We decided to buy a house. In New York.
Turns out, New York is one of the most difficult states for
buying a home. Who knew? Almost everyone has a ‘story’ of some kind regarding
their home purchase here, and I haven’t heard of one that had an on-time
closing. Now we know.
We had a ridiculously ambitious plan for this move. Tyler
graduates from AFIT on Thursday. Movers come Friday. Final walk through on the
house we were renting Saturday. Drive to New York Sunday. Close on our new home
Monday. HA.
Shockingly, everything we could control did go according to
plan. The closing was out of our hands, and as we mark our 10th day
in New York, we are still in limbo. In reality, we haven’t closed yet for one
main reason: the house we are buying has a septic tank, and just days before
our scheduled closing, it was discovered the tank needed to be replaced.
Hot damn and hallelujah this was discovered BEFORE we
closed. The seller is taking full responsibility and having it replaced, but
due to liability issues, we can’t move in until the work is all finished, so
here we sit, waiting.
Happily, I accept this over the alternative, so we are
making the best of the situation, and trying to enjoy a kind of ‘forced’
vacation (which you can’t really call a vacation at all, because we are both
back to work).
The good:
-Jackson has made friends with the entire staff, smiling,
waving, and flirting with anyone that will give him attention (which happens to
be everyone).
-This hotel is wonderful. It’s brand new, we have a large
room, and the staff has been so gracious. This could be way worse.
-This family is getting some serious bonding time.
-There’s a pool.
-Breakfast is included. We are getting fatter by the day.
The ugly:
-The walls might be closing in, a bit and Tyler has some
kind of stomach bug, gross poor guy.
-Kahla has nowhere to run. I can’t believe how incredibly
patient she’s being. We take her on walks, but it’s nothing like what she’s
used to. We owe her BIG time.
-We are eating out all.the.time. AND I forgot workout
clothes/shoes. (See breakfast bullet above). Gross.
So there you have it, the Stubbs family update. I feel like
we’ve pretty much been off the grid, and my to-do list is ever growing. (I
promise, Jackson’s birthday thank you notes are coming….someday.) Juggling
work, Jackson, Kahla, and this darn house has become all-consuming. I promise
when we come up for air, you’ll be hearing more from us 😀
In the meantime, thanks for all your well-wishes and
prayers. We sure appreciate you all!
You know you've spent too much time in a hotel when your 12-month-old knows how to use the key card.
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