Waiting......waiting......waiting.....

I'm getting a little impatient...okay A LOT impatient!  It's been over a year since I had the house plans drawn...shouldnt it be built by now?  I guess not....

Talked to my contractor yesterday....the excavators are waiting for the green flag to dig....I wish I could just tell them to dig.  Still waiting on the loan.....I sit here everyday & wonder...Why me?  This house must be something spectacular if I'm being made to wait so long for it.  I know it will be actually....so that is keeping me going.  Im just exicted, anxious & and a little nervous too. 

Mom arrives on Friday for 10 days.  I was hoping to have a hole in the ground before she arrived...but probably not.  Hopefully it is all ironed out so she can be here for the ground breaking.

One more step closer....

On my way home from taking Mika Boorem to the Airport, I received a call from First American Title Company, to let me know they were processing my loan documents for the close of the construction loan.  I asked for an approximate timeframe & she said there was a note to close as soon as possible, and that they should be calling me to come in and sign on or before September 21st!  OMG!....is it true?  Well, the way my luck has run...Im not holding my breath on that date, but at least Im to the step.....one step closer to the big dig & the Royal Adventure being reality.  Keep your fingers crossed!!

Patrick Swayze RIP - you will be missed

Yesterday, we lost another bright star, Patrick Swayze.  One of my favorite movies is below....

To Wong FooTo Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar

Catching the current....

I feel like I've been swimming upstream for so long.  From relationships, to house building, to depression...seems like things just havent been easy.  Im not saying things have been bad, I have plenty of things to be grateful for.  Life just seems to throw curve balls. 

Im feeling like I have slown down my pace a bit and the current is catching me & hopefully going to take me in a better direction.  The house is on the right path....so that helps with my stress level.  My Dr. put me on meds to for the depression & lack of direction/focus that I've been dealing with and I've met some great people to add to my life.  I seem to wake up feeling better...feeling better about my day, my life & where its going.  Taken me a long time to get here, but its due.  I know I'll have setbacks...we all do, but today...Im feeling pretty good!

So, with a grin & my fingers crossed, I'll step into each new day, looking forward to the adventure that lies ahead, bumpy or not.  

Closer....A little closer....

Since I moved out of my house last June (2008), I have kept a PO box and the mailbox at my apartment. I dont use the apartment address other than a physical address, so dont check the box that often. Well, by chance, I checked it last night to clear out the junk mail, only to find a letter from my new lender, dated August 6th. So...it had been sitting for a few days. I opened it to find the 'Truth in Lending Disclosure Statement' which I needed to review & sign, then get back to them. Im glad I found it yesterday! I quickly signed it and ran it up to the Post Office by the airport so it would go out last night. I then went to my regular PO box to find the payoff statement for the property! They seem like little things, but are progress! Was nice to find that I am hopefully locking in at a very favorable rate...which will keep my payments lower.

More to come..... On a sad note, many of my close co-workers were let go from Itron this week. This corporate place has lost some great people....& my days arent as bright without them. They will be missed.....

More good news...

Yesterday afternoon I rec'd a call from my insurance agent Chris, letting me know that he was writing up my insurance policy for the new construction....to start on September 10th, 2009. So...this means that the mortgage company contacted him with initial info.....YIPPEE! After answering a few questions about the sq footage, etc.....we have a policy!

Keep me in your thoughts.......

Happy Birthday Stoli & Siblings!

Today is Stoli's 2nd birthday!!!!! OMG! I cant believe it's been 2 years! He is such a wonderful, smart, beautiful dog. My mother always said, " God only gives you what you can handle"...she was right! See Pics below