Our first month in our new house has flown by... mainly because we haven't been here all that much. Last weekend was our first weekend here, and we enjoyed working on projects and unpacking more and cleaning and organizing.
My mother passed away the week we moved into the house, and so that has taken up much of our energy this month, as we have spent time down south to help plan her funeral and take care of business. It's been quite the roller coaster - I wrote about my mother elsewhere, though, and probably won't write much here. She was a wonderful woman and I am proud to be her daughter. She also lived a long and full life, and eased out gracefully, so while the final goodbye is always sharper than expected, it isn't as painful.
I still feel like I'm in recovery, though.
Spring has started to show up here - some daffodils showing their yellow heads, and some other invisible denizens of spring are killing my allergies! The emotional roller coaster, all the changes, the work, and the cherry on top (almost literally, with how much I have to blow my nose - ha) of the allergies are all taking their toll and I would rather be eating bon bons in bed watching some sappy movie than fixing up the house sometimes.
Our lawn is not looking too great - are we supposed to water it or something? ha. I put a sprinkler out the other day and forgot it so we have a well soaked yellowing lawn now. The pride of the neighborhood, I'm sure!
So much to do - we'll get it figured out eventually.
I realized recently, though, that this is the first time in adulthood where I've lived in a house with a yard, and also a garage, and also one that has mail delivery - every day the mail fairies come right to our house and deliver mail and take it away if we want to mail something! Imagine!! And don't get me started on the trash fairies!
What a world!
Friday, March 27, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
Home Ownership Changes Everything
Escrow finally closed and we got the keys on Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 - and now we are home owners!!
It's been over a week, and I haven't had time to write any blog updates, but oh, there are so many things to write about. And so far, all good.
I'll just say this for now - all my doubts from before escrow closed have dissipated like morning fog on a warm, sunny day. We love our new home! It really feels like home, already, too. Oh sure, there are lots of projects, but they seem less daunting than fun, at least at the moment. :)
Views! We didn't really notice that there were any views from this house when we looked at it before, but there ARE! From the master bedroom, we can see the Sierra over the houses across the street - it is so wonderful to wake up and sit up in bed and see Humphrey's and Basin Peaks glowing in the sunrise light - Mount Tom is also there, but a little hidden by our tree. And I love my "sewing room" (I put it in quotes because I don't know how to sew - yet) - it may become my office and work room - it has views of the White Mountains and is sunny and bright - the brightest room in the house.
Security. There is something safe and wonderful about owning a home - the saying "safe as houses" didn't come out of nowhere, I guess. We are comfortable with our mortgage and feel like it's a decent investment (at least in the long term, since who knows when the housing market is going to stop its downward slide?). But it's our HOME, and we are not paying off someone else's mortgage in rent payments, but are building equity in something solid and real. I guess that's why they call it "real estate" isn't it?
Belonging. I feel a sense of belonging that I haven't felt yet in Bishop - it wasn't there at all in the RV Park, that's for sure. Now I feel like part of the community, and part of the neighborhood, and like we've started to sink roots. It is a wonderful feeling that is hard to express without sounding sappy, but there it is.
Who knew that buying a house would bring us that joy?
It's been over a week, and I haven't had time to write any blog updates, but oh, there are so many things to write about. And so far, all good.
I'll just say this for now - all my doubts from before escrow closed have dissipated like morning fog on a warm, sunny day. We love our new home! It really feels like home, already, too. Oh sure, there are lots of projects, but they seem less daunting than fun, at least at the moment. :)
Discoveries
Neighborhood! We have been so amazed at the neighborhood - everyone we meet is so nice, and they all say "it's a great neighborhood" - we feel like we've moved to Pleasantville (in a good way). More on the specific neighbors later...Views! We didn't really notice that there were any views from this house when we looked at it before, but there ARE! From the master bedroom, we can see the Sierra over the houses across the street - it is so wonderful to wake up and sit up in bed and see Humphrey's and Basin Peaks glowing in the sunrise light - Mount Tom is also there, but a little hidden by our tree. And I love my "sewing room" (I put it in quotes because I don't know how to sew - yet) - it may become my office and work room - it has views of the White Mountains and is sunny and bright - the brightest room in the house.
Security. There is something safe and wonderful about owning a home - the saying "safe as houses" didn't come out of nowhere, I guess. We are comfortable with our mortgage and feel like it's a decent investment (at least in the long term, since who knows when the housing market is going to stop its downward slide?). But it's our HOME, and we are not paying off someone else's mortgage in rent payments, but are building equity in something solid and real. I guess that's why they call it "real estate" isn't it?
Belonging. I feel a sense of belonging that I haven't felt yet in Bishop - it wasn't there at all in the RV Park, that's for sure. Now I feel like part of the community, and part of the neighborhood, and like we've started to sink roots. It is a wonderful feeling that is hard to express without sounding sappy, but there it is.
Who knew that buying a house would bring us that joy?
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