Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Staunton, Va to Laurel, Md
Staunton, Va to Laurel, Md
A decent breakfast and more fuel and we're on the road! The drive was somewhat exciting in the sense that it would be our last stretch of driving. The delight of driving through the Shenandoah Valley and Virginia farmland with all the amazing trees was absolutely mine! There were some amazing barns to gaze upon. My Mom once told me you could tell the country of origin of a family farm by the design of the barn. Wish I knew what those designs represented. Although the Capitol Beltway around D.C. had some fast moving traffic that made for some white knuckling for me. Brian was in full form driving the gianormous moving truck in and out of lanes of traffic!
Finally we arrive in the land of Laurel, Md . We find our new "home" and park the moving truck, go to the nearest Credit Union and then out to lunch. We return to the town home to view the inside with the Realtor. Before she arrives we inspect the outside....and oh my! There were some less than desirable things to see; a broken screen laying by the back door, moss covered carpet doormats and the garbage can full of water by the back door. Plus the dead, bloated something in the water inside the garbage can...I tell you it looked like a human head with shorn hair! I gasped and immediately through my hand over my mouth! It just doesn't seem like it really could have been ...but it really, really looked like it and we just couldn't shake it! The inside was okay, needed some cleaning and some repairs. The next door playground was a splinter waiting to happen with some rust to top it off. So...we began to look for another place.
Our amazing Realtor was with us from about 2:30pm till almost 10 that evening! She is awesome! We looked at two more townhomes and found one we like. We are meeting the owner(s) tomorrow. So, another nite in a hotel`and a continental breakfast awaits.
Finally we arrive in the land of Laurel, Md . We find our new "home" and park the moving truck, go to the nearest Credit Union and then out to lunch. We return to the town home to view the inside with the Realtor. Before she arrives we inspect the outside....and oh my! There were some less than desirable things to see; a broken screen laying by the back door, moss covered carpet doormats and the garbage can full of water by the back door. Plus the dead, bloated something in the water inside the garbage can...I tell you it looked like a human head with shorn hair! I gasped and immediately through my hand over my mouth! It just doesn't seem like it really could have been ...but it really, really looked like it and we just couldn't shake it! The inside was okay, needed some cleaning and some repairs. The next door playground was a splinter waiting to happen with some rust to top it off. So...we began to look for another place.
Our amazing Realtor was with us from about 2:30pm till almost 10 that evening! She is awesome! We looked at two more townhomes and found one we like. We are meeting the owner(s) tomorrow. So, another nite in a hotel`and a continental breakfast awaits.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Living Large at the Hampton Inn
Living Large at the Hampton Inn
Sleeping in was a good treat and the breakfast was really tasty too. We'll be able to stay for late check out till 2pm...so looks like we'll just lounge and recollect our "sanity" before going to meet the owners of our possible new home.
Thank you Lord for this crazy adventure, thank you for providing our home....we know it will be the best for us!
Thank you Lord for this crazy adventure, thank you for providing our home....we know it will be the best for us!
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