not quite our house yet, but it will be tomorrow
February 28th, 2010
We were assured by the owners and the previous tenants that their final walk-through would be at 10am Sunday. The tenants (who were very nice, and quite gracious when we unexpectedly showed up at their house to check it out last week) told us it would be fine for us to stop by this afternoon to show the house to my mom before she flew home, even though we wouldn’t officially take possession till Monday. The keys would be in the mailbox for us, they said.
The keys weren’t in the mailbox. We could see through the open windows that the house wasn’t empty yet. No one was home. It was a bummer.
Even though we couldn’t get in the house, we walked around back so my mom and Annalie could at least see the yard and the deck. You can see about half the backyard in the photo above.
We drove back by the house that evening after we took my mom to the airport, just to see if anyone was there. The house was still locked up, with all the same boxes and furniture inside, no keys in the mailbox, and no one around. It made us a little nervous. How could they have had their walk-through if the house wasn’t empty and clean? It’s not like we could call anyone and complain though. It wasn’t our house yet.
I guess maybe the tenants underestimated how much time they’d need to pack up and move all their stuff. Maybe they’ll be working till 3am to get everything out of the house. That sounds like something I might do, honestly. We just have to hope they are done and that the keys are there tomorrow, because the movers are coming bright and early to start unloading our stuff.
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Sucktide. Well, it looks good from the outside! I really hope they stick true to their word and are out of there.
So I hope that wishing you a Happy Moving In Day means that you actually WILL be moving in tomorrow morning!!!
:)
Hmm…I’m going to opt for optimism and hope that they totally underestimated their time. Hope everything goes well tomorrow.
I’m saying a prayer for you guys as I head to bed!!!!
Looks like a perfect new Actually residence.
I have personally moved until well after midnight, so keep hope alive. :)
So you get the keys from the previous tenants and not the owners? That’s a little strange. Hope everything works out ok.
Yard and deck totally rock. I hope nothing weird or bad has happened to the tenants and that tomorrow goes smoothly!
That’s one hell of a deck! Fingers crossed everything goes smoothly now.
Oh no! Hope it all works out. Keeping my fingers crossed and saying a prayer. Look forward to learning the outcome.
WOW–that is a great deck. I SOOO hope they are out. That has happened to me before and it is so stressful when people are not out. Can’t wait to hear what happens. good luck.
Yikes! Hope all goes according to plan for you guys. Maybe they are midnight movers :-)
Anyway, the house looks cute from the outside. The deck is wonderful! I’m sure you spend a lot of quality time out there once the weather warms up.
It looks like a lovely house! I especially love the deck and the backyard! :) Hope everything goes smoothly today.
Okay…I don’t know how I ever linked to your blog, but I’ve been following your crafty adventures for over a year now and I’ve never commented on your blog. I live in the DC Metro area and was so excited to see that you were moving back to the East Coast! I’d like to welcome you to your new “home” (even if you can’t get in it) and apologize for all the piles of dirty snow… I bet you’re going to miss California, but I hope you enjoy being back in Maryland! Welcome back!
Looks like a great house!! Hope you move in goes smoothly!!
Love the deck! That will be such a great blessing in the summer! I hope the move goes well!
the deck is great….and it has some space to put some of the stuff there, right?!
i hope it’s not snowing or raining on your moving day….and i sure do hope that you can actually move!
have a great time settling in!
p.s.: i just LOVE a’s twitter today! pluto IS a planet! and the greatest dog in the world:)
I love the deck, that will be very nice this summer. Saying a prayer for you guys that things start going smoother.
Well from the outside the house looks nice…but, where’s the snow? For all the news that has been going on about the snow the DC area has received since Christmas, you have grass?! :)
Looks great from the outside! The yard must be nice and sunny since it looks like most of the snow is gone.
I really hope they are out of there and you can move in tomorrow. I would be stressing big time if I saw boxes still in the house.
Please forward to Annalie:
PBS, March 2, The Pluto Files
It’s a documentary about Pluto losing status.
That is an adorable little house. I love the deck. I can already see you guys out there enjoying it in the summer.
How’s the weather adjustment going? San Diego to DC is a huge change. It’s the major reason the husband isn’t allowed to job hunt away from the west coast.
That deck is totally rockin’! I’m quite jealous. Good luck on the move-in.
Hope all goes well,
Carolyn
What a great yard! And cute house. Look forward to seeing it in person sometime soon.
I just like you. Rather than sound grumpy, or pouty, or totally fritzed out at the situation you found before you, you just sound sweet. …Offering little excuses for the tenants as to why all of their stuff was still everywhere. Sympathizing with their plight.
I should take lessons from you and your cheerfulness.
P.S. ROCKIN’ deck and yard! Wowie, BBQs will be so much FUN back there! :-)