We closed on the house today which is bittersweet. Yes, I am happy to be taking the next step, BUT i am also sad to be leaving our dog, family, house and friends. We had the cutest little 1920's Tudor that was perched up on a hill surrounded by wonderful old growth trees. We had a lot of good times there. It was our first house and it served us well.
Sometimes I have little pangs of "WHAT THE HELL ARE WE DOING??" I think they are a result of the turmoil that we are experiencing. I hate to complain because we have chosen this adventure and some people have REAL problems that they didn't choose. But I would be lying if I didn't say that this has been hard. Someone recently said that it's always darkest before the dawn and that is very true. I know that the worst is behind us. This chapter of our lives has closed for now. The next chapter opens.....
We have been bouncing our schedule back and forth and have had to rethink some of our initial plans. It's funny because we seem to be in this big hurry to get on the boat and rush to the Bahamas. After talking we decided that we need to take some time (a couple of weeks) to get a feel for the boat before rushing off. It's hard to pull yourself out of the rush, rush, rush culture that we have grown accustomed. It's funny that we have to remind ourselves that we set the pace. So, Otis will launch(or splash in yachting lingo) the boat this week and i will follow next week with the kids. We will move onboard, provision and take it from there. If we feel like going to the bahamas right away we will or maybe we cruise the chesapeake for a few weeks before shooting off, either way, no decisions will be made until we are onboard. I like that, play it by ear, do it our way, when we want. So, yes, the new chapter has begun and it will take some getting used to but I know that it will be written by the Brown family with a lot of help from Neptune and Independence. I like the sound of that.