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EllieKMAS (original poster member #68900) posted at 12:37 PM on Tuesday, May 16th, 2023
Moved! I'm here! I legit live somewhere that there's palm trees and wild lizards 😁
My furniture should be here tomorrow, and looking SO forward to having my bed back, and my TV. My dogs and cats were amazing on the drive and my naked cat has been having the time of her life chasing all the bugs
And all the SI juju please that my CO house sells quick. That's the last piece of the puzzle...
"No, it's you mothafucka, here's a list of reasons why." – Iliza Schlesinger
"The love that you lost isn't worth what it cost and in time you'll be glad that it's gone." – Linkin Park
zebra25 ( member #29431) posted at 1:26 PM on Tuesday, May 16th, 2023
That's awesome Ellie!!
Sending you house selling mojo.
"Don't let anyone who hasn't been in your shoes tell you how to tie your laces."
D-day April 2010
Shehawk ( member #68741) posted at 2:17 PM on Tuesday, May 16th, 2023
Sending you positive thoughts. I am so excited for you. I was a Florida girl when my life upended. Those lizards lol scared the daylights out of me when I moved there 😂😂
"It's a slow fade...when you give yourself away" so don't do it!
BearlyBreathing ( member #55075) posted at 2:52 PM on Tuesday, May 16th, 2023
Congrats!! Enjoy all the fun of exploring your new home area!
Me: BS 57 (49 on d-day)Him: *who cares ;-) *. D-Day 8/15/2016 LTA. Kinda liking my new life :-)
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taken4granted ( member #61971) posted at 3:23 PM on Tuesday, May 16th, 2023
What a great update!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything." - Mark Twain
Me: Living life! Him: Not my problem anymore
Married 15 yrs.
1 LTA, Many EAs from 2009 - ?
Dday 1 = 6/16/17
Last Dday = 1/4/18
Started loving myself 2018!
Superesse ( member #60731) posted at 4:43 PM on Tuesday, May 16th, 2023
How COOL!!! How you feeling now? It is a momentous experience. 😀
Justsomeguy ( member #65583) posted at 8:19 PM on Tuesday, May 16th, 2023
Palm trees and lizards! Congrats on your new beginning! It really nice to hear positive stories.
I'm an oulier in my positions.
Me:57 STBXWW:55 DD#1: false confession of EA Dec. 2016. False R for a year.DD#2: confessed to year long PA Dec. 2 2017 (was about to be outed)Called it off and filed. Denied having an affair in court papers.
Divorced
Want2BHappyAgain ( member #45088) posted at 9:54 PM on Tuesday, May 16th, 2023
Bienvenue!!! Unless you live north of I-10...and in that case...Welcome!!! Now I understand why the air is smelling sweeter over here...and it isn't just because the magnolias are in bloom!!
A "perfect marriage" is just two imperfect people who refuse to give up on each other.
With God ALL things are possible (Matthew 19:26)
I AM happy again...It CAN happen!!!
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Oldwounds ( member #54486) posted at 11:32 PM on Tuesday, May 16th, 2023
Awesome update!
I hope your CO house sells quick!
Married 36+ years, together 41+ years
Two awesome adult sons.
Dday 6/16 4-year LTA Survived.
M Restored
"It is better to conquer our grief than to deceive it." — Seneca
The1stWife ( Guide #58832) posted at 12:32 PM on Wednesday, May 17th, 2023
Survived two affairs and brink of Divorce. Happily reconciled. 11 years out from Dday. Reconciliation takes two committed people to be successful.
little turtle ( member #15584) posted at 2:13 PM on Wednesday, May 17th, 2023
This is so exciting! Thanks for sharing with us.
~~~MOJO~~~~ sell that house!!
Failure is success if we learn from it.
EllieKMAS (original poster member #68900) posted at 5:11 PM on Wednesday, May 17th, 2023
Sitrep - supposedly my furniture and stuff will be here today. Just FYI if anyone is doing a crosscountry move stay the hell away from SafeShip Moving... they suck suck suuuuuuuuck.
CO house has 8 showings lined up so far for Friday (goes live on MLS on Thursday) and my realtor is doing an open house on Saturday too. Fingers crossed this beeyotch is under contract by this weekend - pretty sure it will be.
My lil rental house in Louisiana is so so cute. One level (yay) and so much more reasonably sized for me (went from 2300sf to about 1300sf). I can't get over how GREEN everything is - my plants are in heaven! Also so weird and cool that my backyard has things planted in the ground that I have only ever seen as houseplants back home. Seeing palm trees everywhere is just mind-blowing for me too I can't wait to get into my forever house and get my garden going!
I have not yet seen any frogs (I love frogs), but saw a few lil lizards and a cardinal, which I had never seen in person before, so that thrilled me to pieces. Cardinals were my grandad's favorite so it felt like he was there welcoming me home.
The weather will def take some getting used to, but so far has not been unbearable. Not used to the heat and humidity, but am definitely over the snow and shoveling so am enjoying the thought of not having that anymore.
So far I can say that I am so glad I made this decision. I think I am very much going to love it here!
"No, it's you mothafucka, here's a list of reasons why." – Iliza Schlesinger
"The love that you lost isn't worth what it cost and in time you'll be glad that it's gone." – Linkin Park
Superesse ( member #60731) posted at 11:05 PM on Wednesday, May 17th, 2023
Aw, thanks for sharing! The symbolic welcome from your grandad, I can so relate to that. And you have time to adapt to the heat before June, too! 😅
Absolution ( member #60623) posted at 5:08 AM on Thursday, May 18th, 2023
Ellie, you’re in a place where gators come out and eat pets for snacks. Keep all your pets safe. Don’t let them be gator tater tots. Spoken in my best Morgan City accent.
EllieKMAS (original poster member #68900) posted at 11:31 PM on Saturday, May 20th, 2023
Colorado house is officially under contract! Woooooot!
"No, it's you mothafucka, here's a list of reasons why." – Iliza Schlesinger
"The love that you lost isn't worth what it cost and in time you'll be glad that it's gone." – Linkin Park
leafields ( Guide #63517) posted at 1:40 AM on Sunday, May 21st, 2023
Congratulations!!!!
I hope you're settling in well and are living your best life.
BW M 34years, Dday 1: March 2018, Dday 2: August 2019, D final 2/25/21
Charity411 ( member #41033) posted at 12:42 AM on Monday, May 22nd, 2023
Outstanding Ellie!!!!! I am so happy for you. I grew up in Chicago and can totally relate to the plant thing. I went to Hawaii on a school trip and I remember seeing a beautiful variegated vine growing to the top of a palm tree and thinking "Why is that so familiar?" It was a philodendron which I had only known as a houseplant. I was in shock. Enjoy it! And enjoy the food in Louisiana!
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