About one year ago, Damsel and I took the plunge and closed escrow on the Arizona property. Halfway through the ensuing summer, our contractor began the construction on our new home. We took occupancy in January of 2011 and began a series of events acquiring furniture, building a courtyard, installing steel security doors. We also had shutters installed, added a courtyard gate and a HUGE saguaro cactus. It took nearly a year, but our retirement dreams have come true. There are still more home decor and landscape refinements, but we’re here enjoying the good life.
Image – the walk to close escrow – May 2010 – courtesy of the Damsel.
As a Wise Man once said….”The journey is the reward”.
It’s been a lot of fun watching you guys go from an empty lot to a beautiful home.
Congratulations! We have enjoyed following your odyssey.
Congratulations!
We took the plunge several years back and have been enjoying retired life by traveling between are two places…home here in Alabama and a condo on Cape Cod.
We also get out to Texas and Nevada visiting the children…in fact my youngest
daughter just graduated from St Edwards University in Austin, Texas and I was there!
I guess the biggest thing I miss is that big pay check…retired pay sucks…but everything we got is ours; lock, stock, and barrel! (by the way…that was one of the criteria for retiring…own everything! If you have to make payments, you’re not ready
to retire! …unless you hit the lottery)
Thanks guys!
It’s been a really fun and rewarding experience.
Norm, we feel like we DID hit the lottery! 🙂