Our upcoming move to NY came about with many details. When Bobby was first contacted I sent my friend Jennifer (Brown) Olsen a note regarding the issue and our trip. I didn’t realize at the time that we were actually going to the same Lockheed plant where her husband John works! There’s a total of 3 different Lockheed plants in NY.
We left for Bobby’s interview on April 26th and arrived in NY that evening. Bobby left the hotel bright and early the next morning for his interview and my buddy Jennifer picked me up and took me to breakfast where we shared a delightful cup of coffee too. Then Jennifer was so kind to escort me around the area pointing out many places of interest and then gave me a tour of their lovely log home. Then she drove me over where I was to meet the realtor ‘where Jennifer and I had our picture taken’.
My time spent with the realtor started off just a little bit sticky. Jennifer and I were gathering up our things in the office and saying goodbye and I’ll have you know the realtor was no where to be seen. Guess she was in a rush and had already made her way out to her car. Oops I thought and then we were off. She turned out to be so friendly and we had wonderful conversation both days.
After house hunting for two days, we made our way back home where the patience had to kick in. At the time of Bobby’s interview he was told that his offer could take anywhere from 2 months to 6 months. Talk about a rollercoaster ride. It was the not knowing that was killing me, I just wanted to know ‘are we staying in TX or moving to NY.’ And the thought of waiting for a total of 6 months had me in stitches.
It was just short of a month when he received his offer on May 24th, I was beyond excited AND relieved. Then it took a while for Bobby and Lockheed to reach an agreement and finally Bobby received his next offer and he was pleased to accept the offer yesterday July 6th.
Now the wheels are officially turning as we endeavor to get our home on the market next week. Bobby and I have tentative plans to take our 5 day house hunting trip the week of August 13th. Then the packers will arrive Monday August 20th to begin to pack up our things and the movers will come a few days later to load up and transport our things to storage in NY. And Bobby’s first day of work in Owego will begin on Monday August 27th. So let the party begin!