So...we're going to New
Orleans...only...we were holding American Airlines tickets.
Bummer.
We get to the counter and decide we'll go
anywhere where it's sunny...why not Phoenix?
We've been looking at homes there because they're
really affordable and we want OUTOUTOUT of cold,
gray, drizzly Oregon.
So we say, "Can you get us to Phoenix?"
The poor thing who has been yelled at by everyone
says, "Are you kidding? Really?"
"Really."
She gets us right on a non-stop flight...we get a
cute hotel and a Mustang Convertible and decide,
"Let's at least go to Maricopa (a small town) to
cross it off our list. The only house we want is
a model home and it's not for sale."
Au contraire, mon ami.
We get there.
Yep.
Our house....after looking at HUNDREDS and
wanting only ONE...is for sale.
It has 100,000 worth of upgrades, including:
Pool with fountains
Surround sound inside and out
Plantation shutters
Gourmet kitchen
3 car garage
All window coverings
4 bedroom, 3 bath 2700 square feet.

And yes, we bought it.
What?
Yes, we bought it. And why?
Serendipity.
We weren't SUPPOSED to be in Arizona last
weekend.

Or were we?
:)
So now, we have put our home up for sale, I am
looking at jobs in Phoenix, and we'll
be moving anywhere from 2-12 months from now.
Because it's still a model home, it won't be
ready until they sell the last bunch of houses,
which worked great for us because now there's no
crunch.
It was meant to be.
We can do just fine with all my online jobs (I
now teach at 6 different schools online and love
it), but to keep from being a hermit, I need to
get a job, so I am looking at the MANY other
options in Phoenix. The truth is, I want to teach
right there in Maricopa at the local high school.
That would be fun for me!
Anyway, I wanted to catch you up on the comings
and goings of our life.
Even my MOM thinks it's
a great idea and said, "Frankly, I'm surprised
you stayed in Oregon as long as you have. You'll
love Arizona."
Hello?
What have you done with my mother?
:)
We are terribly excited, as this was THE house we
wanted and we weren't going to do what we call
Costcoing.
When we Costco (and we ALL have done it), we see
something for a great price, but say we'll "get
it next time." When we go back, it's never there.
So we got it.
Life's funny.
This is our pool: