The house is sold!

After a frantic week of getting rid of the things we didn’t sell in our yard sale, packing, taking boxes and some furniture to the storage locker, and cleaning up the house, we finalized the sale of our house this past Friday, the 7th. Whew!

While in many ways it’s sad to say good-bye to the house into which so much time, energy, and money was poured, it’s also very freeing to be ex-homeowners. A great feeling of lightness and liberation quickly descended upon us after the closing, not to mention absolute exhaustion!

Yesterday we went to the High Museum of Art in midtown Atlanta to see the new addition by Renzo Piano that was recently finished. We had lunch while we were there, and sat outside in the beautiful spring weather eating our sandwiches. We suddenly realized that it was the first time in a long time that we were doing something purely for fun, not related to selling the house or moving! It was a great feeling.

We get on the plane for France on April 18, a week from tomorrow, and it’s hard to believe it’s finally about to happen. We have a number of loose ends to tie up this week, and we’re throwing ourselves a farewell party on Friday night, but otherwise life is more relaxed than it’s been in a while.

The weather in Atlanta is spectacular; after a very violent series of storms on Friday night, the air has been crystal clear and the weather has been balmy and sunny every day. The dogwoods and the azaleas are in full bloom, and everything sparkles. It’s a great time to arrive in Atlanta and a great time to leave it as well, in its most beautiful season.