We are moving to Daytona Beach!

[mickeysaver]

Well, in about 45 days we close on a brand new house in Daytona Beach, Fl that is about 5 miles away from the ocean. Gabby had plans to go check out 3 houses that were available for sale now in the neighborhood this morning. She arrived to find that another house had just become available. It was the style that we both agreed should serve us well. It had a bunch of very nice upgrades done because it was built specificially for someone, but their financing fell through. Gabby toured it and it's perfect in so many ways. The house has a beautiful kitchen and I can't wait to get moved in. We close in about 45 days, so if we can work things out, we should be living in Florida before Christmas.

Note to self: Research info on FL Resident AP's for WDW

 

[Sphyrna]

Gratz!!

 

[C&G'sMama]

Congratulations, that's awesome!!

 

[hematite153]

Wow! Congratulations.

Another big change; how long have you been thinking of moving to FL? I assume it works for Gabby's job, but, what about yours?

 

[mickeysaver]

Gabby's family is all down in that area, except for her Dad and Step-Mom. We will about 30 miles away from them, so this will keep us close by, but not in the drama 24/7. For some reason right after our vacation last month, I just had this odd thing come over me that just sort of lead me to the notion that I should "give in" so to speak and let Gabby move back down there since she hates Georgia so much. I have no idea why I had the change of heart, but I did. I swore a long time ago that I never wanted to live in FL again because the little hurricane that we endured without warning or preparation almost 11 years ago while living a half mile "as a crow flies" from the ocean was enough for me. For some reason, that fear is gone and it just feels like we should make FL home again. Gabby and I have been searching the net for houses since then. She has looked at a lot of resales, a few foreclosures, and a couple of short sales. We tried to get a house built for us, but that builder did not want to deal. Then yesterday, just before Gabby was to head to Orlando for her "Girls Trip" that she takes every year with her high school buddies, she decided to go look at homes over in Daytona in a new neighborhood. I had stumbled across that community a few days ago and we agreed that we both loved this one floorplan in particular. It's just fate that she got there when she did because it turns out that 2 other buyers were interested. One of them, who knew of the house being available because of word of mouth from friends who knew of the indended owner's financial drama. He did not have his finanacial paperwork faxed over yet by his bank, as the bank was supposed to have done the night before. Gabby and our Real Estate Agent got to start working the deal on that house that was just placed on the market early that morning. We talked them down almost $20,000 on the house. The same house in our area would cost us close to $250,000 and we got it for more than $100,000 off of that. On top of that, our mortgage guy had originally gotten us a conventional 30 yr fixed rate with 5% down and a 5.25% mortgage, but due to the circumstances of her mom's health, we were able to qualify for another HFA loan at with a lower down payment, lower closing costs, and a killer 4.25% fixed rate 30 year mortgage!

Needless to say we are estatic and nauseous all at the same time. We will now have two mortgages. So far so good, now we just have to start packing up the house and get ready for the mother of all yard sales, because a lot of our stuff is not going into that beautiful house. Our current house has a wet bar downstairs and since we have collected breweryana in the past, we have decorated the area as a bar with tin beer ad signs and such. That is not going. Most of our Coca Cola collectables are not going. We will be dumping most of our glass bottle collection. We are going to thin down the knick knacks. We are even, dare I say it, going to thin down our Disney stuff. We are not moving a very nice twin bed. We are not moving our king bed. We are not moving our entertainment center. We are not moving most of our tv's. Once we get there, we will buy a flat screen tv for the great room. We may or may not be moving my desk because, if I get the work from home job from my current employer, I will be needing to set up space in the office with Gabby and we are going to try to make it as classy and functional as possible from the start, so my corner desk will not do, but we are going to make one room for Baby M to always have as her own room in our house. That desk could potentially go well in there for her to do her homework on when she gets older and until then, it can be repurposed to act as shelving in her room.

Can you tell that my head is spinning? I have had no caffiene and I have been out of bed for under 30 minutes and this is only a 1000th of what is running through my head this morning. It's all good though.

 

[DVC~OKW~96]

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!

Sounds like you are on your way to a wonderful new home!!! Can't blame you for not bringing much of what you now have.

When we moved to Florida, we had a HUGE sale (so large we hired someone to manage it) and kept only the absolute bare minimum...

Worked out well and we don't regret one bit anything we sold, left behind or got rid of!

So!? Photos of this new palace?

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Congrats! I hope the move goes well!

 

[mickeysaver]

This is the floorplan. We have the 4th bedroom.

A couple of front of the house shots. We do have neighbors on three sides, but our front yard looks out onto a wooded area that will never be built upon. We have one of the larger lots, so our neighbors are not right up on us.

A couple of photos of the kitchen. We are going to need to add a stainless steel fridge and we are going to add a backsplash in the not too distant future. Not to mention that the whole house needs color.....I hate white walls.

That's about all of the pictures that are "worth" sharing. I only have about 13 of them and most of them are just walls and stuff. I need more input. We are going to put down Cork flooring in the family room area instead of the carpet that is there now. Lots to do in the future. Thank God we won't have to spend the $8000 to $12,000 on our Disney Vacation Budget every year anymore. Now that money will go towards our own self satisfying home upgrades.

I am going into a meeting here soon to see if I am going to continue working for my bosses, but from home instead of in the office. I am so nervous I could puke. I hope to be able to post good news tonight.

 

[C&G'sMama]

Thank you for sharing, it's beautiful!

Not to get ahead of oursleves but does this mean maybe you'll be at gay days?!! (Cause why else move so close?)

 

[DVC~OKW~96]

Nice!

Cork floors. I've heard of them... how do you care for them?

Hope the meeting went well!

 

[mickeysaver]

The meeting did not go as I had hoped, but in the end, I am not mad, bitter, or upset by the fact that my bosses did not go for it. I am going to miss working there. I have been there for 15 years and I will miss the families that I have helped throughout those years. We have some really sweet folks that come to our office and they all know that they can depend on Maggie to hold their hand and get things done for them. I hate that I am leaving them in the hands of people that are not going to give them that same level of service, but it's cheaper for the bottom line to drop me and put in another "warm body" that makes $4-$6/hour less than I do, so that's what they are going to do once I leave.

My task now is to get in touch with a doctor that used to work at our office a few years ago and get a letter from him and with that and the letters from my bosses, I will hopefully find something in the area we are moving to without too much trouble. I am going to be compiling a list of doctors in the area and blanket them with faxed in resumes and hope that someone needs a "warm body" to add to their staff. I am not opposed to doing something in another line of work, but after spending so many years working in the medical field, I would prefer to continue doing so.

As to us going to Gay Days, yeah, it's possible. I have not given that much thought yet, but it's possible.

As to the cork flooring, it is sealed with a varnish, so it doesn't require much upkeep. You can vacuum it and damp mop it with a mild soap. It is pretty moisture resistant, which makes it a good choice for us with all of those little paws running around.

 

[C&G'sMama]

Sorry things didn't go as hoped but I guess you're meant to start a whole new chapter in your life. Enjoy the ride!

 

[mickeysaver]

Busy night here in front of the old laptop. I put in 7 job applications this evening. There is one job I really want. It's in the pediatric field at an after hours pediatric clinic. I would so love to have that position. I am hopeful that something will come up for me soon.

A new state, a new house, a new job, same wonderful wife, being closer to WDW, being closer to the beach, and being able to finally spend some time with baby M, yeah, it's all good.

 

[Mathfailure]

Change is renewing, when its not making you crazy!

I hope all goes as smoothly as possible, and really hoping that the baby situation works for the best of the little one. Now I think that is you folks, so...

Kathleen

 

[mickeysaver]

Thanks!

I told Gabby that I am willing to give up this house and this move, if we need to do so in order to afford the legal fees we are about to incur due to F's behavior and the need to protect that precious baby. I have no idea how we are going to make all of this happen, but the baby is the main priority in our lives right now.

 

[krhardy]

Maggie...we will definitely miss you terribly! I've been sort of following your situation...I pray that all works out for you and the precious angel. Working where you do, you know how fast precious little ones grow up-I think we may be of the few clients who have been there longer than you and my oldest is flying the coop in just over a year-I can't believe it! Treasure every second you have with that beautiful baby. I'm so jealous you'll be so close to the beach-it's where I grew up and I miss it terribly. You cool w/me keeping up w/you here??

 

[mickeysaver]

Maggie...we will definitely miss you terribly! I've been sort of following your situation...I pray that all works out for you and the precious angel. Working where you do, you know how fast precious little ones grow up-I think we may be of the few clients who have been there longer than you and my oldest is flying the coop in just over a year-I can't believe it! Treasure every second you have with that beautiful baby. I'm so jealous you'll be so close to the beach-it's where I grew up and I miss it terribly. You cool w/me keeping up w/you here??

Of course you can keep up with me here! I am going to miss so many of the families that I have come to know over the past 15 years. It's really odd to know that the first baby that I did a PKU test on back in 1994 is now driving a car. That freaks me out a bit and makes me feel like I finally deserve the gray hair that I have had since I was 17.

Things are going to work out for Baby M. We are going to be there for her no matter what. It's odd, but we know exactly what we want to do to her room, but can't think of a thing to do with ours.

I would like to hope that when you come down to WDW, that you would let me know. I would try my best to come see ya and chat over a Dole Whip.

 

[krhardy]

nothing would give me greater pleasure! Victoria wants a cruise for graduation next year, so I know we'll be down in early May (one of the joys of homeschooling is that we can take her trip whenever it fits OUR schedule and budget!)