That's what he said

I never thought of c2 as an 'over the hill bachelor'-that's pretty funny! But I do understand the idea of each of us changing from single beings to part of a couple.
Whatever lies ahead seems more like an adventure than something to be worried or stressed or scared about. I feel calm and happy and know that all things will happen in their time. I refuse to get stressed out about this because it will be what it will be. I get the feeling that what I like about the realtor we're using, will also be what I won't like about her. She's aggressive and tenacious-which is fine if you're selling our house or bargaining for the new one. But we'll get the house ready as soon as we can and that just can't be done in a week!
Anyway, like c2 said, this couldn't happen soon enough for either of us. We belong together.

Labor pains

  We're in full court press getting our properties ready to sell.  All the plaster is off of the walls and ceiling in Cindy's kitchen.  Next we'll be putting up sheetrock and zipping it all up.  

We secured a storage facility on Saturday to move all of our excess furniture and clutter to in order to make our places more presentable for prospective buyers.  With that, of course, has been a lot of packing and furniture moving.  This is when the reality of our journey has hit home for me.

  Packing up my dinosaur stereo and piles of LP's got me to ruminating about the changes that are underway.  My current existence as an over the hill bachelor in a cheesy condo is fading away right before my brain as my environment is changed to make way for the new.  I know that the next time I see this stuff, we will be married  and in our new home, together at last.  Our upcoming union is no longer a concept but a very real goal that we are putting a lot of physical labor into making happen.  And it can't happen too soon for either of us.   

construction zone

The fun has begun, and we can't turn back!  Demolition has commenced in Cindy's kitchen, and it's a sorry sight, folks.  There's lots of plaster  (ceiling, stove wall) and soffits to be violently evicted from the premises.  It's looking like it's gonna be an after work and weekend schedule for a while now.  I'm accepting any and all volunteers...

Technologically Disadvantaged

I wanted to post some pics of the de-struction of the kitchen we did this weekend but I couldn't quite get the camera to co-operate. Maybe C2 will post some. We took down the false ceiling and found the original plaster ceiling which, actually, looks kind of cool. Very french farm-house shabby chic. Anyway, it begins...

Xmas

Here's some, not all, of the folks in my family-L to R, starting at the bottom:
Janelle, Mandy, Jake, Paul
Lois, Patty, Mom, Dad
Dick, Cindy, Patty, C2 and me!

Moving forward

It seemed like the minute I woke up on Tuesday, January 1st-everything was different. 2008 is the year-the year it all comes together for us. The year that we'll be able to be together, completely, for the rest of our lives.

new year, new resolve

There's nothing like spending Christmas with your honey at home with the family to feel like family, if ya get my drift. Being together with Cindy at home seems so seemless, like we've been together forever. 2008 is shaping up to be a very big year for us, as we move ahead and start on the hard work to get us moved and married. Here's to a most happy New Year to everybody. May it bring us all everything that we wish and hope for!

Here's a new post for today.

Let's think about warm, summer weather.

And

And I'm really hoping that C2 can post some lovely Xmas pics of our families celebrating the season.
Hint...hint...

A very Avery Christmas

We just got back from Dubuque yesterday afternoon after spending a few days with Bud, Mary and the rest of the Averys. It was nice and relaxing. With each Avery family event in 2007 (including the wedding in May and the art gallery trip to New York) I feel more and more just like one of their own.
Life is good.