the job hasn't quite been offered to him yet... but, it's totally his... in a "wink-nudge" kind of way... (gag!)
She admitted that she plan to keep her news to herself until things were FINALIZED, but only brought it up because I had just announced that we're definitely moving...
After that, whenever one of the other moms wanted to hear the details about our move or Hubby job, she would counter with more of their tentative plans to repaint the walls so her house sells better... or ask about our thoughts on converting her pool to saltwater... you know, so her house sells better.
No.
One.
Cares.
I'm selling all my worldly possessions and giving up everything familiar, so my Husband can pursue his dreams and we can live in London.
I WIN!
Geez, some moms just can't let the competition just end....
12 comments:
Wow - huge congratulations! I have a soft spot for London - hubby and I met there, in a pub! Someone once said to me, if you don't love living in London, you don't love living.... and it's definitely true. Hope the house sale goes well - and I am very jealous re the move to the UK.
erg...I love fun people like that.
I have one like that with our husbands in law school.
It is so sad.
Ha! Is she married to the guy who is writing a screenplay? Moving to London? You totally win.
Yeah...whatever! On the upside, you never have to see her again:)
That is such exciting news!! What a fantastic adventure for you and your family and, without sounding horrifically corny, "everything DOES seem to happen for a reason." Ugh, corny. There's another one about windows closing and doors opening but that's not much better.
My husband does a lot of work in London and is always harassing me about moving there. I'll be reading about your adventures with rapt attention!
Good for you don't let anyone steal your thunder!
You have the most awesome adventure coming up...don't let anyone steal your thunder...
I am so happy for you. I wish you all the best!!!!
People like that can be sooooooooooooooo obnoxious!!
Congrats to you and hubby and wow. That is so fabulous!
I am so jealous of your move.
That woman is why I don't join Mom's club. Well, that and they didn't want me, but that's besides the point! LOL!
YOU WIN!!!
Tell her to paint her walls pink to make it sell faster.
Congratulations! What a HUGE deal! And yes, you TOTALLY win ;)
Happy packing!
I think it is uber exciting and can't wait to hear all about it.
This summer I was helping my little sister pack for college. She said, "I'm so glad I'm done with high school and can be done with all the girl competition drama."
Rrrriiiggghhhtt. It's only just beginning.
Congrats, such a fun move.
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