Testing our faith!

What a weekend!

Donna called me on Friday and I could hear in her voice that something was going on. She started to talk to me and explained that the place we had secured in Silt was no longer available....That we wouldn't be able to move into that place. The owners said their horse was sick, had pigeon fever and they would not be able to leave like they thought they would so they were "sorry" but there was nothing they could do!

I felt like someone kicked me in my stomach!

Donna and I were both overwhelmed with emotion and as usually goes when people get frustrated and angry, we kinda took it out on each other and used each other to scream our anger....Was not a good discussion and ended with us both very frustrated and hanging up with each other...

WTF are we going to do now?

I went to go see a friend play music at a bar down the street from my parents house and tried to find something to occupy my mind because my head was SPINNING! I had not had a drink in a while and the alcohol kinda kicked my butt...I went to bed that night and woke up feeling terrible and immediately, as soon as my eyes opened, I my head started spinning again... WTF are we going to do?

The stress of this, with the hangover and the reality that Donna was really freaking out and there was nothing I could do was so overwhelming that I actually felt nauseous all day....There were times I would be on the verge of tears as I was trying to find a place to accommodate us at a reasonable price in the area... I was finding NOTHING!

On top of all of this, I started to question our leap to move up there and FELT like I wanted to just pack my shit and go back to Texas... I just felt defeated, helpless, exhausted, worn out... I just couldn't believe that through all of this, here we were, Donna already IN MOTION to get here with three horses, 2 dogs and a cat, along with the rest of our stuff. Donna has her resignation in and I am due to start working on the 31st of December and we don't have a place to live!

Donna found a small one bedroom apartment, 700 sq ft in Silt, for a reasonable price but definitely NOT what we were looking for. I called the landlord and talked to her and she was hesitant about the two dogs and would not offer a lease shorter than 9 months...BUUUT it was a place to live!

The landlord sent us some pics and it seemed like a nice, clean little place and if we had to do it, this place will work...

Man, on Saturday 12-8-2012, my emotions were so up and down, I was panicky and really sad...Apparently Donna was feeling the same way and we were just feeding each others fears and I can say, that day was NOT a good day!

That night, Donna sent me an email and found a place in Silt that was a 3 bedroom house with one bath, on 10 acres, barn, corral, and would take our horses and our dogs...However, the ad was almost a month old and we didn't know if it was rented yet. Donna sent them an e-mail and we waited...

Today, Sunday rolls around and I woke up and went shopping with my sisters and my mom to get out of the house and try to get my mind off of the spinning freefall I felt like I was on. Well, I am not too much the "shopping type" and had them take me to the movie theater to see Lincoln.

As I waited on the movie to start, Donna called me and said...

"I heard from the owner of that house...."

"Well, tell me!"

"Apparently its a 3 bedroom, 100 year old house with a small bathroom. It sits on 10 acres and will completely accommodate the horses. She is a horse person and said the house is an old house, the carpet isn't the greatest, it has a fireplace but it has a crack in it, it has electric heat and she said the property is just beautiful. She said she would hold it for us until we get there and that she would be willing to do a month to month rental for us. It has a well and we would need to put up a hotwire for the horses but it sounds perfect..."

I said....

"If she will do month to month, call her and tell her we will take it and lets send her a check! Lets get this place secured!"

"Well, she said she would hold it for us until we could get there to look at it and as a matter of fact, its open now and we could really just bring our stuff up there and unload it."

"Shit, this is MUCH better than the other place, more property, bigger place, more accommodating, and only 100.00 more a month than the other place...Lets do it hun... DO IT!!"

So, we have come through yet ANOTHER storm to get to our dream and although we were just totally sick and "giving up" on the process, the process showed us again its PERFECT!! Man, I feel like a weight has been lifted and we are on an even better path than we were before in regards to a place to settle in for a bit and find our bearings....

Man, this has REALLY been one HELL of a ride and although we are still really in the middle of it, it sure has tried everything in us! We had a plan to make this happen and it has been much tougher and longer than we anticipated... I am trusting the old saying that "The harder the struggle, the greater the reward" is another truth....

Below are the first round of pictures we got of the place...There are some more coming and I will post those here when I get them, so come back and look for the updates...

Man, what a frickin rollercoaster....I am really an adventurous spirit but I am telling you, this experience is having me take a look at that part of who I am and I really don't think I want to do this again...I REALLY need to settle my ass down and just be happy with the life I have.... I am getting to old for this Gypsy blood... Its time to build me a nest and be comfy in it!

I will be able to say, we have lived one hell of an adventurous life! I sure love Donna and am so grateful she loves me...Even my wild side! I feel for her sometimes because a "nest" would be JUUUST fine with her!

I love ya babe...You did a GREAT job on this.... You are a pretty amazing woman Donna....You truly are!

Ok folks...Here are the pics!

 

 

 

 Donna was able to get some more pics of the house..... Here are the ones sent to us on 12-10-12.... Man, this place is SOOOOOO COOL!!  Also, Donna negotiated a 100.00 a month decreese in the rent per month....The girl, dont put ANYTHING between here and her horses....YOU WONT WIN!!