Cuando yo muera quiero tus manos en mis ojos;
When I die, I want your hands on my eyes;
I want the light and wheat of your beloved hands
to pass their freshness over me once more:
I want to feel the softness that changed my destiny.
I want you to live while I wait for you, asleep.
I want your ears to still hear the wind, I want you
to sniff the sea's aroma that we loved together,
to continue to walk on the sand we walk on.
I want what I love to continue to live,
and you whom I love and sang above everything else
to continue to flourish full-flowered:
so that you can reach everything my love directs you to,
so that my shadow can travel along in your hair,
so that everything can learn the reason for my song.
Pablo Neruda
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Dolphin's Delight?
or, what would you name a house on the island?
Finally signed a contract on the beach house to be. It has been a long road, and tested all my common business sense. This was the 5th property we've bid on since January, and were within 20K of the last one on Wednesday. We were set to increase our offer to a level that *should* have been accepted, but for some reason, i just couldn't get excited, and asked the realtor to show me what else there was. She had only two properties we'd not seen, one that literally came on the market Thursday morning, one over the weekend.
Maybe it was instinct, but I asked to see them. The new listing was first, and though out of the price range we were hoping to stay in, it was perfect. Not really perfect.. perfect for us. The kicker was the third story office with windows all around, and a view so clear we can see the island curve. Add to that the building specs which met Florida code, (much better than Texas) and the price per square foot at nearly $40 below the least expensive one we found...
Spouse was out of the country, but flew in exhausted Friday morning. The day was beautiful though and we drove with the top down. As we turned west at the seawall and followed the Gulf to the realtor's office, we watched the water. Out a few hundred feet from shore, a pod of dolphins frolicked in the waves. I've seen dolphins a lot, but only a few times from the land. They always make me feel happy.
We were at the house by 9:30, and made a full price offer by 11. He says it was the stars in my eyes, but I know he loves it too. Now to sweet talk the loan officer...
Closing April 26. ;)
Finally signed a contract on the beach house to be. It has been a long road, and tested all my common business sense. This was the 5th property we've bid on since January, and were within 20K of the last one on Wednesday. We were set to increase our offer to a level that *should* have been accepted, but for some reason, i just couldn't get excited, and asked the realtor to show me what else there was. She had only two properties we'd not seen, one that literally came on the market Thursday morning, one over the weekend.
Maybe it was instinct, but I asked to see them. The new listing was first, and though out of the price range we were hoping to stay in, it was perfect. Not really perfect.. perfect for us. The kicker was the third story office with windows all around, and a view so clear we can see the island curve. Add to that the building specs which met Florida code, (much better than Texas) and the price per square foot at nearly $40 below the least expensive one we found...
Spouse was out of the country, but flew in exhausted Friday morning. The day was beautiful though and we drove with the top down. As we turned west at the seawall and followed the Gulf to the realtor's office, we watched the water. Out a few hundred feet from shore, a pod of dolphins frolicked in the waves. I've seen dolphins a lot, but only a few times from the land. They always make me feel happy.
We were at the house by 9:30, and made a full price offer by 11. He says it was the stars in my eyes, but I know he loves it too. Now to sweet talk the loan officer...
Closing April 26. ;)
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