House closing on Monday!

So...here we are -- three days away from closing on the house. It's like Christmas -- it's not coming soon enough and yet, it's coming too quickly! In case there are those that haven't been able to find the link to the sellers' Realtors link to the "virtual tour" of the house -- CLICK ON THIS. So much to think about and, of course, to pack! Yikes! Maybe I'll be in a "toss it out" kind of mood, which would be a good thing. It's hard being in that stage of between homes and not knowing what unexpected expenses will be coming up or what our real monthly expenses will be. So, we're trying to keep our spending down to a minimum in anticipation of "surprises." Hopefully, they will be minimal. Naturally, it's so easy to start wanting to get things for the new house, but we're trying to keep that desire under control. Needless to say, we are so-o excited about the house! If only we could move in now!

Jean and Chip are coming out this afternoon/evening for the wekend. I wish that we had possession of the house so that we could show them the interior, but I'm sure we'll be driving pass the house often enough with them! Of course, it'll be so good to see them again! We plan to play LOTS of Liverpool (a card game)...in between drives to the house!

I think that I've found a place for Mother and Dad within me. Not that I've stopped the grieving, but the sadness and pain isn't sitting on the surface of my soul anymore and their passing has now become a part of who I am, rather than defining who I am. It's still so unbelievable that they are gone, but they will always be within Jean and me and that will never go away.

Spring Break starts next week here at IU, so things will probably be slow and quiet here. I'm looking forward to, hopefully, having sometime here at work to get caught up on a few things that have fallen behind. Plus, I'm looking forward to the town being quiet.