is someone trying to tell us something?

Saturday, April 22, 2006

for everyone closely following the dramatic events in our lives lately, get ready for another doozie. yesterday, at 7:30pm, i receive a call from my realtor. "ayleen," he says, "we've got a situation." what could possibly go wrong at 7:30 on a friday night? when i spoke with him an hour earlier, he confirmed that we were all set: our financing went through, our paperwork is signed and ready to go, and we're scheduled to close on wednesday. have a good weekend. the end.

except for the fact that there was a small FIRE and there's now a HUGE HOLE on the side of the house where the "small" FIRE ate through the exterior wall. apparently, a neighbor put it out with a garden hose moments before the fire reached the attic and spread into the ventilation system (which would have deemed the house condemnable). the best part of this whole fiasco is that the lady who still currently owns the house CANCELLED HER HOMEOWNER's INSURANCE last month. so i'm not really sure what is going to get fixed and how, or what this means for our contract, or where the hell we're going to have our wedding party, or more importantly, where the hell we are going to live.

however, despite these issues, i am really proud of myself for not completely losing it and for actually having a sense of humor about all of this, for once. i guess when faced with a situation that i have absolutely no control over, i have no choice left but to laugh at the ridiculousness of it all.