So update: Yesterday felt like a ride on tower of terror, and seeing as I hate that ride it's not a good comparison. Late yesterday afternoon the completed appraisal unexpectedly came in. We are now hovering waiting for the clear to close and weren't flat out told no when we asked if that changed things at all. So there is a miniscule sliver of hope that we can get our original close date. Apparently there is some new law in effect that forces a clear to close 10 business days before closing.
So we are waiting to hear the magical clear to close (which will be a HUGE relief!) and praying and hoping and crossing fingers that they come back saying that they will still go for the 11th. Prayers and pixie dust please!!!
Yuck. I'm sorry things aren't working out more favorably. You can always do Christmas cookies though.
They may end up being New years cookies but I'm making them at some point.
Don't let it get you down too much. My parents built a new house one year and we were hoping to move in before Christmas. Our first night in the house ended up being Christmas Eve and we were sleeping on the floor in sleeping bags.
And yes, we had a Christmas tree!
My mom actually put it up and decorated it while they were still in the process of laying carpet and finishing the trim work.
I know it is a different situation for you, but if you close a few days before Christmas, you can at least get a Christmas tree up and make it feel like Christmas even if you don't have time to fully move in an unpack. Just try to stay positive and make the best of it. Either way, you're going to spend Christmas with your family and move into a new home. It's an exciting time!
Ugh I have panic attacks just thinking of that happening. The planner in me isn't doing well with all this uncertainty and being so close to a move date without actually knowing when it is. But you are right, I can find a way to make it happen!
Sorry to hear the news about the house, but hopefully things work out and you are fully closed and in the new house prior to Christmas ... even if not the full blown decorations, etc. you can definitely celebrate that! And maybe you could bake cookies before you move in and then have them as a housewarming gift to yourself!
And maybe just have a nice, smallish tree and one of the first things you do in the new house is, as a family, decorate it with important ornaments that hold special memories as a bit of a ceremony of brining the old memories into the location of a ton of new memories to come for you
Good luck, and keep your spirits up!
The planner in me isn't doing well with all this uncertainty and being so close to a move date without actually knowing when it is, but I'm trying.
Relax. You're getting a new house! That's a big deal!
And even if you only get your tree up on Christmas Eve... that's okay!
Deeeeep breaths! You'll get through this.
At worst, you'll have great stories to tell.
"Remember when we moved in??"
The planner in me isn't doing well with all this uncertainty and being so close to a move date without actually knowing when it is. I was hoping this Christmas could be remembered for the magic not the chaos! But your right, either way, it will be memorable!
All caught up. Really enjoying your TR and your darling daughter.
Sorry you'real having troubles with the new house.
Thank you. It's just the way these things roll when dealing with lenders.
Yay! I knew you'd eventually make it to Ohana! You know I have the same feelings about Ohana not being as good as it used to be. But I still go there because it's tradition and because I love everything Poly. I'm hoping it'll make up for it on our next trip because that's where we're eating on my actual birthday!
I'm sure it will be magical either way.
What a lovely dress on little miss on your early MK day!
That was an etsy find! I kinda wish that I had gone with my gut and ordered her a slightly larger size. It would still fit her if I had.
I can't believe you made it there so early, but sorry about the bus troubles. Sometimes it is horrendous and I wonder why can't they just install cameras to see how many people are in line for a particular park so they can send something right away. (although I do believe that there are cameras but they don't seem to always be helping!)
Cameras aren't needed. One of the sensors in the magicband is a long range rfid sensor. All they would have to do is install long range sensors at the bus stops and it would tell them how many are there. But this story isn't over yet just wait to you hear the rest.
Sorry about the house but at least you will be closing soon and that is a relief. I moved into our current house 4 days before Christmas two years ago. LOL. It is what it is and you'll have plenty of Christmases at your house in the future!
Heck getting the clear to close will be a HUGE relief! The planner in me isn't doing well with all this uncertainty and being so close to a move date without actually knowing when it is. I was hoping this Christmas could be remembered for the magic not the chaos! But you're right, either way, it will be memorable!
I think your breakfast is at Be Our Guest and your first ride is...Astro Orbitors.