Dear Diary Sunday...

Mom's birthday was a great deal of fun. I got her cake (Neapolitan with whipped cream frosting) and then to dinner, (IHOP, don't ask) and then family came over. Dylan and I decided to go and look at my neighbors house that has been on the market, and well, we both totally fell in love with it. We called the realtor and she scheduled a meeting with us on Friday. Well, Friday rolls around and I am heading to the meeting and I get a call from my supervisors brother....who is a real estate agent and builder, and he is concerned for Dylan and I and explained the whole "A seller of a house can not be looking out for your best interest and get you the best deal as your buyer" which totally made sense. We now have an agent and he is wonderful. We met with him Friday night at his house, the papers are signed, the offer was faxed....and we have not even QUALIFIED YET! We are meeting with a loan officer on Monday. And believe it or not, yesterday, we got a counter offer. Even if this were not to happen, Dylan and I are grateful for the many things we are learning....and for the continuous support and love of our friends and family.

Yesterday, Dylan and I spent the day running to our usual haunts, eating Del Taco AND Chili's, going to see our "potential" new cats, and going out to sign papers on the counter offer. We got to go and do things we have not done in a very long time and did not have to think about going to see houses. It was so very relaxing and comforting not to feel like we had this weight on our heads....now we have a new kind of weight!

Speaking of weight, the weight in at WW went great...down another 2.4 pounds and I could not be more happy. I am sure I put that back on at Del Taco and Chili's but it just felt so good to relax and not worry about my food that I enjoyed it more than I should have.

Oh, and I have messed my back up....AGAIN! I am going to be trying to see Dylan's Chiropractor this week to get an adjustment. Keep your fingers crossed.

Today I am going shopping the whole day with Mom and then I need to figure out what I am making for dinner. I was thinking about "drunk chicken" on the bbq, but we will see.

To digress, I just want to say again how very grateful I am to have such wonderful and positive friendships in my life. Everyone has been ( now I am getting teary eyed) so very wonderful with helping Dylan and I out, keeping out attitudes up beat, helping us out with all of your experiences. The Goddess was at her finest the day that she brought all of you into my life and I love you all very, very much.