SOLD!

Yep.  The house sold.  It was pretty much out of the blue.  You know how they say that God always has bigger plans for us that we can imagine?  The house is a great example.

We put our house on the market in January.  There was another house in our neighborhood we always loved.  When that house went on the market in January, we put ours on the market.  It seemed right.  That house sold in April.  Ours didn't.  So we waited to see what we should do.  We decided to keep it on the market.

We found another house that we absolutely loved.  Honestly, I think it was perfect.  It had been on the market for 2 1/2 years with no offers.  It sold in September.  Seriously.  A week later is when my boss presented me with the expat opportunity.

Had we been able to buy either of those houses, we wouldn't have taken this opportunity.  In the words of my lovely wife, "It's amazing to see how everything fell into place."

This weekend, the house sold.  It was a couple that twice looked at the house, and twice told us they were going with new construction.  We hadn't heard a word from them in probably 3 weeks.  Then we got an offer.  God is good.

Well, it's time to head to the airport.  We are going to Paris today to find a place to live. 

Hasta la vista!  (Note to self:  start learning French)