At last!!!!!

Well, it has finally happened. I got a call from my realtor yesterday morning. This damn house is finally under contract. Barring any unusual or unforeseen circumstances, we close on April 29. The original offer was made 2 weeks ago, but we were stuck in negotiations. We finally came to a fair mutual agreement and the new owner is slated to sign the paperwork today. WHEW! I can't believe its finally over. Now it's time to start a new "dance" negotiating for a new house in Stillwater. Beau looked at several houses last weekend with video camera in hand. He seemed really excited about one house. We watched the video this weekend during his monthly visit. I agree. The house he found looks really great, and it seems to fulfill all our wishes, needs and wants. Including a room perfect for the new "Beau M. Bar and Ville". Just hope we can get a bid on it and under contract ASAP. If all goes according to plan, (Famous last words) we will be closing May 2nd, or hopefully sometime that week at any rate.

I know I should be more excited than I am, but now that this house is under contract, there is a whole new set of things to worry about. Once I know we have a solid contract on the new house, and our loan has been secured, I will be able to relax and look forward to the move. I will try not to stress out, but I know me, I will worry till the bitter end. *sigh*

So the house is sold!!! Thank you to everyone who has been sending the positive vibrations my way. These last 6 months have been hard on both Beau and I. Being apart has been both a hardship and a blessing. But alas, there is light at the end of the tunnel and it's not an oncoming train. Now, if you would all switch from selling vibes to buying vibes!! More as it comes to me.

2nd Anniversary

Today is the 2nd year anniversary of the day I married Beau. We can't be together today, but I wrote him a poem as a gift. I hope he doesn't mind, but I thought I would share it with you.

As I look back at my future,
What did I see
Through the eyes of a child
I wondered "What would I be?"
And who was the man
That would steal my heart?
Who would love me right from the start?
I will love him and he'll feel the same
He will protect me and I'll take his name.
But children grow up and dreams fade away
Thoughts of my future lost along the way.
I got to a place
In my heart and my head
That love was a dream
Long past and long dead
So I closed my eyes on that child's dream come true
Til the day they were opened by the wonder of you.
All that I lost
All I thought I had missed
I found once again
In the truth of your kiss
Years have gone by
as we've shared our life
You are now my husband
and I am your wife
As I look back at my future
What did I see?
The love in your eyes as you look back at me.

I hope you all enjoyed it as much as he did.

Winter sucks

I think I have finally figured out why it is I hate winter so much. I think it is not so much the cold and the snow, but the depression that comes with lack of sunlight. I am not the kind of person that has ever spent any time in the sun. (Ask any one of my friends, I'm so white I am blue) LOL But, anyway, I realize as I emerge from the cocoon of grey, that I do indeed suffer from winter depression.

As Spring creeps up on us, I find myself waking up feeling refreshed and joyful in anticipation of the day. I have noticed the Cardinals returning to my backyard, there are bunnies and squirrels once again bounding through my yard. I noticed this morning that there are hundreds of tiny buds on the fruit tree of mystery in my backyard. (I am almost certain it is an apricot tree) I have always loved spring. The renewal of life turns me on. The tulips are like an unwritten promise that "it" will get better.Even the smell of the air is different.

Ahhhh......I love Spring.