Talk about everything happening at once.
Last week was a crazy week I will be honest. What with two trips to ER (kidney stones on the OHs part), waiting to hear about the lenders appraisal on the house and a crazy busy week with work alongside approval on my greencard paperwork well I would welcome a break and a quieter week but that's not on the radar any time soon.
If everything goes to plan *fingers crossed* we should be moving into the house at the start of July yey! It amazes me how quickly the house buying process runs in the US - we're currently five weeks in with an estimate of a week and a bit left for all the paperwork to be sorted. Which in theory means operation packing overdrive will be going into full throttle in the coming week and trying to have a thorough sort out in the process, or at least attempting too.
To say i'm feeling overwhelmed with all the packing is a bit of an understatement.
It doesn't help that I hate, hate, hate having blank walls, and nothing around me. I guess i'm a bit clingy when it comes to stuff, it makes somewhere homey. My home (well apartment) is just packed to the ceiling with brown boxes.
Ah well be worth it in the end.
Unlike the first house, this one seems to be pretty sound and doesn't call for any major improvements - fixing a gutter here, lifting up some concrete there and updating old fixtures as and when. The gardens excites me immensely and I'll certainly be enjoying it during my blog break, plus there's going to be a room for all our vinyl. A WHOLE ROOM. Plus it has some great original fittings like a laundry shoot and tie holders - it's the little things.
That or i'm easily impressed.
As for the greencard approval, well the US and Joe is stuck with me being here until 2024. The background to removing the conditions and about the paperwork I explained back in March with my case of proving my marriage legit. In all the paperwork in all took three months, which is actually half of the currently waiting time on the I-751 form working through the California office. So now i'm a nice lawful permanent resident. Again, it's all about the little things.
It feels right calling America home and I love being here and all the opportunities it's given me from my job to buying a house (could never afford buying one in the UK lets be honest) to all the amazing food to try and places to visit. South East Michigan, and well particular Detroit isn't on many peoples radars, people in the UK questioned why I'd even think of wanting to move somewhere near Detroit, but the city has always impressed me. It's gritty, life is tough there but it's changing, there's improvements, it's all exciting.
Here's to another ten years and whatever else the future has to hold (although it'll be interesting to see if I'm still blogging in another 10 years that's for sure).
To say i'm feeling overwhelmed with all the packing is a bit of an understatement.
It doesn't help that I hate, hate, hate having blank walls, and nothing around me. I guess i'm a bit clingy when it comes to stuff, it makes somewhere homey. My home (well apartment) is just packed to the ceiling with brown boxes.
Ah well be worth it in the end.
Unlike the first house, this one seems to be pretty sound and doesn't call for any major improvements - fixing a gutter here, lifting up some concrete there and updating old fixtures as and when. The gardens excites me immensely and I'll certainly be enjoying it during my blog break, plus there's going to be a room for all our vinyl. A WHOLE ROOM. Plus it has some great original fittings like a laundry shoot and tie holders - it's the little things.
That or i'm easily impressed.
As for the greencard approval, well the US and Joe is stuck with me being here until 2024. The background to removing the conditions and about the paperwork I explained back in March with my case of proving my marriage legit. In all the paperwork in all took three months, which is actually half of the currently waiting time on the I-751 form working through the California office. So now i'm a nice lawful permanent resident. Again, it's all about the little things.
It feels right calling America home and I love being here and all the opportunities it's given me from my job to buying a house (could never afford buying one in the UK lets be honest) to all the amazing food to try and places to visit. South East Michigan, and well particular Detroit isn't on many peoples radars, people in the UK questioned why I'd even think of wanting to move somewhere near Detroit, but the city has always impressed me. It's gritty, life is tough there but it's changing, there's improvements, it's all exciting.
Here's to another ten years and whatever else the future has to hold (although it'll be interesting to see if I'm still blogging in another 10 years that's for sure).