Sold!

I'm happy to report that Tim and I sold our beloved home in Wichita last week.  I'm pretty sure it has to be some kind of real estate record, since we officially put our house on the market on May 6th and the buyers told us they wanted it on May 31st...  25 whole days on the market...  We are counting our lucky stars and we're both oh-so-happy to FINALLY be living in the same city again...under the same roof again...after almost 10 months of living in different states.  I'm sure someday this will be the butt of some joke after a silly fight or disagreement... We couldn't be more happy to move on with our lives, TOGETHER!!!

However, with the excitement comes the crazy stress.  Apparently in today's market, we're at the mercy of the buyer (note sarcasm) and we must close on the house on June 27th.  Two weeks from this coming Monday.  Yikes.  We've been frantically searching for a new home up in Chicago, without much luck.  I keep reminding myself we're lucky that I still have my apartment for at least the next three months so that can buy us some time while we look for the right place.  Note to potential or already existing pet owners...it's a bit difficult to find a landlord that wants to rent to a couple with 3 dogs.  We're keeping our fingers crossed and trying to stay positive, at least that's what I try to convince myself every passing day!

Oh, and of course I still have a full course load this summer.  And conveniently midterms started this week.  My stress level has reached its max capacity.  Thank goodness I have a husband who has been patient with my random tears.  And mom, dad and sister for that matter.  When the stress level spills over, I just try and remind myself that things could always be worse.  For example, living apart from my best friend for the next three years.  Yep, I'm starting to feel that warm sunshine again.

Our first home.

I'll miss this patio and all the wonderful times Tim and I sat out here sharing dinner,a bottle of wine and a wonderful conversation.  On to our next patio!

Also, what a wonderful anniversary present.  It will be one year on June 17th, and even though we won't be together on that day, just ten short days after that we won't be worrying about that next plane ticket to see each other!