Today I closed on my house! This is cause for celebration, congratulations, etc… except for how, when we arrived at the closing, the deed had not arrived. In fact, it’s not going to be there until tomorrow. And since the lawyer is in Charlotte, they’ll have to send it up to Winston to be recorded. Which means it’s not going to be recorded until MONDAY. Good thing I wasn’t planning on moving in this weekend!

So here I am in this curious limbo. Until the deed is recorded, the house isn’t technically mine. And yet I’m meeting contractors there in the morning, I’m fixing things, and the electricity and water are on and in my name as of today. But this house, it isn’t officially mine yet. I’m running with a feeling of overall excitement, tempered by frustration. This will flip to pure excitement once the deed is done, but could easily go towards anger if something goes wrong. So keep your fingers crossed for me, the kinda-sorta-maybe homeowner.