Definitive Randomness...

I've been feeling quite under the weather today, and I had a dull headache for most of it. Tonight I decided to take a hot bath to see if it helped my head. It didn't, but at least I'm relaxed now. So while I'm waiting for my hair to transfigure from dripping to just damp, I thought it befitting to update the blog with the week's occurrences. Where to start...

Our week began with repressed excitement. Monday was April 14. The day we were scheduled to close on our new home. We were excited at the prospect of finding a home that we would be happy with, however we were apprehensive about what might happen at closing. You see, the week or so before we were scheduled to close, we got wind that the seller was getting "antsy" and "nervous" about the impending contract resolution. We were getting the feeling that he may change his mind about selling the house at all. As it turns out, our thoughts and apprehensions were not unfounded. The seller did, indeed, refuse to sign the closing documents, and became very belligerent, threatening, and even denunciatory. He made false accusations toward his real estate agent and hired an attorney who erroneously advised him that he was not legally obligated to fulfill his contract. Nothing could be further from the truth. To make a long story short, the seller of our would-be house has bullied, threatened and intimidated his way out of being obligated to this sale. Legally he is bound by what the contract that he initially signed states, which is to turn over his house to us upon financing of a loan - which we easily acquired. However, hearing of his threatening and violent behavior, we are no longer comfortable pursuing his relinquishment of the property. We get the feeling that he might be the avenging type, and with a young family to think of, we would rather not take the risk of threat or harm by forcing him to do something he obviously and unmistakably has no desire to do willingly and happily. As sad as it seems to let unlawful and inapt behavior help this guy procure his ideal result, we have bigger and more important priorities than exacting ultimate penalization for illicit and lawless conduct. We are abandoning our right to the property and starting over in our house hunting efforts. Here is the home that nearly was...

http://s190.photobucket.com/albums/z137/ashleighfarnsworth/New%20House/
(sorry. I don't know how to make this a clickable link. If you know how, feel free to leave those instructions in a comment or email)

On a lighter note: As consolation to ourselves for not getting our house, we went out and bought Guitar Hero III for the Wii. It's a fabulous game. Loads of fun. Here's proof:



This photo of Jeff is courtesy of Sarah. She's become quite the little photographer lately. We have two guitars, so anyone up for a jam session, feel free to come visit!

Another splash of random: I have recently (a few minutes ago) come to the conclusion that ginger ale really does help relieve, at least temporarily, soreness of the throat. I had heard this before and wondered why not other types of soda. I had Dr. Pepper earlier today, and besides the few seconds of cooling and moistening, it really didn't make my throat feel any better. The ginger ale's effects lasted just a bit longer. Muy Interesante.

So. After all that, and illnesses to boot, we're excited and looking forward to beginning our search for that perfect house all over again. It's kind of like a second chance. I guess this one just wasn't to be. And we're all okay with that idea. My hair is just damp now, so I'm going to bed. Here's to more enriching and less stressful experiences in the upcoming months.