What do you mean you want more details? Okay. We talked, we laughed, we were serious, we drove here and there, we visited 3 potential houses, we did some touristy things, we had dinner, came back here, reluctantly hugged good-bye and Varmie went home. That’s it in a nutshell.
Of course, there was the stop at Cape Foulweather were we stood and looked 300 ft straight down to the ocean. I’d love to show you a pic, but that’s not possible as Mr. Retired had left his camera in the car belonging to the real estate guy in Depot Bay. :rolling my eyes because after all I’ve never misplaced or lost anything:
Varmie brought a bunch of her crocheting with her and Mr. Retired and I both drooled all over the pretties. She does such beautiful work, and it was a real treat to see it up close. I love the way she incorporates texture into her own designs. Yes, dear readers, I got to see some secret stuff. hehehe
The 3 of us went house viewing (see below), then drove up to Lincoln City to see where the outlet stores are situated. Lincoln City, nice place to visit, wouldn’t want to live there.
Eventually we drove down to Yachats and had a wonderful dinner. We dined outdoors no less—you sure can’t do that in the valley we presently live in! Varmie had fried oysters—freshly grown and harvested in Newport; I wanted smoked salmon fettucini, but they were out of the smoked salmon, so I had crab fettucini. Mr. Retired was a copy cat and ordered the same thing I did. (Varmie and I busted up laughing when we copied me cuz he did the same thing at breakfast! LOL!) I also enjoyed a lovely green salad with a creamed dill dressing. Yummers.
Back on 101 heading north, we drove up one hill in Waldport to show Varmie the invisible lot #2. LOL! There are no signs saying “#2”, no indicators of where it might be, but wherever it is, it’s going to have a lovely home on it some day and we like the floor plan. LOL! Since the property seems to be invisible, I wonder if we can pay for it with invisible money? Harharhar
Eventually it was time for Varmie to head for home. :((( Good hugs all around, and a reminder that we’ll see each other again in about 3 months! :))))
Houses, houses, houses
What’s to become of us? Who knows. This next comment will either have you laughing, sighing, shaking your head or closing your browser and refusing to come back to read my ramblings. LOL!
Maybe we won’t buy a house. At least not a house that is already built. Maybe we’ll buy a lot and have a house built. After all, we currently know of 3 lots being developed with lovely houses and the prices are within our budget. So we are now looking at the possibility of either buying a lot and having a home built, or looking at the new homes currently under construction.
Today we did go see 3 houses. The first was lovely, although I didn’t like the formal living and dining room—I’d prefer a great room and kitchen set up; plus the back yard was tiered and I don’t do well on steps. The second house, now there was a winner. ROFL!
The second home is brand new, in fact they are still building it. Decent floor plan, nice deck, nice sized yard, but no shower stalls—just tubs. Oh, and it’s right next to the sewage treatment plant. Hahahahahahahaha Scratch that one from the list.
Last home was lovely, complete with sun room, nice deck, large master bedroom, shower stall and more, but the big draw back is the association dues of $100 per month. No thanks.
Still, it showed us that there are homes out there. We just have to find the right one. Anyhow, back in our room we were going over all the listings and such and again looked at the plans for the house on the invisible lot in Waldport. The more we look, the more we think this may be the route for us.
So whatz de deal wit ya hat?
All day, Varmie has been training us on the proper pronunciation of Yachats. Mr. Retired finally got it down and waited for just the right moment to spring his ditty on us:
Ya Hats: Ya hats just fine; ya hats really keen; ya hats on backwards ... groan, groan, groan. If you are done groaning, just remember—I live with him. LOL!
Personal notes:
Today I was reading from Mr. Retired’s small travel Bible. I’m using his because in my haste to pack, mine got left behind. Anyhow, he has notes of certain verses he likes and one of those is:
“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.”--Philippians 1:6I held this verse close in the back of my mind all day today. It was a good reminder that God will take care of us; and it reminded me how special it is that God brought Mr. Retired and I together—for this verse is one of my special verses also.
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