Ahhh, I needed a week off from the extreme rigors of updating this page. \u00a0Be prepared for a real treat, as I have fourteen entire days of excitement to regale you with. \u00a0Or, not so much. \u00a0We are in the final stages of getting our new house wrapped up, and that has been eating up a fair amount of time. \u00a0Wow, they move slowly out here. \u00a0We actually closed on the house last Tuesday. \u00a0Closed. \u00a0As in sat there with the title company and did the whole two hours of signing papers bit. \u00a0Sweet, gimme the keys! \u00a0Oh no, we have to wait an additional week to actually take possession. \u00a0It doesn’t seem there is a real reason behind the extra delay, all the title lady could offer was “Welcome to California.” \u00a0Oddly, this is the same response we’ve gotten from the DMV, the utility companies, the tax people, and various other entities. \u00a0Whatever, we’ll get it some day I suppose. \u00a0I just went on my “final, final, FINAL walk through” about an hour ago as a matter of fact, and it looks move-in ready to me. \u00a0We are supposed to get the keys tomorrow, and then everybody is cordially invited to fly out and help us move this coming weekend. \u00a0Pizza included. \u00a0(Single topping only, we’re on a strict budget.)<\/p>\n
You’d think I would have some fascinating tales to relate after a two-week hiatus. \u00a0Alas, we’ve been hunkered down preparing for the move. \u00a0Donette did have a bunch of friends come into town a few weeks back, and they had some fun, but I wasn’t included in the festivities. \u00a0A few weeks later and we would have actually had a place for them to sleep, but they made do. \u00a0They made it up to Tahoe for a night, which sounded fun. \u00a0Other than that… \u00a0Well… \u00a0Slow times. \u00a0We went to a few local breweries with a friend yesterday, mostly just for the sake of getting out of the house. \u00a0A thrift shop sent a truck out the other day and hauled off a good part of our furniture, so the ol’ rental house isn’t exactly too comfortable at the moment. \u00a0We’ve been eating out a lot. \u00a0By this time next week, hopefully I’ll be posting pics of our furnished new house, and we’ll be out of the rental. \u00a0(Optimism springs eternal.)<\/p>\n\n\t\t