We put a bid on a house today. It is beautiful and perfect and I love it. There is already another buyer in the picture who offered a bid two days ago, which the seller countered, and hasn't returned. Only in Austin is a house on the market five days with two competing offers.
I am still quite sick. The sinus pressure has gotten so bad that it hurts to wash my face. To lightly press on my closed eye is intensely painful - it makes me feel like I'm back on the airplane again. I can't bend over or move my head much at all, and I continue to have the same splitting headache. I'm on antibiotics and a prescription decongestant that I think have helped, but I'm worried they won't help enough to make the return flight home bearable. The antibiotics seem to have turned my snot orange, which, other than being repulsive, seems quite fitting given my current location.
Tomorrow we tour three daycares while waiting to find out the status of our bid. We left the Houston at 7 AM - it's been a very long day. I talked to my mom and Landon is doing well in their care, of course. He watched my dad and brother play basketball on the driveway and was thoroughly entertained for over an hour. He's really enjoying the outdoors. The house we bid on has a playscape already in the yard that I know he will love - I can picture him swinging on it, tilting his head back and laughing.
Each time I return to Austin I'm reminded of how much I love it. Our family is going to grow here; our careers are going to begin here; and we're going to be happy here. I am going to miss Chicago a lot, and I'm going to miss the friends I love there even more, but I'm getting so excited about our future here. It's yet another beginning in our family's story, and beginnings are my favorite part.
good luck with the bid! gotta love those tight housing markets... we are still looking and every place we are interested in seems to go to multiple offers. argh. here's hoping you have better luck.
ReplyDeleteExciting! I didn't know Austin was such a tough market. Good luck. I hope you recover before the trip home.
ReplyDeleteTry a neti pot w/ salt water for your sinuses. Hope everything goes smoothly on the return trip.
ReplyDeleteYay! So exciting. I can't wait to post about the same things when we move to Dallas in the fall!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the house! I know you'll find one that will be perfect for you & your happy family. And all of us in Texas will be glad to have you back! For your sinuses - have you tried a sinus wash? You can buy a kit at Walgreen's or CVS, and although it's pretty disgusting, it really does help.
ReplyDeleteWOW. Things are moving really fast! Good luck! I also hope you start feeling better sooner rather than later. Glad this trip has been so successful too bad you aren't feeling up to snuff.
ReplyDeletenew beginnings in new places are so excited! I hope you get your house!
ReplyDeletewow...the market is not as good here. Just read in the paper that two towns in my county are within the top 100 in the country hardest hit by the sub-prime mortgage mess.
ReplyDeleteI second the neti pot...heard good things aboug it and Dr. Oz on Oprah says it's great, too. :) Hope you start feeling better soon!
orange snot! Now THAT'S sexy. It sounds like the stuff that keeps coming out of my baby . . . . when I feed him and he coughs too hard and he barfs all over the place.
ReplyDeleteAside: Take care not to feed your kid peas if you think he might barf.
I'm so sorry you're still not feeling well. I have my fingers crossed that you get the house, though. Let us know what happens!
ReplyDeleteOrganic apple cider vinegar is supposed to start relieving the pressure with in a couple hours. I haven't tried it, but know several ppl who swear by it. You can get it in liquid or capsule form at a health food store.
ReplyDeleteGood luck on the house!
oh no! not hook-em-horns snot! yeesh.
ReplyDeletefingers crossed for your bid.
waving at you from easteasteast austin and hoping you are feeling better today...
keep me posted on day care, will you? we're hoping not to have to go that route at all, but if we do, it'll be nice to have a point of reference :)