closed! FINALLY!

What a busy weekend AND week we've had!

I'll start with Halloween, since that's where I left off. Will was Hansel from Zoolander. People who recognized his costume told him he was "so hot right now". He looked so great. Here's a picture from my phone:

We went to the parade (I have to get my pictures developed), and then to eat at The Cupping Room (it was ok) and then a fun party at Abaya. We ended the night in the Union Square apartment we used to live in with Josh. We hung out with him and his sweet girlfriend, Luciana, and Chris, whose room we lived in. It was a great way to end such a fun night.

Saturday we packed up our 96th street apartment. Our friend Melissa lent us her truck, so we could make one trip out of the city with it. (Thanks, friend!) We stayed in a hotel near the house, so we would be local for the walk through on Sunday.

Sunday we had our walk through. We got there early, and the movers for the sellers were still there. So we walked to the beach (just under 10 minutes!) and I took pictures. We live near this now:

After the walk through, we went back to NYC to return the truck. We hung out post-marathon for a while and then drove our car to the LI hotel. We had to be ready for our 1pm closing!

Monday we got up and went to the bank to get checks for the closing. Then we drove around for a while, checking out things in Home Depot, buying special "closing" pens in Staples and buying cleaning products for our home.

The closing was supposed to start at 1pm. The mortgage bank's "computers were down", so the lady at the law office asked us to give it an hour to see if we needed to reschedule. A FEDERAL BANK and all their computers were down all over the US. Riiiiight. I bet someone was behind in their paperwork. They couldn't email over the closing package. We waited until 2:30 and then amazingly they came "back up". We started the process and finished up around 4:30. THEN Will and I sat there with the sellers and their divorce lawyers. (Our lawyer had to leave for another closing, and we were done except...) The bank didn't wire the money! So we sat there while the husband's attorney yelled at the wife's attorney about how to calculate the split of the money. It was awful and LOUD. I was sure Will was going to get a migraine from it. We left and had dinner in Long Beach at Sutton Place and then we went to our HOUSE! Yay!

Tuesday I went to Waldbaums while we waited for the movers to get there. We have an AWESOME grocery store! Yippee! They got there and were SO great! I'd recommend Mayflower Movers to anyone! My funny husband labeled three boxes: "panties", "thongs/vibrators", and "bras". The movers loved that. Har har, Will! That night we unpacked essential kitchen stuff. And we went to Home Depot for paint and Lowes for a washer/dryer (they come on Saturday, clean clothes, YAY!).

Dining room and kitchen painting was Wednesday. The colors look so good. We also changed the light fixture in the dining room. The cable guy came, and we hooked up the computer. Internet access at home! Finally! Now I can see all the stuff I'm blocked from at work! Yay!

Thursday we painted the living room. It took a LONG ass time. We even went out and bought a 5' ladder so Will could comfortably reach the high places! I've never bought a ladder before! Something for the garage!

This morning we commuted for the first time. It went smoothly. I fell asleep on Will's shoulder. I hope the stranger that sits next to me on Monday doesn't mind me dozing on their shoulder! Hee! I'm tired today, and a little achy. But it's ALL worth it, and when we're all finished with the hard work, our house is going to look SO GREAT! I'll have a lot of before and after pictures later!

Comments

[Daddy]

Yeah to all of the above!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Daddy

[Laren]

Congrats on the house! You're like a real grownup now, huh?

[erika]

Grown up? NEVER! I'm the child of a man who thinks he's Peter Pan! :o)