New House

So, I did it.
About 6 months ago I went and bought a house.
It's been an interesting time. Who knew that my late 40s would be the time I would choose to do what most people do in their 30s: get married, get a puppy, buy a house.....

It's all very strange. It's been everything I have and have not expected. I vacillate from insanely happy to terribly sad and paralyzingly anxious. Keeps things interesting, I suppose, but still. Yikes.

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