Surprise Party and a New House

I can't tell you how surprised I was when one of my dearest friends surprised me with an early 60th birthday party with most of my oldest, dearest friends. There wasn't anyone there I'd known less than 25 years. Each one took a turn and said some kind words to me. I'll treasure that memory forever and am so grateful to those who made the effort to come, even those who had moved away years ago. What a wonderful memory! I know I'm blessed richly with great friends in my life. This party also served as a farewell party, too, since we are moving early next month.

So, day after that big event, we went back to Yakima and bought a new house. We had been struggling with which house to buy. There were several we liked, but finally boiled it down to two and then after a couple of stress-filled sleepless nights, we settled on one and had a great peace about it.

Here's a picture of our new house...............

New House

After the inspections, appraisals, and fixes on our current house, we have finally come to terms of the selling aspect of our big move.
Yesterday, we went to Yakima and made an offer on a new house. We still don't have a response, but will let you know. There are actually 2 houses we like, so we will make an offer on both and just see what happens. When we get an acceptance, we'll post pictures....... fun times!