No I didn't win the big lottery last night. Now I know the truth about that weird cosmic spiritual good luck day convergence promise of 11111.
But the right hair appointment did come up. And there was good news on the home front with Momma J on the mend. There's reason to be hopeful on the job front. And we played with one of our Great Grandsons yesterday. Wind 'em up and give 'em back ... children are such a joy. He's 30 months ... great restaurant squealing age.
We've really gotten into these wish-you-were-there house hunters international shows ... exotic places and people hunting for somewhere to buy. Not that we've ever planned a trip to India or Slovenia, but we don't miss a show. Can someone explain to me what is up with this no closets in the bedroom thing?
We especially liked the suspiciouslylikeus couple who wanted a humble little place in Italy for a romantic getaway. Sigh. Big Italian cities are out: Rome is like $7K a month to rent a flat. (Knowing that is messing with our when-we-retire-we're-going-to-live-a-year-in-Italy stream of consciousness plan, let me tell you.) Anyway, so what this couple did was find an Italian town in the middle of nowhere with a beautiful view and basic amenities, literally 150 residents using horses and carts, and they snapped it up for about $50K. Hey, that's more like it.
Who are all these people who have a budget of $1.2M for a second home? Everything we own, including our most prized sneakers, don't add up to that.
We're hooked on regular House Hunters, too. One of the favorite episodes was of a young Asian girl who was looking for her first place in Boston. Her parents wanted her in a 2 bedroom for resale and also future liveability. She had saved up a big down but knew two bedrooms was more than she could afford, and although her parents offered to help she really wanted to do it on her own.
Her parents gave some advice, about how to negotiate and what to look for, but left her to it. Back and forth, looking here and there, as she narrated cute videos of each place and sent them overseas. Finally she came upon a great 2br unit (there are always happy endings on this show) that she was able to negotiate down (that always happens, too) so she needed to borrow just a little. We liked how the young woman articulated the symbolic step of getting her own place and at the same time a heartfelt appreciation of her parent's (moral) support (and faith in her).
"You are our daughter. Of course we will help you." That's more like it, too.
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