summer lovin'...

thank goodness for target and their amazing sales!  the last two weekends i have accumulated some lovely and bright patio decor over the past two weekends.  while it is a work in progress, i did manage to set-up my little patio set...

clearly i have been in a lime green mood (you will understand as i post more pictures from my house).  barkley obviously approves of my color choices!  my other hurdle right now is getting my pool back in order; had a little run-in with some algae, but hopefully i am back on the right track thanks to quite a bit of pool chemicals and my father...

a whole lotta waiting

...summer 2010...
A lot of waiting ensued from May to July, and even past summer.  The biggest issue over the summer was my anxiety over the homebuyer's credit.  At the time, it was originally set to expire at the end of June, but luckily it was extended until October, so I was able to breathe for a little longer.

The listing agent for Wanda was Mr. Chad Alfano, and I was skeptical of him after having been given the run-around from Suzette.  We went a while without hearing a peep from Chad, or the bank - which happened to be Chase.  Now originally, I was ecstatic that the bank we were dealing with was not Bank of America, as I had heard all kinds of horror stories about them and their pathological laziness from Jim.  Unfortunately, as it turns out, Chase is not much better.

In July, I took some of my friends over to see the property before we had dinner at Liberty Market.  (Side story: Liberty Market is a place I will definitely frequent if I get this house!) Anyway, we all drove over right before dark and they got to see the beautiful brick neighborhood; however, the back gate had been padlocked, making it almost impossible to get into the backyard to see the house.  Jumping the gate was just out of the question...

As time passed, we discovered that there were two banks ( or lien holders) on the property, which of course further complicated the process....