Home Sweet Home

We made it through the land closing on Friday afternoon like butter... smooth sailing! Yes, we are now proud land owners in Harris County! Our experience in the lawyer's office was somewhat amusing... while waiting for the closing attorney to show up (30 minutes late!) we sat in their waiting area/lobby together with the Seller (they had 3 family members there)... it was all good until I noticed the three framed Confederate War scenes hanging on the wall and then the dead cockroach caught in the fringe of the throwrug in the middle of the room... Nice touches all the same... the office was in some sort of old house right smack in the middle of town across from the courthouse and it just screamed "cheap renovation and non-maintained". The attorney was a nerd himself... very thorough but still a nerd. All in all, it was over as quick as it started and I am just happy that it is over and done with.
We went to the highschool football game that night and watch Carver kill Harris County... my Mom's class was in attendance for their 41st reunion... it really amuses me to go up to people in her class and introduce myself as her daughter and then they just stare at me... it is almost like they are trying to decide which parent I look more alike? Unfortunately, the weather did not want to cooperate with my hair... I could feel my tresses curling up into a puff of frizz the longer we sat there....
We got up Saturday and took our mountain bikes to the property for some exploration. I almost ran over a turtle and then we saw deer running through the young pines... the wildlife makes me even more glad we bought this... the views are going to rock! And then I discovered the snake... It scared the crapola outta me! I have not really "found" any snakes back home in a LONG time... living in the Atlanta area just means I see them more up here... but, the ones back home are much LARGER and remind me of just how much I hate and fear them! I tried to take a pic but that would have required me to get with 2-3 feet of him and that was NOT happening... and then he slithered off unseen and I rode away QUICKLY!
We came back Saturday night and started our planning for our future home...