We got not one, but two offers on the house I have for sale today - meaning the sellers can move forward with the purchase of their new home, which we have had a contingency offer on. Meaning...I will have two commissions coming, IF all goes well. We still have two home inspections to get through...but it has been a very exciting day.
Last night we had a lovely dinner with my in-laws and nephew to celebrate our anniversaries. We were treated by them - they would not even allow us to leave the tip! I was not surprised. Both his parents and mine hardly ever let us treat them. When we really insist, we have to catch the waitress and have her bring the bill directly to us, or else we haven't got a chance Anyway, we stopped at a few stores after dinner. I had a $5 g.c. to Petco that I won in an instant win game several months ago. The nearest one is in Syracuse, which is where we were last night. We went in, looked around for about 15 minutes, and found a few little things for the puppy. However...we went to check out and - no card. DH was supposed to have it in his wallet, but left it at home. What a waste. But now he knows what to get and can run in there some day and be out in two minutes. Can't give up $5 in free doggie treats! We stopped at Barnes and Nobles after and purchased a book for my SIL's b-day. We paid $5 out of pocket after a g.c. wiht $11 remaining (side story here: we found an envelope full of gift cards in our rental car on our last vacation and tried to turn them in to the rental company - they wouldn't take them and said they had no way to contact the owner. When we got home, we tried to get in touch with the owner ourselves through the Barnes and Noble membership card that was in there - no response. So we ended up with about $50 in g.c. to McDonalds, Old Navy, Barnes and Noble, Moes, Panera Bread - what a find!). After that we spend $20 at Sears (paid for by a g.c.) for three girls' outfits, gifts for a niece, cousin, and co-workers new baby. All in all, $5 spent for a great night, a little time with family and time to ourselves, and four gifts to boot. Plus we found out that we still have $30 left on the Sears card, which I thought only had $5 on it!
I think I need to head to bed...back to the real world tomorrow