Got one!
Okay, so I’m super-superstitious, & thus the radio (blog) silence these last few days. We found a house! I was afraid of jinxing it by blogging about it, but I think it’s a little safer now that the sellers have accepted our offer, and damn, I’ve really missed reading/writing here.
Anywho, things didn’t work out exactly as I planned this week: we went to look at the house I liked (and four others I liked just in case) on Wednesday, rather than Thursday. Made an offer yesterday, signed the purchase agreement today, & have started the d@$& loan application process.
The house we’re buying wasn’t the one I called hubby downstate to look at, but it was one I really liked anyway. This one is 7 miles from campus (not 2, so no walking or biking to work), but it has a lot more land & an extra garage out back for hubby to tinker on his car, computers, lanterns, and other stuff that makes me scream, “oh god, you’re going to blow yourself up!”
The house makes me happy cause it’s in pretty good shape: we need to tear down some terrifying wallpaper & I have plans for the bathroom, but it’s in move-in condition, which is a new one for both of us. It also makes me happy cause there’s no sad story attached to it: it’s not a foreclosure or short sale; the couple selling it are retiring to their summer home in the UP. We may have found the only happy house-for-sale story in the whole of Michigan!
Oh dear, little to no exercise this week. I made my steps goal earlier in the week, which was lucky since I’ve spent a lot of time this week sitting on my butt talking to our realtor, loan guy, and insurance people. We’ve also been doing early & rushed mornings with no breakfast & late (starving!) lunches at places where I could’ve made better choices & didn’t: Indian buffet Wednesday, a local place for lunch on Thursday, and one of Detroit’s many Greek-family owned restaurants for lunch today. The only good news is that the lunch buffet led to only a snack of pretzels & hummus at night, & I took half of my sandwiches to go yesterday & today & had those for dinner at night…so at least I showed a little control. But only a very little 
But no exercise (did I mention that already? Clearly that’s the thing that’s been bugging me the most & I MISS it!). I think I may actually see a very little movement in the right direction when I weigh in tomrrow, but I don’t expect to see a 2.5 pd loss this week! I guess I’ll have to really kick butt for the next 3 weeks…I see a 322,000 step goal in my future!
Hubby leaves tomorrow…without me. I’d planned to go up there for 2 glorious weeks before I go home to see my family in MA, but house stuff (like the loan app & the inspection on Monday) will keep me here instead. Very depressing! Still, I’m looking forward to maybe getting back to the “old me” (the me who exercises) now that the house hunt is over.
Okay, that’s it for me. I’m still running errands for the house in the early morning, but I hope to get a long walk in tomorrow afternoon & then plan to spend the rest of the evening reading blogs & catching up!
Cheers ya’ll!
Congrats on the house! And you’ll get back on track as soon as you can!!
Congratulations on the house!!! It was worth the detour from your usual sched. to find your home. Seven miles….to far to bike???? not the way you are going, it’ll be a cinch for you.
Me, again. They are retiring to the UP??? To live there year round??? Must be very hardy folk who love winter.
Ohhh! Yeah bigprof! Congratulations!
Ehh. Don’t worry about exercise. You are going to get plenty when you start packing and moving those boxes.
Nice job on the house finding. Hard work and persistence pays off! You can bike seven miles, give me a break, you’re a RUNNER after all, that should be no sweat! Well, maybe some sweat, but you can do it anyway.
Thanks for the well-wishes all! We’re pretty excited about the house & I’m really excited that the house-hunting portion of the summer is over.
Yes, I could bike the 7 miles to work…in fact, there’s an awesome bike trail for a good portion of those 7 miles…but I’d be a real stinky mess when I got there & I’m self-conscious enough standing in front of shiny-faced college kids without adding in my appearance after a workout. Still, it’s a possibility for hubby & I on days we don’t teach or need to see anyone on campus.
& soclose…I guess they must be pretty hearty souls…the house was filled with gym equipment anyway! I worry that I’m married to someone who will push for a similar retirement years down the road.
Congrats on the house. Can’t what to hear about the Wii room.
Congrats on the house, whoo hoo! That’s so exciting! And 7 miles is a reasonable bike commute — I worked 10 miles from my last place of employment and commuted in all the time! So don’t think that isn’t an option!