Our Old House

The day has finally arrived. Chris and I headed to the house for our final walk through at 9 am. There is a little hip coffee shop in town (yes, we can walk to town from the house) so we headed there to grab coffee since we were a little early. The coffee shop is called Baby Harry Coffee Co . They roast their own beans and have started selling their coffee to local establishments. Pretty cool! Anyway--we grab some coffee and walk back to the house. Met Joan, our realtor, and we do the walk thru. All is as expected. No surprises. We explained to her about the mattress delivery between 9-10 and the decision was made that Chris would stay behind to wait on the truck while Joan and I head to closing. Luckily, the truck arrived before 10 and Chris was only about 15 minutes late to closing. Papers signed and we are again homeowners. With all the commotion this morning with the mattress delivery, we forgot to take a photo in front of the house with a SOLD sign. So--this will have to do! I...

Closing is scheduled for tomorrow morning, Monday, July 16 at 10:00 AM. Everything is in place and should be an uneventful process. Chris and I drove up from Rehoboth Beach early this morning. (Sun., July 15). It was an easy ride. We drove separately; we needed two cars as Chris will go directly to work on Tuesday. Oh, I forgot to mention that our 2007 Yukon died 2 weeks ago. Needed a new engine. So, we sold it. We have borrowed the 2000 Chevy pickup from Chris' mom till we figure out a second car option. We are staying at the Hampton Inn in Stroudsburg/Bartonsville which is close to shopping and not far from the house and closing office. Our goal today is to purchase a mattress to be delivered tomorrow after closing. We need something to sleep on at the house. We head out shopping, purchase a mattress and request to be the last delivery tomorrow. Sounds simple enough. We continue our shopping at a few other stores for some must have items for the house since our furniture ...

You're moving to Bangor, Maine? NO, we're moving to Bangor, Pennsylvania. You will need a little background information first as to how we ended up in Bangor, PA. In 1998 we were living in Bristol Borough, PA--my hometown--small town along the Delaware River. My husband Chris was a corporate pilot for Harry and Leona Helmsley. Although he was compensated well for his services, he could be away for weeks at a time. Meanwhile, I was a stay-at-home mom to our 4 children ages 11, 9, 5, and 3. It was time for a change--for all of us. Chris made a career move to the commercial airline industry and began his career at Continental Express based in Newark, NJ. At the same time, I needed to find a job to supplement the pay cut from corporate flying to First Year-First Officer pay at a regional airline--which was significant. It must have been part of God's plan for us because everything fell into place within days. In just one week: Chris interviewed at Continental Expres...