Home Sweet Home

Finally!!! I have a home again. After being in limbo for so long, this evening I finally settled on my new home!! Oh my! I can't explain how this feels. Settlement went absolutely perfect, until the very end when I finally mentioned that my husband Kenny died in 2007. Yeh, I started to cry...couldn't help myself. And the folks at the table were very sweet and gracious to me... I'm sure I caught them by surprise, they probably figured I was a divorcee. But no...quite the opposite...

I know it should be such a joyous occasion buying a new home, but the old familiar "widows world" crept in today. It was bittersweet after all. I just wanted Kenny to be here to talk to...to share in my excitement. But I was alone...once again. I've never owned my own home before...just me...by myself. And it struck me kind of strange. Just didn't feel quite right...

Thankfully my Mom and Dad had driven down from Pennsylvania and they were here waiting for me...and that helped a great deal. We drove to the house and I showed them around. We shared the excitement together.

The highlight of the evening was the moment I accidentally set off the alarm system. And I have to say it's the loudest alarm I've ever heard!!! Oh MY gosh!!! I don't think I have to worry about anyone breaking in!! And for sure...I still have a lot to learn about my new place.  Buying a house from a bank is just like buying a "grab bag." Ya, just don't know what you've got!! At first it's a bit of a mystery to solve.

So...Friday my work begins. I will take the day off work and get the locks changed and set about to do all the other things on my list. Really, though I wonder how long it will take until it feels like home???