The Nitty Gritty
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The Happening of Our Daily Lives
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The Nitty Gritty
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The Happening of Our Daily Lives
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It's been a long, stressful year (well 13+ months, but who's counting?) waiting for our house to sell. It was a depressed economy and housing market so things moved slower than slow, even though we had a gorgeous spot on the edge of the ocean. The sunrises were spectacular with never the same picture two days in a row. Rainbows and double rainbows over the ocean were quite common and so vibrant and bright. Moon rises the same and as they reflected on the ocean, well simply gorgeous. Moose and other wildlife were part of our daily lives and we'd quite often have visits from a great variety of various creatures. Whales were a common sight too so wonderful to watch them in their natural habitat, spouting and breaching as they swam and frolicked in their ocean playground -- really no words to describe it all.
Over the year, we had a few offers but for one reason or another, they always fell through. On top of it all, the locals who lived there did not have the same appreciation for the beauty of the area as most others do. There were other differences too and to put it mildly, it was difficult to live in a place with such a different culture and outlook on life in general. It was a hard decision to make and equally as difficult to give our little spot with the breath-taking views. We know we will never have another spot like it. For the most part, that's ok as we hope to travel to many different oceans and see what they all have to offer. Once returning to our new home, we needed a week or so to catch our breath and regroup. Loose ends to tie up as well as wait for the moving truck with our items. We're choosing (or should that be trying) to not look back with regret but forward with anticipation.
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We will miss our little spot on the ocean, the gorgeous sunrises each morning as the sun climbs up over the ocean's edge, the icebergs that get "stuck" right behind our house and just the general beauty of the spot. It was a quick sale with a quick closing date (24 days from Offer to close) and so a lot to do in a short period of time.
With our initial "to do" list completed, off we flew in the great blue yonder to finish cleaning out the house. Fortunately, we'd done most of when we moved, but a few things still remained. Most of it we were junking and the rest we packed for the moving truck. Everything looked pretty good when we arrived (it had been about six months since we'd been there). Turns out, we'd actually left more stuff than we'd remembered and it was a bit more work than we'd anticipated. However, we managed to get everything done, even had time to meet up for lunch with old friends and visit our favourite restaurant. Since our beds had moved with us, there was only the old pull out couch left to sleep on. It was in front of the fire (brrr...it was cold there...even had a bit of snow!) but it all worked out better than we'd thought. A lot more comfortable than we remembered. We had to cart the old pull out to the curb on our second last day there, which made our last night there 'interesting'. With everything being either packed or junked, all that was left for sleeping on was an old piece of sponge we used to use for camping and the floor. The fact I didn't want to oversleep (early flight plus take care of final details), coupled with the fact our sons were returning from California that night and were encountering some delays (there was 4.5 hrs difference in our time zones which meant their texts were coming in the middle of our night) and we were on the uncomfortable floor (we were on thick carpet, in our old bedroom overlooking the ocean) made for a very short night. We did manage a few hours sleep however before getting up at 3:30 (that's am!) to take care of the final details. We carted the last of the stuff to the curb, checked everything one last time, then closed our front door for the final time. It was bitter sweet as we drove away, along the winding road that followed the ocean's edge, knowing it would probably be the last time we would be there. We stopped for breakfast -- COFFEE!!! -- then on to the airport where we dropped off the rental car, made our way through security and then on to our plane. When we landed back in our new city, there was voice mail message from our lawyer's office saying the deal had closed without any issues. Did I mention it was bittersweet? We loved our spot, sad to leave it but the time had come for that chapter of our lives to be closed. Onward to the future adventures that surely await us! |
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