Amidst all the "hot" Christmas gift items -- from iPhone to Wii and everything in between -- we received an early present that on its face doesn't seem like much at all. A piece of paper. While of no value to 99.99% of people on Earth, it is of immense value to us.
A Certificate of Occupancy for our new house.
Yes, today the City of West Melbourne deemed our future home complete and fit for people to live in. After a big last-minute push by our builder, and thanks to the persistence of our project supervisor Tony, the city inspectors came out today for a re-inspection of the outdoor sewer pipes that had failed just 24 hours ago.
Tony had his plumbing guy at the house waiting for the inspectors. When we saw him, he was confident that they had repaired the problem. His confidence was well placed, and we received the phone call this afternoon from Maronda's closing coordinator.
"Would you like to close on Wednesday or Thursday?" she asked.
"Is that a trick question?" I thought. "Wednesday if possible," I said, although I was thinking "WEDNESDAY! WEDNESDAY! WEDNESDAY!"
So Wednesday it will be. We will enjoy Christmas with our families -- Kellys in the morning, McDonalds in the evening. Then we'll head back to Melbourne, full of family love, Christmas joy, and standing rib roast. Hours later, we will write a really big check and receive the keys to our shiny new home.
115 hours (give or take -- we still don't have an exact closing time). But who's counting?
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Yee haw!!!!!
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