Dear Friends,

I’m just now catching up from the last blog and so much has happened it seems between now and then. I’ve decided to write in letter form and start from where I left off last week.

Last Wednesday I was finally able to get in touch with my neighbor Sadie who planned the going away party. She was such a doll and so understanding with my mix up. She planned to just go on with the party since she had already sent out the invitations. She said she would take pictures for me and I know the ladies had a wonderful time. Sadie and her hubby are out of town all this week and she said she would like to plan another coffee for me sometime next week. I’m just not so sure with my schedule if that will work out.

Wednesday evening Bobby and I were able to wrap up plans for our going away party for Saturday the 25th. We were able to get the invitations all sealed and in the mail box sometime after midnight.

Thursday came early as we were up with the sound of the alarm at 4:00 AM. We left the house in good time and had a nice smooth commute to the airport which was wonderful. For those of you who don’t know, we have the huge mix masters around these parts and traffic can get quite busy and stacked up at times. See Below. We arrived in Binghamton in good time and had a nice restful morning and afternoon.

Fort Worth Mix Master – These areas get crazy in the early morning and evening rush hours. We plan all of our flights such that we never leave town around rush hour.

Friday we were up starting our house hunting trip early. We looked at houses until around 6:30 PM looking at a total of 9 homes that day. It was a successful day but we didn’t quite find our home.

Saturday we took the day off and drove to Ithaca. It was such a beautiful drive and the scenery and lake was so beautiful. We also found the huge farmers market and look forward to some more visits there in the future! Oh and the weather was absolutely gorgeous as in not too hot!

Bobby and I slept in Sunday and looked at 3 homes in the afternoon. We still didn’t find our home but we’re not giving up. We’re also entertaining the idea of building, who knows…

Monday we made our way back home and had a nice flight. We had just arrived in Dallas when our realtor called and asked if they could show our home at 5:30 and again at 7:00 PM. We went out to dinner and drug our feet a couple hours during those showings and finally got to settle in around 7:30 last night.

Today I’ve been working with our relocation company and working on getting our temporary housing lined out. Unfortunately they didn’t have any more company apartments available so they are putting us up for 2 months in a 2 bedroom 2 bathroom penthouse in the Residence Inn. I’ve also been calling airlines getting details on what all we need to transfer our pet kitty. Those details are finalized and I’m on to the next detail which is to get our tickets for Sunday the 26th. The relocation company has already set up the flight that we want and I’ll be making one last call to confirm that our flights were booked and to get the details of that flight.

We’re on a roll and we can finally begin to feel this move hit home. It’s finally sinking in and we’re both enjoying the adventure.

P.S. I had the camera with me the whole time and did not take a single picture. What’s up with that?

Debbie