Today was a very eventful and meaningful day for me. I was busy from the moment I woke up until the end of the day when I finally went to sleep.
Today Joy and I closed on our very first home!!
We started our day early; got dressed up; and drove to the house that would soon be ours. We met our Real Estate Broker at the house, and then we drove together to the lawyer's office to go through the paperwork for the closing.
All the paperwork took over an hour, but it was interesting and even fun. Our lawyer had a fun personality and cracked jokes that he had probably shared for years with every new home owner that walked through his doors.
After we closed on the house, I called the bank to check on my balance and to change the address on my account. You would think that they would know that I had a change of address considering that they are handling my mortgage, but they don't make that assumption.
After doing some office-type work at our apartment, Joy's dad arrived from our home town. He wanted to go out and celebrate, but I had a meeting with the owner of the Domino's that I am managing. So, we decided to go to Moe's because it is usually quick and is right next to the place where I had my meeting.
My meeting went really well and lasted quite a long time. I am still in training to become a general manager so I need to meet with the owner on a weekly or bi weekly basis. When the meeting was over I had received a $0.25/hour raise and an invitation to an incredible leadership conference in Tampa on Wednesday. I accepted the invitation later on that day, but told my Franchisee that I would need to check to see if I could get the day off.
After that three-hour meeting I went home and got ready to go to work. I had to be at work at 5PM that afternoon. It was just for a short dinner-rush shift. So, when I got home Joy, Joy's dad, and I talked for a while, and then Joy and I went to Blockbuster to get a movie. We ended up watching Cinderella Man. Then it was off to sleep for everyone.
Posted by David at March 4, 2006 12:37 AM