I found a ladybug corpse today….

My friends, I know that I’ve been neglecting my blog for many weeks. At first it was because I was spending a lot of time with my new boyfriend, who has since turned into my fiance. Considering that 60% or more of my posts were about the single life, it should come as no shock to you that I ran out of material once I found a truly good guy. Then came searching for a condo, searching for a new job, buying a condo, moving, a car accident, walking out on my job, frantically looking for a new one, and a funeral.

Ah, the old Catch-22. When I have the time to write, there is nothing to write about. When I have lots of material, I have no time to write. Ce la vie, homies. Now that things are a little less hectic, I will try to catch up the journal.

THE CONDO

Well, I looked at several different condos in person, but many more online. The process took about 3 weeks or so. We ended up deciding on the very first one I saw in person! A good friend of mine ended up doing the same thing. (Only he had been looking for months, where as I looked for a month.) For some reason, not only was I really determined to find a place, but everything fell into place so quickly for me. It was a true pleasure. Not to mention not nearly the pain in the ass everyone made it out to be.

I love this place so much!! It is a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom with a sun room and the most beautiful kitchen. We are really happy here. It feels nice to finally be a home owner. And it feels even better to know that I paid less than it was appraised for. I really made out on the place! Paid $8K less and got $4K in closing costs. That is a savings of $12K. What a rush! It’s like a designer sample sale, only better.

The unpacking has been a bit slower than I would have liked. With all of the other circumstances that have come up, we didn’t have much free time. On the bright side, it is starting to come together. I really can’t wait until all the boxes are put away and the place is clean so that I can have my combonation house warming/ engagement party.

Then will come the redecorating. I plan to take my time and do as much of it as possible on a cash basis. There is no real need to get myself or my guy into debt over a coat of paint and a new duvet cover.

In reference to the title of this little entry, I was in the half of the sun room that we have decided to make into a home gym, clearing out the last two boxes I have to unpack. And it really surprized me to find a dead ladybug on the carpet. I just thought we were too high up for them (especially since all of the windows have screens.) Somehow she found a way to get into this place.

It really struck me because I did not think that I would be able to qualify for this place, but like my pretty little friend, I found a way in too.

~ by scifibutterfly on March 21, 2009.