We Did It!
By Morley Hunt
@Morleyhunt (21744)
Canada
October 22, 2017 8:00am CST
In four short weeks we will take possession of our retirement home.
A week will be spent at the new house to get a few things organized and then we say goodbye to the house for more than two months.
In February I will be driving out by myself to begin to paint, clean, have internet hooked up and generally begin to turn the house into a home. For almost two months my husband and I will be living miles and miles apart.
In April, I get to make the long drive back to our present home so we can pack everything we own and make the big move in the middle of the month of May.
My husband is super excited and counting down the days until he is retired. 205 is today's count.
2018 promises to be a year of change.
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26 responses
@rebelann (113238)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Oct 17
Not bad @Morleyhunt it looks bigger though.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
23 Oct 17
It's a basic bungalow....1000 square feet. Perfect for the two of us with room for guests.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
28 Oct 17
I'm sure I'll be fine....I tend to be a bit of a loner.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
29 Oct 17
@RubyHawk I like it a lot....but I haven't put down real roots in a long, long time.
@LadyDuck (472492)
• Switzerland
23 Oct 17
@Morleyhunt I can very well understand.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
23 Oct 17
I'm getting excited, looking forward to the move and having it all behind us.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
30 May 18
The move is complete. We are loving our new home.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
3 Nov 17
Thank you. Two weeks until we take possession...then the real challenges begin.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
23 Oct 17
@pradab I'll be painting the window trims, the shutters and the interior walls. I've done it before and will probably do it again in the future.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
23 Oct 17
I actually have a brother who lives near our new home. I haven't spoken to him in months...he isn't aware, as far as I know.
The work will be worth it. The crazy week coming up in November could be interesting.....then the drive back and forth by myself is just a bit intimidating....but I'm sure it will be fine.
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@sallypup (62879)
• Centralia, Washington
22 Oct 17
You and I are on similar tracks. Your retirement house looks comfy. My hubby and I could stay where we are now after his retirement. It would be the cheaper option. 3 acres and yet..... no bus line, no culture for poetry readings, no university for hubby, no health food stores. We are looking at quite a distant move to get what we need and then it would mean we would be in a town again and I'm not the greatest at living so near people. The area also has trails to walk on so we will go back there next early summer and check it out again...... I wish you luck.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
28 Oct 17
We will be in a small town....hubby would never survive in the city.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
1 Nov 17
@paigea 18 hours....that's the biggest drawback....but FaceTime, video Messenger, Skype and trips back and forth will take care of that.
@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
1 Nov 17
The kids love the shutters. The house we built almost 30 years ago had hearts on the shutters as well.
@paigea (36315)
• Canada
1 Nov 17
@Morleyhunt the shutters are nice. How far will you be from all your kids?
@Morethanamom (1948)
• Canada
22 Oct 17
It’s going to be different not running into you in town. Congrats on the purchase!
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
28 Oct 17
I'm sure we'll still be here regularly. I'll be gone for a week in November, then home until February...then gone until Easter.....
@andriaperry (118280)
• Anniston, Alabama
23 Oct 17
I am glad you got a house. Time goes by fast and soon you will both be back in the same house.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
23 Oct 17
I think we have it calculated out....we'll be living apart for about 8 weeks. That's not so bad....we'll talk everyday on the phone.
We lived apart for 3 months back in 2000....mind you I wasn't living alone at a that time and we were only about 25 miles apart.
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Oct 17
Freedom awaits your husband!
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
28 Oct 17
And not a moment too soon. He's counting down...just 200 more days.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
23 Oct 17
1,681 km from the house we live in now to our new home.....just a bit of a drive.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
28 Oct 17
Thank you. It seems to be an exciting time to anticipate.
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@dodo19 (47360)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
28 Oct 17
@Morleyhunt it’s always a good feeling when it does.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
28 Oct 17
It's nice to see everything falling into place.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
27 Oct 17
Congrats to you and your hubby! I am sure it will be wonderful.
@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
28 Oct 17
I'm sure in my 8 weeks alone, I'll be writing on Mylot a bit more than I am now.
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@Juliaacv (52306)
• Canada
28 Oct 17
@Morleyhunt I hope so, but I totally understand that you need this time to get ready to leave. Once you set off to go, in essence you will probably feel like you've left for good, although you'll be back for a short period again.
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@Marilynda1225 (83778)
• United States
1 Nov 17
Your new house looks very nice and I'm sure the time is going to fly by as you prepare to get moved and your hubby retired.
@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
1 Nov 17
It's been crazy busy this week. Dad was discharged from hospital....now we are awaiting long term care....
@JudyEv (346510)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Oct 17
Yay!! Way to go! Vince's computer used to pop up with the number of days left before retirement. That was a few years ago. Hope it all goes swimmingly. 
@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
28 Oct 17
200 more days...hubby can't wait. His job seems to become more stressful each day.
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@JudyEv (346510)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Oct 17
@Morleyhunt That's what happened with Vince too. After retiring he filled in a couple of times when his successor was on holidays or whatever but after about the third time of filling in, he didn't even want to do that any more.
