We're hunting houses!
Husband Fixture and I
have opted to make this little trip sans offspring, as we knew there would
be a lot of down time that would render
them bored, malcontent, and consequently insufferable. Thankfully, their Grandma loves spending time
with them, and they've not reached the age where it's too uncool to hang out
with her, so everyone wins.
Mind you, I'd feel much more like a winner if Husband Fixture
and I weren't sick, but we'll take what we can get. We began our weekend with a very early drive
down to Maryland. Hubby dropped me at
our hotel, and I took meds and climbed into bed, while he headed over to the
new office for meetings. Later, we met his
new boss and his wife for dinner. For
what it's worth, I like them, and think we'll get along fine.
We spent Saturday riding around with the realtor looking at
houses, and we did find a couple that we really like. Unfortunately, both are at the high end of
our price range. We knew we were going
to need to keep looking for a bit to see if there's anything else at there at a
lower price. We had dinner with one of Husband
Fixture's friends and her hubby, and headed back to the hotel for a quiet night
in (translation: meds and a movie 'till
we fell asleep).
Today, we went back to see our two favorite houses, plus
another two. We were hoping to find
something with the features we wanted at a lower price point. We did find one, but essentially, our
favorite is still the more expensive home.
That brings us to the decision of whether to spend the extra money to
get what we really want or settle for something cheaper that we'll have to
upgrade in a few years. Either way, we
can't make an offer until we have the relocation assistance paperwork
finalized.
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