Time to move

After 10 years of living in our home... it's now time to move. 

10 years in this home brought us 2 children... brought me 3 (THREE!!!) World Series.. 1 NBA championship. This home served as a Home Group for multiple students... served as the birthplace of Eden Fellowship.  We had a BBQ here for Nn's 1st bday on the hottest day of the year without AC.  We had our first Amazing Race finale at this house, with everyone hovering over a 17" monitor because we didn't have a projector and no one was smart enough to connect it to a projection TV.

Joyce was losing sleep over the stress and on an edge with the kids.  I told her... "Stop.  Let me look."  And she gladly relinquished the responsibilities.

I hopped onto Zillow and quickly found out why she was stressing.  No one has anything less than 12 months.  And we needed someplace safe. And preferrably some place with a garage for us to store our junk! Calls after calls.... fruitless.  We found a couple of places that invited us for a tour of their place.  Only to find out... on the phone, they promised a 6 mo lease. But when we got there... they only had 12 months.  Classic bait and switch!!! 

Pissed me off so much, I sent a Pearl Harbor letter saying I'll never do business with them again... and I'll dedicate my LIFE... to make sure none of my acquaintances do business with them either.

Weeks go by.  We continue to view openings.  The great ones are taken.  The good ones will never rent out to a family of 4 who's remodeling, we're short timers.  And the leftovers.... well, there's a reason why they're leftovers.  Crazy how diverse San Jose and Sunnyvale can really be.

And then there was this place.... the place I found on Zillow that WANTED a 6 mo lease vs a long term lease.  No way!! Too good to be true!! I thought.  I called the owner up.... she said there'll be an opening tomorrow.  Joyce and I drive by... knowing full well we won't be able to get it.  We walk in... and lo and behold... air conditioning.  OMG....  there's a community pool.  OMG.... it's 2 bed 2 baths.  OMG.... they WANT 6 mos... and will charge more for 9 or 12 mos.  Too good to be true.

I literally sent a "begging" letter to the owner saying we're the perfect resident.  I went as far as sending a family portrait to her to demonstrate we are "good people."  After not hearing from her for 2 weeks.... silence..... she sends a text one magical day and says, "My first candidate is falling through, you still interested?"

And the rest.... is history.

We're moving next Friday. Packing is horrendous.  And ohhhhhhhhhhh we have so much stuff accumulated over the years.  But alas... it's time to move.