Goodbye to the condo

We closed on the sale of our condo today! It is great news, and we are so amazed that we were able to sell it so quickly.

Of course, as probably to be expected, I've been having mixed feelings this week. I mean, this is MY house. (Yours too, Toby, but mostly mine. ) I bought it when I was 25, very single, and needed a yard for Sadie. It had carpet worthy of a cheap hotel or cruise ship, navy wallpaper and dark gray paint everywhere. Oh, and a cow skull of some kind in the yard. I had so much help painting from mom and good friends. I screened in a deck, learned how to tear up old carpeting all by myself, and basically grew into a real adult in that house. Its also where I nervously got ready for all my dates with Toby, and where we planned our wedding.

Now that we've signed the papers and I have had a nice talk with the house about why we're leaving and how much she (yes, the house is female) is going to like the new owner, I'm going to try to focus on the things that I will NOT miss about the house.

For example - crazy neighbor behind us who cut down all 30 of his old, gorgeous trees; assorted other neighbors; needing a key to get my mail; lack of garage or outside storage; sharing a wall with a neighbor (even if she is really nice); white Sadie hairs on black tile floors; stairs that need vacuuming; being president of the HOA; and beige cabinets with black and white tile floors.

I think I'll feel much better when we close on the new house and move in at the end of April.