I won't lie, leaving the house this morning was hard. Especially given our time crunch. We woke up at 7:30, had to finish packing all the last-minute stuff, clean out the refrigerator, and clean the rest of the house, all before the new owners arrived at 8:45 for their final walk-through. I had told Jon I didn't want to be there for the walk-through as I thought I'd be too emotional. Turns out, I was actually kind of excited for Dana and Joe to see the house all ready for them. They arrived a few minutes early and as I was cleaning out the fridge I kept yelling out to their car "Do you guys want the soda in the fridge? How about these burgers??" I found it fun to be able to share what we had with them (and I HATE wasting food - so win win!)
As I had told Jon last night, I really think I got out a lot of my emotions once a majority of our furniture was gone. After all, once our couches and tables were no longer there, it didn't feel like Che Capozzola anymore. It just felt like we were living in the shell of our home...and by that point, I was ready to get out.
So this morning I ran around like a chicken with my head cut off. First trying to finish clearing out all our stuff, then driving to my parent's house to drop off refrigerated stuff, then going back to the house to finish saying goodbye, then to our closing.
We arrived at closing at 10 am...and kinda just sat there without much to do. It appears that when you buy a home, you have about 2398348572 papers to sign. But when you sell a home? You have about 10. So we watched our buyers sign tons of paperwork until around 11:30 when we were handed two (very large) checks, handed the new owners their keys, and were no longer officially homeowners ourselves. WOO!
Yes, a very strange feeling, but also, like a weight had been lifted off our (read: my) chest(s). While we had a relatively smooth home-sale process throughout, the hiccups and paperwork were nerve-racking to say the least, and I was glad that everything was officially and finally done!
After closing, we headed STRAIGHT to the bank and IT. FELT. GLORIOUS. Seriously. Flipping a house in 2 years? Financially, I highly recommend it ;-). I'm quite happy that my husband was smart enough to see the value in purchasing a home just 2 1/2 years ago!
After the bank, Jon and I dropped off the last of our stuff at good will before heading back to the house to pick up the few boxes we had left, to say our last goodbyes, and to give our well wishes to the new happy homeowners.
Man, was it weird ringing the doorbell on a home we had owned just a few hours prior! Dana and Joe welcomed us to their home with open arms. While I thought I'd gotten out all of my tears, let's be honest, there were still plenty left as I walked from room to room to REALLY say goodbye. We packed our cars and then headed inside to give them one final gift - the traditional Italian housewarming gifts from my favorite Christmas movie, It's a Wonderful Life:
Bread: that this house may never know hunger,
Salt: that life may always have flavor, and
Wine: that joy and prosperity may reign forever.
After that, Jon and I took the first and last picture we will ever take in front of 4 Mickey Court.
4 Mickey will always be the first home we shared together, with wonderful memories that we will take with us everywhere we go. It was a great house, and it will be missed.
Much love and many blessings to you, Dana and Joe. May you have many many many many many happy years in your new home!
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