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| Victory Beers!!! |
I was
trying to type on the plane, but my wireless keyboard doesn't work in airplane
mode, and it was slow and I never did get to finish my entry after they came
around with the drink cart. And now we are in Alaska! So I have been busy chillin' with my bro. (That means spending time with my littlest brother;)
Anyway, getting back to the story, at 7:00 am on the day we left I got a call from the receiving bank. They asked
me for Eduardo's social, and his drivers license number. I asked if they needed
anything else, and the woman I was speaking with said there was nothing left to
ask besides what shoe size he was. I told her I could give it to her if she
thought it would help. I think she was joking. I was not.
After
that we waited, hoping for a quick resolution, and finished up our packing. By
the time we got to the airport there was still no word. We went through
security and found a bar that was surprisingly open in the early morning. We
grabbed a couple seats at the bar top of Original Joe's, and ordered a couple
beers from a disinterested looking bartender, and still no news.
We were
trying to make the most of things, but it was so ridiculous that we even felt
the need to do so! I mean we were at the airport heading off to wild Alaska! We
had both just completed our last days of work! We were both at a bar having a
beer at 8:00 on a Tuesday morning! Making "the most" of it should
have been easy. But it wasn't. We were doing our best though....and the beer at
8:30 am helped a little too. That's how warped things get when you are under
pressure and stress I guess. It's an ugly thing, and I don't like it. A beer at
8:30 am shouldn’t require anyone’s “best” effort.
Anyway
about nine, Eduardo was on the phone with his mom when I received a text from
our agent. "The wire has been received and funded!!! You now own a
home!!!" And just like that, sitting in an airport bar, on our way to
Alaska, we became first time home owners. It was so shocking that the money
finally went through I didn't even know what to think. Eduardo looked relieved,
but I was having a more difficult time processing the news. Of course I let
Dad, Mom, and everyone know. But it took....almost all the way to Fairbanks for
it to sink in to the point that my jaw was able to release, and the frown lines
on my forehead to relax. It took another couple days for that weird weighted
"you must DO something NOW" feeling to lift.
Now I
feel pretty excited. I haven't been thinking about it too much since I've been
up here though, which I think is good. I need a little break. And I don't want
to spend my whole vacation thinking about the house. I'll have plenty of time
to do that when we get to Michigan.
The whole
house buying experience was not enjoyable for me. I hate to say it, but it's
true. But it was also a learning experience. And while it took three times
longer than it should to close, I am glad we were able to get it squared away
before heading up here to Alaska. Now I am free to enjoy my wonderful, beautiful
vacation, and still have a house to come to when we head back east in a couple
weeks.
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| My actual text from the Agent! |
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| Eduardo was on the phone with his mom when we received the news! |
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