The short term goal is the closing. I've waited for nearly two months to get to this point. Once our loan application was approved, we had to submit the construction documents, estimates, exterior elevations, etc. That made it through underwriting, and then we waited for the appraisal. Then we waited for the results of the appraisal. Then we waited for one final run through underwriting, but finally, we got our final approval yesterday afternoon. Our closing is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. (!!!!!!!!!)
Waiting. It seems that is a common theme in this adventure. I'm not a patient person. I make lists, I get stuff done, and cross it off. I sometimes push for things to get done. I live with a calendar as a guide. I'm a "get it done" kind of girl. The things I've had to wait for in this process were not things I could push a long. Everything was totally (mostly) out of my control. For a control freak (yes, I said it) that is a difficult thing to accept. THIS IS NOT IN MY CONTROL. Ugh.
Fortunately for me, my energy will now be focused on new things. Unfortunately for me, most of these things are things that are out of my control. There is a theme here. Maybe this experience will teach me a big life lesson about letting go? I'm going to try to go with it.
On a lighter note, last night we celebrated Casey's birthday. As we sat around the dinner table enjoying homemade vegan cupcakes, we rejoiced knowing that this would be the last birthday of his that we would celebrate under this roof. We look forward to celebrating all of the upcoming holidays one more time, in the house we currently call home. Next year things will be different. We'll have the space we created to call home. Until then, more waiting - but also lots of "doing things" to get there. It's happening!!!!
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