A Very, Very, Very Fine House

I ended my last post with this line:

“We got the mortgage. Someone else got the house. I got the job interview. Now I'm scared someone else will get the job.”

I was right, someone else got the job. But given the events in the journalism world over the past week, even if I'd gotten the job, I would've lost it already. Nothing gained, nothing lost I guess.

On a brighter note, we did find another dream house — and this time we got it! That's why – for the few of you regularly following this blog – I've been lax lately. It was a whirlwind adventure. Wednesday we booked a flight that left on Saturday. We flew into Moncton, had lunch, met the real estate agent – the same one who sold my boyfriend’s parents their first home! – saw a few houses, made an offer, and before we knew it, we were booking home inspectors and water tests! By the time we flew back to Toronto on Monday night, we’d met most of the conditions placed on our offer. Within one week, we finished all the paperwork and on Friday the sold sign went up on the house. Just one month from today we’ll have the keys in hand. Now it’s a blur of getting moving quotes, packing boxes, and that all-important job search. It looks like we’re going to ‘be in this place’ sooner than expected!

On the job search front, we’re heading out tomorrow to a National Job Fair that’s partly sponsored by the Government of New Brunswick. Now that we have an address in New Brunswick, we’ve been told it should be a bit easier to grab people’s attention. We’ve also stepped up our efforts to reach out to any and every contact we have that might even know someone in the Moncton area looking for a journalist, a communications specialist, a manager, a business analyst or anything we’re remotely qualified to do! The response is always positive – it’s great to have young talent moving back and of course there’s got to be jobs you’d be perfect for … just no one has actually had one of those jobs available yet.

That’s okay, we didn’t think it would be an easy road. I heard from an old high school friend today. She and her family made a similar decision to move home a little over a year ago. Her husband is still trying to find his ‘career position,’ but does have a job – I foresee us being able to say a similar thing in the future. But she assures me that, even though it hasn’t been easy, they still believe it’s the best decision they’ve made. It is nice to share the doubts and fears – and sense of anxious excitement – with others! We’re confident that, despite the uncertainties and the looming mortgage payments, we’ve made the best decision, too. New Brunswick, here we come!