Thanks to an unexpected downward bump in the annual bonus and having the last house owner on my list reject my best offer, the house hunt is now, officially, off.
Instead, I’ll be using the windfall to pay off debt and repair a few things in need on the car. I had hoped to have enough to pay off the car and leftover to deal with closing and a move. With a wry grin I say, “So much for hoping.”
It’s hardly the end of the world. Just the (perhaps temporary) end of this particular dream for this particular period of time. No worries. As I said elsewhere earlier today, a house is just a larger item on the list of “stuff”; hardly required these days, even if desired.
Not much more to tell, really. I have a day’s breather before the next school assignments are due. I thought perhaps to invite some co-workers out for dinner and drinks but, as usual, everyone’s busy. So I am choosing to spend it with a nice bottle of Shirah, something appropriately moody for a movie, and likely not much more.
That’s the update. Hope Monday treats you well.