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This afternoon we fly out of Fayetteville to close on our new house in Houston (Cypress actually) tomorrow. It is hard to believe that it has been more than three months already and it is strange to think we’ll be leaving for Houston permanently next week when we haven’t packed a thing. Since the movers are packing and moving everything, we just get to sit around and wait until Tuesday next week when they arrive to start packing. We are setting aside our photo albums and some keepsake items for safe keeping, along with an air mattress , the three pets and the things we will need for them. Other than that, the movers will be doing the rest.

We have been so blessed througout this entire process and I really feel like I’m just along for the ride. We found a house on our first trip (which wasn’t even a house shopping trip, but just a preview trip), the owners accepted our first offer, getting a loan and insurance set up was a very easy process, and now that we’re down to the wire and feeling slightly pressed for time, the only real things we are missing out on getting done are some things we decided to do before leaving Fayetteville. Things like finding our names on the UofA Senior Walk, eating a US Pizza, getting to spend time with our closest friends, etc. We’ve knocked off a few things on our list and it looks like we’ll get this all done in time, but it has made these last few weeks in Fayetteville slightly hectic.

So, if everything goes as planned tomorrow, we will own a house in Texas by the end of the day. The rest of the weekend, we will be stripping wallpaper from two rooms downstairs, so wish us luck on that. Who knows if there is sizing behind the paper or how well the glue is adhered, but only time will tell how easily the paper will come down. I did tell Jeremy this morning that I would consider sealing and painting it as a last resort. After that, we fly back in to Fayetteville Sunday evening and get ready for the movers Tuesday. The rest of the week, we’ll stay at my parents until we drive our two cars to Houston Saturday, March 13th. I’m sure the next ten days will be a whirlwind, but in an exciting way. I’m trying to live in every moment and just savor the time we have here.

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