They accepted our bid! We got a new house! I hate exclamation points!
I'm done. You who have shielded thine eyes so as to avoid looking directly at the exclamation points may now bring your ocular bits back to the words on the screen. I'm sorry. I'll try to reign it in henceforth.
By the way, since I really only wrote the last post as a subterfuge for finally introducing my sordid-ish past, in order to get to spill some of the more interesting stories, a kind of sneaky segue, if you will, I'm just wanting to alert those of you who are disturbed by my historical behavior to the future posting of more, um, information about the sordicity.
Disclaimer over.
Guess what! We bought a house today! I'm so excited!
Okay. Seriously. No more exclamation points, ever. That was it. Fin. Basta.
We listed our house last Thursday; we sold it on Friday. We found the new house on Wednesday evening, and our bid was accepted today.
Hi, whirlwind. You're a fascinating creature to be caught in the center of. I'm not necessarily enjoying you any more than I did last night's lightning-and-thunderstorm, though, the one where the electric ribbons streaked in pairs and groupings across the navy sky, where the thunder seemed to break the house, it was so crackly and booming.
I'm tired. Also a fan of understatement, apparently, which is sort of a shock. Not my usual flavor of expostulation. I'm misusing that. But my eyelids refuse to work with me so that I can visit the appropriate website to inform me as to how to properly contextualize the word, which = I gotta go, my peeples.
Bless you crazy kids. I'll see yous guys in Chi-town soon.
And I'll post some snaps of the old house and the new one. Just as soon as my eyelids agree to be my friend again.
Night-night.
Yay!!!!!!!!! Here's a few more exclamation points for ya.
That was FAST. I'm so happy for you guys!! That is a huge accomplishment to sell and buy in such a short amount of time. Especially in this crappy market. You guys are awesome. Can't wait to hear more about the new house!
Posted by: Mommy off the Record | July 14, 2007 at 12:06 AM
squeaking with excitement over here!
Posted by: dodo | July 14, 2007 at 01:05 AM
Hurrah! And yay! And I love! (houses and) excla!ma!tion! points! (
Um, ok. I'll stop know. But you know I couldn't resist. I have missed! you, lady.) Hurrah!
; )
Pictures, pictures. We request pictures.
Posted by: kerri | July 14, 2007 at 02:06 AM
Wow. Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(too many exclamation points my friend?)
no?
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Sandra | July 14, 2007 at 02:08 AM
Oh, hurray! We'll be selling/buying sometime next year, and the mere thought of it makes me tired.
Posted by: bubandpie | July 14, 2007 at 05:08 AM
Well if that isn't reason to drink wine, I don't know what is.
Congrats!
Posted by: mamatulip | July 14, 2007 at 06:01 AM
Congrats, bay-bee! On the new house! And the selling of the old one! And exclamation points! Because, contrary to popular believe! They're super fun!!!!!!
Posted by: Mrs. Chicky | July 14, 2007 at 06:17 AM
Congrats on selling the house and getting a new one!!!! Awesome!!!
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Posted by: Nancy | July 14, 2007 at 06:24 AM
Hey! That's terrific news. Can't wait to see the before and after pics.
Posted by: slouching mom | July 14, 2007 at 07:00 AM
And by that I mean old house -- new house pictures.
Sheesh.
Posted by: slouching mom | July 14, 2007 at 07:03 AM
Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There's more for you :)
Posted by: Kristen | July 14, 2007 at 11:26 AM
Congratulations! Even if you don't like exclamation points, this is an occasion worth using a handful or two. Please post some pictures soon so we can all see the new place.
How exciting for you!
Posted by: Lily | July 14, 2007 at 11:55 AM
way to go, sister, way to go.
blink blink...sold.
Posted by: jen | July 14, 2007 at 12:48 PM
also. i've been thinking about this, and you may want to rethink your simile. because. really. spaghetti? and oozing? kind of slow and unpleasant. so i'm thinking, maybe you're not excited at all. maybe we were supposed to decode your headline?
Posted by: dodo | July 15, 2007 at 06:45 AM
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Pendullum | July 16, 2007 at 06:25 AM
So happy for you little deb - I know, you are not done rolling up your sleeves yet, but congrats nonetheless!
Posted by: qt | July 16, 2007 at 08:26 AM
Oh awesome! Congrats! Exclamation points galore!!!
I think we may be at the beginning of said whirlwind. I hope and yet I dread. So please cross all your parts that ours is as quick as yours? Pretty please with a cherry on top?
Posted by: Andrea | July 16, 2007 at 09:15 AM
Hell yes!
Posted by: Jenny | July 16, 2007 at 12:27 PM
Congrats! That is awesome!
Posted by: canape | July 17, 2007 at 05:46 PM
Oh wow...Major congratulations!!!!
Oops.
I mean...
Major. Congratulations. Seriously.
Posted by: Paula | July 19, 2007 at 06:24 AM
Oh my God. That is some west coast salt in my cold, eastern wounds. We found a new house, moved into the new house, and STILL have not sold our old one. Please send some of that good karma my way. And, CONGRATS!
Great post, Deb, but I gotta motor if I wanna be ready for that play date.
Posted by: Binky | July 19, 2007 at 10:56 AM
Congrats on the house...and please accept my apologies for the explaination marks on my last comment.
Posted by: lisachristine | August 03, 2007 at 09:09 PM