Austin, baby, yeah!

Well, we made it to Austin. (Pictures of the new digs soon...) Our stuff is still somewhere between Fort Worth and here however. Seriously people, is it that hard to find two guys to drive 200 miles south? My original delivery window was Sunday - Tuesday. I called today, and the woman said our stuff would be here on Wednesday. I just hate the thought of it all sitting and melting on a hot truck for no apparent reason... but guess I don't have a lot of say in the matter.

Greg and I made it down here on Saturday and we blew up the air mattress, then looked at each other and laughed. In our effort to conserve space in our cars -- seems we packed ALL the towels, pillows, sheets, etc. Oops. Made a quick trip to Bed Bath and Beyond to pick up a shower curtain (a thank you again to all friends/family who gave us gift cards as wedding gifts) and then we headed over to Andy and Sarah's to raid their linen closet. Thankfully, they were nice enough to loan us the essentials.

It's great being back here. The lay of the land has already started coming back to me and I've already met up with friends and family. I really missed Austin. Not sure what it is about this place, but it's just comfortable. I like the ecclectic mix that calls this place home.

Wow - We have ALOT of Crap

So, we're moving along... the papers are signed (minor drama), and the money is in the bank - literally in the bank. The movers come tomorrow, we sign the lease on the new place this Saturday, and our 18 wheeler of crap should arrive in Austin sometime between Sunday and next Tuesday.

I'm up to box number 40 in the kitchen alone. How scary is that? Granted, there is some random stuff packed in the boxes too -- but the majority of it is all kitchen stuff. This from the couple that doesn't cook! Guess things are about to REALLY change for us. I'm going to put all my Food Network watching to use. I'm actually looking forward to it.... I can follow a recipe like nobody's business. (Unless of course the temperatures are written in Celcius - I speak from experience.)

Greg just called from the airport to say that his plane is running late. He hadn't heard the news of the exploding natural gas tanks here in Dallas. I would bet anything it's disrupted air travel -- I know it's still got freeways shut down, we can see that from our office. Yikes.

Anywho, we'll be up tonight till everything is packed. Next time I write, our first house will be gone. A little sad actually... alas, at least there is lots of excitement in the air for us and the future.

Stress

So... now the close is set to happen tomorrow evening at 6pm. Fingers crossed. It was quite an adventure this week in getting everything set up. The buyers had a sudden realization that we needed to close sooner in order to keep their loan - something about leaving the DISD district within 40 days of the school year? Anyways, since the close date is now sooner - we changed our schedules to accommodate them... they had the nerve to ask if we'd throw in the washer/dryer for free since we'd be essentially leasing the house from them for an additional 5 days.

So wait, I change my schedule to accommodate you because you screwed up -- and then you want me to pay you? You must be kidding!

I just spoke with our realtor, and we're still a go. Paperwork is being faxed from one place to another and back again. The buyers are going to tromp through my house one last time tonight for their final inspection, and then ba-da-bing. One sold house. Soon, there will be fireworks and dancing in the streets to celebrate. I'll let you know when to crack open the champagne. Until then, stress over every tiny detail. Sigh, guess that's just the way it goes.

We Sold the House!

Wait -- I'm not ready to pack! Ahhhhhh!! No really, I suppose this is a much better problem to have than having the house sit on the market for ages. We're waiting to hear what the inspector said over the weekend, but otherwise, we are UNDER CONTRACT! Woo hoo! I think all the subliminal "Buy My House" tactics may have actually worked.

The catch -- The Triangle. How badly do we want to live there? Can Matt the leasing agent save the day? Greg should be talking to him again today in a last ditch attempt to sort out the move-in date and the availability. I really like the apartments - but the more we talk, life would be so much easier if we found a place with immediate availability. Fingers crossed that Matt can work some magic. I really like the complex.

Lots to do in the meantime....