Moving... *ugh*
Its been a LONG week, about two months ago I took a short trip back home in Montana to visit relatives by myself. I had assumed before going that it was just to be a relatively short trip (my Brother had arrived home after being on Hiatus visiting the poorer parts of the world for the last two years) So I get there, no big deal. Had a great time, and a week later I was back home again. But, the thing is, is I dreaded leaving, I had such a great time, open wilderness, beautiful days, went fishing on the lake (and got a pretty bad sunburn) and I knew that back in California, it would be another Smoggy Day, Congested Traffic, unfriendly people. But nevertheless, I did return.
Depression had sort of stuck its ugly head in the house (flat), Ms. Waki was out taking care of the kids, I'm doing relatively nothing, I'm an outdoors person, and I'm in the middle of this City, really its just a headache to even get anywhere slightly remote. So I confront the Wife about the possibility of moving to Big Sky Country, now she's lived here her entire life, I mean before I came along she had never really even left the State. And I was prepared to take a Tongue Lashing over this, but what surprised me, is that she had been feeling some anxiety over living here with the Twins. This City does something to people... and the crime rate has been spiraling more and more out of control, in the last month there have been three murders and six robberies in our block alone. Yeah, its time to leave.
So we start talking to a Realtor about the areas in Montana we'd be interested in living, and this guy was on the ball the whole time, in two weeks we found a nice Home a little bit outside of Missoula, A Two Story, 3100 Square Foot Home, on a twenty acre riverside property twenty Minutes from Town. So I ask my brother if he'd go and check it out in our stead and he called back a day later and said "This is the place." And whats more, It prices at only fifteen thousand more than our 400 Square Foot Flat in Santa Barbara. uhhh... of course! So what went from looking, has turned into a buy (We Put in for six thousand less than asking and they accepted) Whats even better, is that the couple who originally owned it were using it for a summer escape (The Guy is a Power Broker for Wall Street or some such thing) and they had fallen on hard times and needed to get rid of the house ASAP. So, the deal I brokered with them is that I would personally cover for half the house out of my own pocket and the Bank would cover the other half as long as they had moved everything out by the end of next week. So we finalized everything Friday evening, and had our Realtor put the Flat up for sale. So Ms. Waki and I have been packing non-stop for last two days(thankfully the twins have been unusually quiet), and the truck comes tomorrow to pick up all of our furniture and stuff. (My laptop stays with me). Then hopefully on Tuesday morning we'll be all set and ready to go. *Yawns* and I'm exhausted.
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Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat
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