Oh my God I love my inner Pollyanna.

Holy Shit....they're going forward.

August 16th closing. We're aiming for August 1st at the new place.

I don't even know how to celebrate something this huge. To the zoo with the kids? Packing the remaining contents of the basement? Robbing a furniture store at gunpoint? Cocaine bender?

Nothing seems quite exciting enough for something as momentous as this.

Comments

[Kate]

YAAAAAAAY.

[SUV Mom]

Great! :)
And, btw, if I were you I'd celebrate with a massive margarita bucket. But that's just me. :)

www.smalltownsuvmom.blogspot.com

[Greta]

Awesome. I've never been so happy so someone I don't know!!!!!!!! You deserve it after everything you've been through.

[Christina]

I'm delurking to say CONGRATS!! I've said 4 billion times that I am SO FREAKING THANKFUL that I like my house, and have no reason to move right now, because, good lord what a nightmare the selling of the houses is right now.

Yayyy!! Now, onto the dream house!

[Sta]

Congrats!

[Pants]

Let's celebrate with a Steak & Blowjob Day, Special House Sale Edition!

[Susan]

I say rob a furniture store. And if you can find me a dining room set while you're at it, I will be eternally grateful.

Congratulations. Can't wait to see the Dream House.

[MoMMY]

I said it over at Twitter but again... YAY!!!!!!!!

May your nightmare be over quickly.

[The Real Kato]

That is absolutely fantastic. I'll open up a Sierra Nevada to celebrate for you!

[nicole]

holy fucking fuck. praise allah and thank the lord! this calls for a few drinks. woo!

i can't wait to see the dream house.

[sarah]

Congratulations! That is fabulous. You're giving my courage that my parents' house, on the market about as long as yours, will have a good home inspection today. Yay! inner Pollyanna!

[clearlydistracted]

HOORAY!

[nancy]

Holy Shit...I am so happy for you.I think you should combine that massive margarita bucket with a full body massage for all of the stress you have gone through.

[Kyran]

pollyanna, you rock.

supremely happy for you. :)

[Lena]

I know that you know that *all* I need to say is I understand. I so understand.

Cheers, my friend.

[Elise Foreman Carter]

I'd go with the cocaine bender.

Congratulations! :)

[BreezyTai]

CONGRATS! long time "lurker" I had to log on today to wish you the best!

[PK]

Inner Pollyana KICKS ASS!!!!!!

I am SO happy for you, Melissa. I have resisted commenting for a while now as I had the feeling anything I said would not really help at all, and sometimes you just have to send a person good vibes and keep your trap shut, you know?

But now I can open my trap and say, I am SO, SO thrilled for you. You sure as hell deserve some great news.

[Jennifer]

Holy Crap. Congratulations. Your Pollyanna won. I am very, very happy for you. You'll be stumbling home from the wine party next year!

[Smeep248]

Does a happy dance!

I'd like to think that it was your inner pessimist that made the magic happen.

Congrats! =D

[Melizzard]

Congratulations!!!!!

Celebrate by heading to COSCO for a mountain of kid's snacks and marg buckets... if your dream neighborhood is anything like mine, start picturing yourself on the back pouch sipping cocktails with the other moms while handing out cheese sticks and popsicles to the army of kids on that new trampoline.

[Maggpie]

Melissa,

That is AWESOME! I am so glad for you, I can tell from your blog how badly you want this. Now you don't have to be bummed about not selling and moving anymore. I hope your dream house turns out to be even more dreamy than you pictured! Whatever you do to celebrate, do it big! Congratulations!

Maggpie (todayIfeellikeme.blogspot.com)

[FeelinFroggy]

Yahoo!!!!!!!!!!! I was really getting worried about your despair. That last post was gut wrenching. I am so happy for you.

[Lisa V]

Take St. Joseph out for a 4 martini lunch. He deserves it. It sounds like he worked hard.

[Meg]

Holy shit - wooo!!!

[Kristin]

Hooray!

I've never been so happy for a complete stranger!

Congrats & enjoy your "tile cutter-free" dream neighborhood!

[procrastamom]

Oh. My. God. Finally!

Congratulations Melissa. Dream house, coming up. Woo!!

[spuncrack]

Wooo!!! Hoooo!!! Coming out of lurking (and checking your site sometimes several times a day for "house" updates) to say Congratulations. I am soooo happy for you and hope that all moves along smoothly until the close. yay. :)

[schmutzie]

That is freaking excellent news. I say, go kick the crap lying around in your neighbours' yards.

[2shews]

Um, I know we don't know each other and all, but FUCK YEAH! THAT's how a house is sold! Woo hoo!! Ow oWWWWWW! (There's a dance. You should be happy you cannot see that dance. There are flappy arms involved.)

To say that I am excited for you might understate things. I think I might have been projecting my own upcoming home sale onto your journey. Sorry if your back hurt from carrying all that.

WOO HOO!

[Lori MacBlogger]

Yay, yay, and yay! Congratulations!

[virginia]

Pants! You crack me up! Men can always be counted on to vote for Steak and BJs to celebrate any occasion.

[chrissyg]

A-mazing! Congrats! Now please please send a few positive thoughts this-a-way so that our offer on the house we're bidding on tomorrow gets accepted. I am using your good luck as a sign that I will have a house!!

Again, this is wicked cool.

[Amy Jo]

Oh Happy Happy Day! And? Your settlement is the day after ours! We can all be happy together!

[Shelly Owens]

Awesome!!

Congratulations!! I can't wait to see pictures of the new house!!!! I love this kind of stuff.

My parents closing is on August 15th, they are moving from here (Central NY) to South Carolina :-(

[jgsearls]

YEAH!!!! A great big congrats. I was SO hoping that I'd see this post today.

[erika]

Yay! Congratulations!

[Amy]

WUHOO! I'm so happy for you!

[Amy]

OMG, that's the best news!!! FANTASTIC. I vote for the cocaine bender, but I'm a bad decision maker, so you shouldn't listen to me. Also, since I've never actually been on a cocaine bender, I don't know if it will be fun. Sounds fun, though. Unless you get arrested. So, maybe no. But still, holy hooray for new neighbors!

[winechic]

OMG! I feel like *I* have a new home! I'm all about furniture at gunpoint, there is nothing better...umm..not that I've done anything like that....slowly walks away

[Anna]

Another de-lurker here to say YAAAAAAAAAAAY!

I vote ice cream. Unless you're lactose intolerant, or just hate ice cream. Then go for the coke. Ha!

[Sara]

Yeah! Congratulations -- so happy for you!!

[Nicole]

Hooray!

[kyra]

yay for you and your family, melissa! i read your blog each day and for a long while, i've had my fingers crossed - hoping you would sell your house and high-tail it over to that Dream Neighborhood. :)
i'm SO freaking happy for you guys!!! this is great. maybe do a celebratory dance around that Front Yard Toilet in your current neighborhood. (or, was is a bathtub?) lol.

[ErikaMSN]

If anything ever called for a Momtini (TM), this is it. Congratulations!

[Lily]

OMFG. Congratulations - that is excellent news. I think I am more happy for you selling your house than if it were me and I was buying my first home. I read your post yesterday and thought, "Fuck all, let her out of that house already."

I suggest you get a fancy new pitcher and glassware set to serve margaritas to your new neighbors in the new house on your new backyard patio, where the only blaring music you hear is your own.

You are the third person in two days to post that they are under contract... it gives me hope that one day I will be brave enough to BUY a house without endlessly worrying about the day I try to sell it.

[dana]

Melissa, I am so happy for you!! Congrats!

[Mrs Ca]

So glad the congratulations can go out on something official now! Hope the moving goes nice and smooth for you all!

[Chicago Chick]

That's great news! I'm so excited for you and your family. New house, here you come!

[Kristen]

I've been lurking for a while, but I had to come out of the shadows to tell you how happy I am for you! I love reading about your family adventures (you guys seem to have such a good time), and I'm so glad this adventure turned out the way it did! Keep up the great writing and have a happy move to the dream neighborhood!!

[angiewis]

Fan-freaking-tastic! Although I know you're way too busy packing to be reading comments.

[mj]

finally! congratulations!!!

[Scraplifter]

congratumafreakinglations.

[Mary Watkins]

YAAAAAAY!!!

I am SO happy for you Melissa!

[HeatherK]

Holy sh*t!! That's so awesome! And it's almost like you planned it that way to have a few weeks before the kids started school and all. I'm sure the rest of the summer will just fly by, what with all the packing and picking out paint colors.

[Sarah Cool]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Pam]

Congratulations!

(I first read that as "cocaine blender" and was confused.)

[DebMomOf3]

CONGRATULATIONS!! I am so happy for you!

Deb (April 2001 mom)

[sarae]

Yay! Congrats!

[Amy]

Congratulations!

[Zookins]

Congratulations - I'm so happy for you!!!!!

(Don't forget to dig up your Saint Joseph statues & take them along. It's supposed to be really bad luck if you leave him behind.)

And did you know August 1st is only 16 days away?!?!? Holy crap, woman - start packing NOW!! :)

[siobhan41]

Fanfuckingtastic, Melissa!!!!! We went through this earlier this year--complete with the panic and backing-out after an inspection--so I really felt your pain earlier. (And we had relocated to another country, so were having to pay 2 housing payments in the meantime and deal with it all long distance--FUN!)

I am just so thrilled for you and your family. Celebrate 'til it (almost) hurts. OK? :D

[Kim]

That's fantastic. Now that you don't need her, could you send your inner Pollyanna over to kick mine in the butt? Ask her to bring Saint Joseph along too. We haven't had an offer on our house (that we moved out of in March but have had two mortgages since last November...I lost my job in January and had baby #2 in April).

[amypt]

Pollyanna gets beat up so much, do something nice for her. Before you start your packing in 7 day marathon -'cause you totally should see if you really could do it!
Yahtzee! Congratulations.
Drinking not a healthy way to relieve stress, but cocaine to celebrate? I don't know, does Dr. Janet have a hotline?

[K K]

Congratulations!

[supa]

This is huge. You need something bigger than BJ's and benders to celebrate.

Congrats, man. Way to kick that house to the, um, curb.

[CallistaWolf]

OMFG! Fantastic news. :) Can't wait to hear about the move.

[Victoria]

Congratulations!!!! Can't wait to read your postings from the Dream Neighborhood.

[Amy]

That is WONDERFUL NEWS!!! Having just sold a house in the Detroit market last summer I was sending 'sell that house' vibes your way! Can't wait to start hearing new house stories!!

[metalmeredith]

Holyfuckingshit. I knew it. I just knew it. Something told me to come check today. Maybe I have a Pollyanna too?

[moxygen]

Many congrats!!! I am so happy that your headaches won't be yours for much longer!

Possible ways to celebrate:
Dry hump neighbors boat.
Walk around with your shirt off doing yard work.
Invite friends over and have them blast their car radios - all playing different radio stations - while you dance for joy.
Change your name to Pollyanna (or use that name when you're about to get arrested for disturbing the peace).
Ignore all of these options and walk around with a huge fucking smile for the next month.

[locolojo]

Oh my goodness! What awesome, awesome news...congratulations and I hope that Dream House and Dream Neighborhood will soon erase all memories of Ed and Tile Cutter and their boat.

[carrie]

I actually clapped with joy when I read your post. Congratulations on the house sale! I think you need to break out the sombreros and margaritas and let 'er rip!

Good luck with the move to the new fabulous place!

[beki]

Woo hoo!! Time to indulge in house porn for the future abode!!!

[merseydotes]

Congratulations! I think this calls for days of parties, like an Indian wedding. First night, BBQ. Second night, pool party. Third night, Mojito Mania. Fourth night, wine tasting. Etc.

Also, maybe a donation of thanks to your local Sisters of Saint Joseph order? Sounds like El Santo pulled through for you. (With Pollyanna's help!)

[Sarah]

Congratulations, that's fabulous news!

[Gwen@leftcoastmama]

Holy shit, after your last post I thought there was no way it was going to happen. Way to go! Have fun in utopia. :)

[Heather]

Delurking to send congrats--I'm so happy for you that you can move forward, especially in time for the new school year and all that. Can't wait to hear about the new 'hood!

[Mabimac]

Finally, holy christ.
Now let the moving crap begin!

[GeeseOPlenty]

Congrats. And just a word of advice: when the buyers come over to see you, make sure the stereo isn't playing "The Roof is on Fire."

[capello]

yippee!

um, go back to amsterdam and sit in a cafe all day? that sounds like a good way to celebrate.

[AggieRae]

De-lurking to say conrats!!!!!!

Ok...re-lurking now!

[cbahm]

HOORAY! *loud clapping & huzzahs from the peanut gallery*

Congratulations, really -- it's such a stressful process even in the best of circumstances.

[bethany actually]

positivethoughtspositivethoughtspositivethoughts.

WOOHOO!

[scoutsadie]

I'm so happy for you guys!!

[AmyinMotown]

YAY!!!!! I've been lurking with nothing helpful to say and now can say WOOO!

Yeah, skip the coke bender, I think it's one of those things that sounds more fun than it is. I like the suggestion to have all your friends blast their music loud as possible while you dance. Also, summer sale at Pier One on 13 and Woodward--I bet you can get a LOVELY margarita set cheap enough that you can break a few in your exuberance. WOO!! Your story gives me hope we might get out of here someday ....

[Bean]

OMG!!!! COngratulations :) I vote for a phenomenal bottle of fine wine (ok, maybe 2 or three bottles)...enjoy tonite, pack tomorrow. Can't wait to see the new place :)

[Melissa B.]

Congratulations!!!!

I can't wait for you to get settled in somewhere that feels like YOU.

[Molly Ray]

Wahooooooo! So excited for you!!

[raine]

omg i love your inner pollyanna too!! CONGRATULATIONS!! I wish I could hop up there and help you move!

[swankette]

Congrats! Now can you send some of that good karma over this way. Our condo goes on the market on Thursday, and I'm already sick of all, the crap of moving!

[Lisa]

Congratulations!!!! YAY!!!!
Now you have a great new post topic for the Buzz Off - Moving Announcements!

[carosgram]

Fabulous! I don't know whether you should throw a party for the neighbors or invite Meridith and Dr. Prissy over for cocktails. Obviously these buyers did realize what a bargain they were getting. So happy for you!

[emily]

I am so happy for you! Hooray for your inner Pollyanna.

[Andrea]

Jeezum crow! It's about freakin' time! Drink a bucket of margaritas (in the company of a responsible male, of course) and go crazy!

[Kelli]

I've been hoping so hard for you and I'm thrilled that congratulations are in order! The husband and I recently made our own overdue escape and celebrated by getting drunk on cheap wine and stealing the light bulbs out of the neighbor's yard light that glared through our bedroom blinds and two layers of curtains every night for 2.5 years.

[Bananadoc]

Yay! The house next to us is for sale, come to sunny Northville. It will be Momtinis every day. Maybe we could even start a book club!

[Geeky Mom]

Congratulations! I've been reading with great anticipation!

[Brooke]

Hooray! Congratulations Melissa! I'm so happy for you and your family. You've still got half the summer to play in your new yard :)

[meghanb]

WOOOHOOOO! Congratulations!
i've been keeping my fingers crossed.

[Jessamyn North]

I have an inner Pollyanna, too, which is why it's so freaking devastating when things DON'T turn out (even if it happens over and over). But sometimes she actually comes through! Yayyyy for your HOUSE SALE!!!

[nicolelise]

So happy for you, Melissa! Congratulations!

[Vida]

You don't know me at all, and I never comment, but I have been watching this saga unfold for months. So it makes me happy to be able to say, "Congratulations!"

[Sarah M.]

I've been anxiously checking your site here hoping that you would be able to share some good news.

I am so happy for you and your family. You totally deserve this!

[MsGudy2Shoes]

I've been reading for about a month, and I created a login simply so I can tell you how happy I am for you. Yay!!!

[Kelly]

Melissa -- I've been waiting, anxiously, to be able to say, "Congratulations!!!" and I'm so thrilled for you. (It gives me hope, that in an even more housing-depressed-location than yours, that when we finally get our asses in gear, and do what needs to be done to get this house sellable, that we'll be able to do it). Really, every day, when I'm clicking over to your blog, I think, "I wonder if today's the day? I hope it's the day'and happily,and hopefully, this is it!! I'm so happy for you, and I can't WAIT to hear/see the new house.

Did you guys have dibs on it, on a contingency, with you being able to sell your house?

[Izzy]

Congratulations! I'm so thrilled that the Gods of Real Estate have finally smiled upon you. I think I'd celebrate by exhaling a years worth of stress, followed by that Steak and Foot Massage thing your husband suggested.

[Lala]

Another voice crying out CONGRATULATIONS and Thank G-d!

[Sarah Jackson]

Hooray!!!! So glad to hear it. I don't know why I was on pins and needles over your house sale, but I was so anxious for you. Congrats! On to the Dream House!

[Lillian]

And yet another lurker peeking out to say CONGRATULATIONS! Go for the mistaken coke blender. That might be interesting.

[mosker]

Congratulations!

[Builder Mama]

It's about damn time. Congratulations!!!! Now get to packing and get the hell out of there!

[Allison]

Congratulations! I am so happy for you all and I can't wait to read the posts about the new house!

[MJ]

Let us celebrate with you!

Register somewhere wonderful and let 114 (and counting) strangers shower you with congratulations.

I was devastated last night and elated today. We'll probably never meet in person, but your writing hits right in the gut...in a good way.

Congratulations doesn't even begin to cover it. I want a PayPal button!

[ivy]

I knew it would happen this time.

[womanwithahatchet]

Congratulations!

Margaritas for everyone!

[mommythis78]

Congratulations! (from another lurker) new awesome neighborhood, here you come!

[alice]

So fucking awesome.

I hope that by this point in the evening, you've progressed to copious drinking, because this? This is so fucking awesome.

[jkopftwins]

Ohhhhh mannnnnn!
I can't wait to log on to Flickr and see all the awesomeness of the new house, the non-screeching neighbors, the backyard parties, the margarita fests, the lack of a boat (or a toilet!) looming over the curb across the street... Cheers and Salut!

[serafina pekkala]

You know how they yodel the word "ya-HOOOOO-oo-WOO" on those dumb Yahoo! commercials? Well that is the sound of the internets tonight -- WAY TO GO, HOUSE! :D emily

[Marnie]

Woo-fucking-Hoo!!!! That's spectacular news! I can't wait to see the pictures of the move-in-progress and the new house. But celebrate a little first!

[Angel]

YAY!!!!!!!! I cheered and clapped for you here :))))

:::::popping the champagne cork::::::::::

PAR-TAY!

[Sandi]

I am delurking to say congratulations! I saw the picture of the sold sign on Flickr but I wanted to come here to say congratulations here as well.

WOO HOO!!

I'm sending you vibes so that the move goes smoothly.

[Wayne]

YES!

Very happy for you.

[baseballmama]

Delurking to say CONGRATULATIONS!!! I am really really excited for y'all!

[Karianna]

Oh, hooray! :)

(Now I need to borrow those St. Joseph's...)

[thistle]

delurking to say, Congratulations! Not that you know me, but I've been reading the blog for a while and understand how big a deal this is. I think you've handled a really hard time with a lot of grace and I'm glad you're finally being rewarded for that.

[nell]

There really couldn't be better news than this right now. Congratulations.

[OhBlahDah]

Yay! Wa-hoo! I came to your site, thinking you'd still be bummed out. GREAT NEWS!

Wow, August 1st? We'll be deprived of posts no doubt as you fill up those boxes and fully transport your life. YAY!

So maybe all those gentle vibes we sent worked on the new owners?!

[jeloisefry]

can't wait to continue reading about this fantastic change! congrats!

[heather2]

Congratulations!! I'm so happy for you. Will you be posting pictures of the dream house?

[madame sosostris]

That is awesome news!! Congratulations!!! Maybe you and all your friends in the new neighborhood can have a mini-parade or caravan, honking horns and waiving flags/balloons, as you triumphantly drive AWAY from your old house and TO your glorious new home. Or at least yell out the window at your old neighbors, "So long, suckers!" as you drive away for the last time. Congrats!!!

[boomom]

Just let me know what celebratory foods you would like sent to you from San Antonio...

and BYE BYE ED and TILE !!!

[Anna]

Melissa!!! As one of the first commenters said, I've never been so happy for someone I don't know! I've been backpacking through a third world country and checking your site on rickety internet connections just because I so wanted to know that it finally worked out! (and I am otherwise a fairly sane, non-obsessive person, I promise!) Thank you for sharing your happiness! :) Warmest wishes,
Anna

[Anna]

ps. I've just arrived back from my trip... in case you were wondering why I am branding the UK a third world country... :)

[Kim Wilson]

I totally missed this yesterday!

I am so happy for you....and the packing thing...it is amazing how we can do things when we really want to do them.

Happy "Got-rid-of-the-old-house-so-i-can-have-the-new-house" day!

[Tommy from Michigan]

Congrats! I must admit this is sort of like Gilligan getting off the Island. I'm not sure I will peek in here as often now.

[susies]

Me, I'd be sobbing until every droplet of moisture was drained from my exhausted body. That's how I respond to the release of incredible stress like you and Pollyanna have been under. Oh, and then DRINK. Drink, drink, drink, make lists, draw furniture layouts in the new house, and don't forget the maniacal laughter.
Thank GOD, Melissa. You're my favorite blogger and every time I open your page I pray you've sold the house. It's been really stressful for me.
Enjoy and celebrate!!