Closed

Done! We handed over the big check, signed a stack of papers, and walked out with the keys. It went smoothly, especially in comparison to our closing on the old house. (At one point, I turned to JW and said, "This is so much easier than last time." "Yes," he replied, "there's not as much yelling.") I had met other members of the seller's family, but hadn't actually met the seller before today. She told us how glad they were that a family was moving in, and mentioned that her brother, who is now sixty, was born four days after her parents moved into the house.

Next week is the big move. Since the new house is so close by, we'll probably spend the weekend shuttling things over. It's hard to believe that soon, we'll leave the house we've lived in for most of our marriage and that K has lived in all his life, and we'll start over somewhere new.