Closing Day... yesterday

As promised, here are a few more pics:

Yes, we did close on the house yesterday afternoon. I shoulda wore my leather and pretended I was a rock star signing autographs. I signed my name about 500 times, it seems.

There may not be much posting in the next week or so. We will be busy moving stuff and packing when we're not working. Then, on Thursday, the movers will get all the big and heavy stuff and we will be officially moved in!

House Eve

Tomorrow is the closing. The search/buying process is almost over! Let the moving and redecorating process begin! (Then can I relax a little?)

Well, I had to take this morning off to be sure everything was set with the house insurance. Got to work by 11, but somehow quitting time still couldn't come soon enough. We also had the final walk-through with the realtor. We got there early, and ran into the seller. Very nice guy. It was his deceased mother's house. He answered any question I had and volunteered info as well. We also noticed all the plants that had come in since we had been there last! They need trimming or reigning in in some places but we really couldn't have asked for more.

Last weekend we went down and saw my Mother, along with Sis and her kids. My wife had a busy weekend with a friend and her mom as well. I love the kids! I wish they wouldn't tire me out so g'dam much, though. I slept almost the entire way as my lovely wife drove me home and let me rest!

Insurance Fun

Harrumph! Two days until closing and a snafu with the house insurance. Not exactly helping my mood. Should all be fixed by later tonight, so no biggie. It just ticks me off.

I know I'm overdue for a proper post. Mostly busy or tired (or both) this week. Maybe an update later tonight.

Let's try polling...

Okay, here are your choices, a poll has been added on the right. Voting should be as easy as clicking. This is just another little expiriment for me as well. I'm still learning this blogger thing, slowly but surely, kinda.

Update: Poll closed.

A - 0

B - 0

C - 0

D - 3 correct

Favre as a Viking?

Well, I wouldn't be surprised. I belong to the camp that is okay that we traded him last year. I had had enough of his yearly waffling by then. Now he's turned it into a second career. Will I still support him as a Hall of Fame Packer? Yes, however much he wants to humiliate himself now that he's gone. I plan to enjoy watching the sideshow.

Happy Cinco De Mayo

So Mexico beat the French - who hasn't? Just kidding. I know it was a proud moment for Mexico, but from what I understand, it is a relatively minor holiday in Mexico. I call it Tuesday.

Here's a quick history, not a long read.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinco_de_Mayo

Also scroll down to the United States part. It seems to have taken on new meaning here. And I say, well, why the hell not?

Lazy, Lazy Sunday

It's been awhile since we had this lazy of a weekend. We think of it as 'resting up'. Just watched some games, caught up on computer stuff that I do, and napped.

By tomorrow night it should all be official, financing going through and all. Then I may post some pics of the house. Maybe. It's less than 2 weeks until closing now.

We had to have some repairs in the apartment this past week. There was a water problem in the bathroom that I was hoping would hold until we left, but it just got too bad to ignore any longer. I hate having the maintenance people come in when we're not here. They did a half-ass job as usual, but we don't care. Heck, I don't think we'll even clean when we leave, we'll just abandon this hellhole with just a token effort. The security deposit was maybe a half months rent and we don't plan on getting anything back from it anyway. We've been here 7 years so it needs everything- paint, carpet (since it was cheap carpet anyway, but they'll probably just shampoo it and rent it out to some sucker), and everything else (like cabinets) was so damn old when we moved in.

Sigh, the shorter our time left here, the more we hate this place. A natural feeling, I guess. But by the end of the month we'll be gone from here and giddy in our own house!

Sugary sweet

I found this interesting. How much sugary goodness (or bad-ness) is in that drink or snack you have right now? This link is kind of an eye opener. I used to need a mountain dew every morning. Now I rarely drink soda unless it has whiskey in it, and then always caffeine-free unless I'm out somewhere. I never really thought about the sugar, though. I always hated the taste (aftertaste, actually) of diet sodas. I wonder if whiskey would make it bearable.


http://www.sugarstacks.com/