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.
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!!!
Posted by: Jessamyn | 2007.07.16 at 05:27 PM
So happy for you, Melissa! Congratulations!
Posted by: nicolelise | 2007.07.16 at 05:41 PM
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!"
Posted by: Wallydraigle | 2007.07.16 at 06:22 PM
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!
Posted by: Sarah M. | 2007.07.16 at 06:33 PM
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!!!
Posted by: MsGudy2Shoes | 2007.07.16 at 06:58 PM
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?
Posted by: Kelly | 2007.07.16 at 07:32 PM
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.
Posted by: IzzyMom | 2007.07.16 at 07:39 PM
Another voice crying out CONGRATULATIONS and Thank G-d!
Posted by: Lala | 2007.07.16 at 07:54 PM
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!
Posted by: Sarah Jackson | 2007.07.16 at 08:32 PM
And yet another lurker peeking out to say CONGRATULATIONS! Go for the mistaken coke blender. That might be interesting.
Posted by: Lillian | 2007.07.16 at 08:43 PM
Congratulations!
Posted by: mosker | 2007.07.16 at 08:52 PM
It's about damn time. Congratulations!!!! Now get to packing and get the hell out of there!
Posted by: Builder Mama | 2007.07.16 at 08:54 PM
Congratulations! I am so happy for you all and I can't wait to read the posts about the new house!
Posted by: Allison Hasel | 2007.07.16 at 09:38 PM
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!
Posted by: Melissa | 2007.07.16 at 09:58 PM
I knew it would happen this time.
Posted by: ivy | 2007.07.16 at 10:04 PM
Congratulations!
Margaritas for everyone!
Posted by: womanwithahatchet | 2007.07.16 at 10:23 PM
Congratulations! (from another lurker) new awesome neighborhood, here you come!
Posted by: mommythis78 | 2007.07.16 at 10:37 PM
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.
Posted by: alice | 2007.07.16 at 11:00 PM
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!
Posted by: jkopftwins | 2007.07.16 at 11:32 PM
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
Posted by: m. | 2007.07.16 at 11:58 PM
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!
Posted by: Marnie | 2007.07.17 at 12:12 AM
YAY!!!!!!!! I cheered and clapped for you here :))))
:::::popping the champagne cork::::::::::
PAR-TAY!
Posted by: Angel | 2007.07.17 at 02:29 AM
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.
Posted by: Sandi | 2007.07.17 at 02:42 AM
YES!
Very happy for you.
Posted by: Sisyphus | 2007.07.17 at 08:20 AM
Delurking to say CONGRATULATIONS!!! I am really really excited for y'all!
Posted by: baseballmama | 2007.07.17 at 08:26 AM
Oh, hooray! :)
(Now I need to borrow those St. Joseph's...)
Posted by: Karianna | 2007.07.17 at 09:39 AM
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.
Posted by: thistle | 2007.07.17 at 10:17 AM
There really couldn't be better news than this right now. Congratulations.
Posted by: nell | 2007.07.17 at 10:32 AM
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?!
Posted by: OhBlahDah | 2007.07.17 at 11:24 AM
can't wait to continue reading about this fantastic change! congrats!
Posted by: jeloisefry | 2007.07.17 at 11:41 AM
Congratulations!! I'm so happy for you. Will you be posting pictures of the dream house?
Posted by: heather2 | 2007.07.17 at 12:54 PM
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!!!
Posted by: madame sosostris | 2007.07.17 at 01:27 PM
Just let me know what celebratory foods you would like sent to you from San Antonio...
and BYE BYE ED and TILE !!!
Posted by: boomom | 2007.07.17 at 02:40 PM
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
Posted by: Anna | 2007.07.17 at 05:13 PM
ps. I've just arrived back from my trip... in case you were wondering why I am branding the UK a third world country... :)
Posted by: Anna | 2007.07.17 at 05:16 PM
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!
Posted by: rileymom | 2007.07.18 at 09:31 AM
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.
Posted by: Tommy from Michigan | 2007.07.19 at 06:42 PM
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!!
Posted by: susies | 2007.07.24 at 07:48 AM