Of course, there were the setbacks with acquiring our visas (which has finally been resolved, by the way. Hoo-ray!), but a month and a half is a considerable amount of time to have one's entire life be "on hold"... indefinitely.
As much as I've enjoyed being with my parents (and the comforts of their home), I've felt like nothing has been accomplished since I've been here.
All of our things are in suitcases or boxes either here, in the UK, or somewhere in between. My husband and I continue to debate the merits of cribs versus "big boy beds", but it doesn't actually matter since we can't move into our new house yet, and our last house has yet to sell...
There was an offer made on it three weeks ago. Papers were drawn and signed. A closing date was scheduled. The couple even sent me the option fee and paid for a full inspection. Then, their banker or agent put down in writing what their mortgage payment would be and they just couldn't handle it...
As in, they didn't realize it would be "that much money". How did they NOT realize this before getting my hopes up?
As of this coming weekend, our house in Dallas will have been on the market for two months. While this may not seems that bad in light of recent events, it is when your neighborhood boasts an average of 24 days on the market and your town, 28 days...I keep telling myself that "these are just AVERAGES, after all, and not the rule..." but it doesn't mean I don't succumb to multi-level "oh-my-goodness-we-have-no-more-money" freak outs on a daily basis...
...and there's nothing more I can really do about it either, which drives me NUTS!
I'm told it's a "cute house". It's sparkling clean, in excellent condition, and well situated... we just have to WAIT for the "right people" to show up.
Yeah, I'm not very good about "just waiting".
5 comments:
I feel for you, G. I know how much hurry up and wait sucks.
Good luck. I wish we could sell right now and move but we tried last summer and nothing. It is just too darn hard to keep a house clean ALL THE TIME with two kids. Sometimes I think renting might not be that bad when I think about how easy it is to move :-)
I am sorry, I wish i would sell quickly for you!
I know it's hard. Selling is never fun...hang in there...it will happen:)
Well, you know what they also say about cute--it's usually code for "has a good personality." And who wouldn't want a house with a great personality? It will sell--will your husbands company take it over and let a relocation company handle it if not?
How's the hunt in London going. This cannot be fun, but remember, next year it will be a blip. Good luck.
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