We didn’t get Harper’s Place.
As a matter of fact, we are told we insulted the owner with our low offer. So right this minute, we are experiencing two kinds of pain:
- For injuring someone. We insulted a local resident, and that feels pretty serious. Especially when headed to this island where no one knows who we are or that we really are people of good character trying to do right things.
- For losing all hope of living on those four acres of land.
As I sit here, letting the news settle into my being, I notice myself flying off into extreme directions.
- Ø Part of me wants to scream, cry, and stamp my feet.
- Ø Another part wants to bury me, hiding under a big, heavy comforter in my bed.
- Ø Typical for the spoiled little girl in me, I am silently yelling, “that’s it, forget it, I’m not going.”
And conversely, this tiny voice
buried somewhere in my brain – or my heart? – is whispering with relief, “that just
wasn’t the right place for you. The best is yet to come!”
What? Seriously?
We’ve had our hearts set on
Harper’s Place for a really long time! Every breath we took in preparation for
our move to Roatán included visions of living 93 steps up the hill in the
jungle, in that tiny cottage overlooking the sparkly Caribbean Sea.
But why go on about it? Just
because that dream is over doesn’t mean the whole gig is up. We can still
retire to Roatán as planned. During our next trip at the end of April, we can
scope out small pet-friendly homes to rent. We certainly do not have to be in a
hurry to buy our forever home, and that is a relief!
So, for now, we choose to concentrate
on getting our Florida home sold. We just had a beautiful landscaping upgrade
completed today. The roof was pressure-washed, and tomorrow the Blue Line
Pressure Clean guys are coming to spruce up the fences and cement. Mike hung a
new hammock between the back palm trees this afternoon, and I keep emptying out
drawers and cupboards.
Professional photography happens
here Monday afternoon, and I imagine the MLS listing will be published directly
following.
So, today we’ve said goodbye to
what we had planned, stepping aside to allow in the next lesson life has for
us.
