Leaving for D.C.

We leave for D.C. this week and things are crazy.

Our house sale is up in the air. We had an open house over the weekend and there was a lot of interest. There were 24 sets of people, 5 who came with their agent, and 2 who even came back during the open house for a second look. We had 2 people come check it out yesterday and another one is coming today (this one came during the open house and is returning for a second look). We do have one offer (it’s iffy because it’s an FHA loan and apparently those are very picky and particular). We are hoping to receive more by the cutoff deadline of today at 5:30, but we’ll see.

It will be difficult to deal with house stuff in D.C., but not impossible. We have yet to find a new place to live. We’ve been to many open houses and had several private showings, but nothing that has felt just right, yet. We are starting to feel the stress, but we are very blessed to have been offered to live with 3 different relatives if our house sells and we don’t find anything.

Going to D.C. should be a nice get away for us; time to spend together as a family, time to not have to think about house stuff, and time to explore our nation’s capital. We are really looking forward to it. The best part of this trip, is that it is mostly paid for. We have already paid for the hotel and our air fare. We only have to cover our expenses while we are in D.C. Many of the things we want to do are free: Ford’s Theater, the national mall, the Smithsonian, the zoo, etc. We will have to pay for Mount Vernon, the International Spy Museum and a few other things, but not too many. Food and souvenirs will be our biggest expenses. (With The Husband’s business trip, we are going to try to keep our food costs to a minimum.)

I hate feeling like things are so up in the air. I’m so Type A that I want my life to feel settled and organized. Right now, it feels anything but.

10 days to get away (mostly) from house stuff will definitely be welcome!

I don't know that I'll be able to write any blog posts during the trip so just because I don't write for a couple weeks, don't think I'm gone! Hopefully, when I come back my first post will  be all about how we kept our costs down in D.C.