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a million times a trillion more ([personal profile] dolorosa_12) wrote2020-12-21 09:41 pm

We bought a house!

I'm absolutely shattered with exhaustion and stress (for various reasons, this has not been an easy process), but I wanted to say that as of today, Matthias and I own our own home.

This was something of an unwritten plan for us this year, but I refrained from saying anything about it online because the whole experience has been so fraught and anxious that I was afraid of jinxing things until the contract was signed and the keys were in our hands. That happened today (just sneaking in under the wire before everything shuts for Christmas), and, one frantic dash through the rain later, we have keys, we've been around the new place with a measuring tape to start figuring out where stuff will go, and then we returned home to collapse with exhaustion, and celebrate with homemade mulled wine, and (not homemade) panettone.

There are a million other things to sort out (apart from anything else, we haven't even begun to move house, because I didn't want to give notice to our letting agency until things were absolutely certain not to fall through), but we've done it. We bought a house, and I could cry with relief and delight.
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[personal profile] likeadeuce 2020-12-21 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
That's so awesome, congrats!
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[personal profile] misbegotten 2020-12-21 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
That's fabulous! Congrats!
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[personal profile] corvidology 2020-12-21 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Congratulations!

I can only guess how exhausted you are having seen how complex home buying in the UK has become over the last few years. In the US it's a relatively simple process,

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[personal profile] ursula 2020-12-21 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Congratulations!
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[personal profile] sixbeforelunch 2020-12-21 10:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Congratulations!
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[personal profile] shadaras 2020-12-21 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Congrats! I hope you have time to rest and celebrate before getting to the work of moving. :)
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[personal profile] rose_griffes 2020-12-21 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Exciting! Terrifying! Awesome!

Anyway, congratulations on it.
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[personal profile] silailo 2020-12-21 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Congratulations!!!! :D
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[personal profile] worlds_of_smoke 2020-12-21 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Congratulations!! ♥
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[personal profile] pauraque 2020-12-21 11:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Congrats!!
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[personal profile] nerakrose 2020-12-22 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
Congrats! May your new home bring you joy :)
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[personal profile] forestofglory 2020-12-22 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
Congratulations!
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[personal profile] gingicat 2020-12-22 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
Best wishes!
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[personal profile] umadoshi 2020-12-22 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
Congratulations! *^^* I hope the move goes as smoothly as possible.
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[personal profile] darkmarcy 2020-12-22 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
Congrats!
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[personal profile] chestnut_pod 2020-12-22 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
Wow, mazel tov! What an achievement!
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[personal profile] laurenthemself 2020-12-22 06:25 am (UTC)(link)
That's fantastic news. Congratulations!
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[personal profile] torachan 2020-12-22 07:16 am (UTC)(link)
Congrats!
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[personal profile] thawrecka 2020-12-22 08:06 am (UTC)(link)
Congratulations! Home ownership is a great feeling.
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[personal profile] naye 2020-12-22 09:20 am (UTC)(link)
Congratulations!! This is the most wonderful news! I'm looking forward to hearing all about it when you start moving, and wish you the best of luck with that process. ♥
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[personal profile] trepkos 2020-12-22 09:21 am (UTC)(link)
Wow! Congratulations! It's a great relief not to have to deal with landlords, and to be able to do what you want with your home.
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[personal profile] meteordust 2020-12-22 11:15 am (UTC)(link)
Congratulations! That's wonderful news.
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[personal profile] lyr 2020-12-22 01:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Woot! Congratulations! That's such a big step.
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[personal profile] rekishi 2020-12-22 03:35 pm (UTC)(link)
WOW O_O

What a nice birthday present too! :D
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[personal profile] bruttimabuoni 2020-12-22 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
That's wonderful news! And honestly, not only are you wise not to give up your rental in case of issues, I think it'll make moving in much easier. The guys who bought downstairs are still in the process of moving after six weeks - partly covid delays, partly just getting stuff fixed before they occupy the space. I am so envious of the chance to do that!

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