an interesting day...

Yesterday was quite the day for us! We have been waiting all week to hear when we would close on our new home. We finally got the call yesterday around 2pm; Robert left work early, sped to pick me up, and we raced to the title company to sign the docs. Honestly, I got worse at signing my name as we went along... at one part, I even forgot how to spell my name! After signing our lives away, we stopped by Home Depot to pick up paint for the nursery. I am excited to paint!
Upon returning to our apartment, we found a notice lodged in our front door... it was a termination of lease notice! We FREAKED out; we have NEVER been late on our rent. The notice warned that as of July 1st, they had not received rent... and a whole bunch of fees and fines were being slapped on what we "owed". I am grateful that we always ask for a signed copy ("receipt") when we give them the rent check; we immediately pulled out the receipt from July 1st. Apparently, our 30 day notice had not been filed, so they assumed we were underpaying. As of noon today, everything has been cleared up (thankfully). What a scary experience! With the cost of purchasing our own home, there would have been no way for us to make the supposed apartment payment!
When the shock and frustration of the notice cooled a bit, Robert and I rushed to get our dining room table to my grandma's for repair. While driving home from signing the docs for the new place, we noticed a looming storm. We worked as fast as we could to clean the table and get it into the back of the truck for transport. We hadn't even driven a mile from our apartment before the storm hit... It was crazy! As Robert was driving, I was looking out the window at some tennis courts near our home. It looked as if a HEAVY rain was falling on the courts, but we were less than 100 yards away and it wasn't even sprinkling on us. Then, without warning... BOOM. We were being pelted with a heavy rain. Luckily for us, my grandma only lives a few miles away. By the time we made it to her house, we couldn't see the lane lines, we couldn't see other vehicles, we couldn't even see out the windshield! I had a hard time getting out of the car; the wind was whipping so fast that the door slammed shut on me! I learned QUICKLY that I picked the wrong day to wear white shorts... We got the table inside without any problem (well, except for the excess amounts of water). Once we got home, the rain had stopped. Go figure.
Yesterday was full of ups and downs, laughs and tears (just kidding, no tears!). Today is full of packing...