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March 14, 2006
Test run
Rex has started his first week of a new contract in New Mexico. He'll be gone until early Friday morning this week, and Sunday through Thursday next week. This is the first part of the sacrifices we're making to move back to Texas.
So far, so good. Although, this is not an accurate representation of what life will be like when he's traveling and we're in Texas. My dad came home around 3 today, and was around to occupy Katie while Jamie finished her bath and got tucked in. Hopefully, the conveniences of the new house will make daily life enough easier that the inconveniences of being alone won't stand out so much. I can hear you all laughing, and you're right, but right now I need my little fantasy.
We've been looking at houses online, and have tickets to fly to Houston next weekend. We've found a few places that look great on paper - one had a floorplan I loved, and was brand spanking new and priced to sell. It's gone already (although the realtor said it had been on the market for a looong time). Two more are on a cul-de-sac street. They are both significantly larger than the house we had before, which actually puts them in the holy-cow-does-this-place-come-with-a-maid category. I like that the street should be quiet, and they are closer to some trails and the pool/park area.
We're also looking in our old neighborhood. This is a little crazy to me. On the one hand, we really liked the neighborhood. It's proximity to, well, everything. The people, although many of the ones we knew have moved. Walking distance to the park. There are several cul-de-sac homes available. Of course, we took quite a hit the last time we sold a house there. The neighborhood is being annexed by the next town, and we aren't sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. And how weird would it be to drive past "our" house every day? Speaking of, I wonder what the new people have done to it?
I'm still not sure this has all sunk in. I haven't done any packing yet, although I'm not that worried since half of our stuff is still packed anyway. Most of the other half is stuff we're still using. I have so many things to do, but I can't do a lot of them until we know when and where exactly we're moving.
Posted by me at March 14, 2006 9:15 PM