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AW: Yessssssssssss!!

WHOA THIS GOT REALLY LONG.

I know a lot of you figured it out by now, but the other party involved has been informed, so the top secret plots are no longer top secret.

We! Are! Moving!

It's kind of unbelievable, really, that something is actually working out for us with regards to our living situation.

Long, boring details, please skip if you're not into long boring details, I'll put some stars where the boring details end::

 Normally, only married couples can live in on base housing. Since we plan on putting in to PCS overseas after we get married, we planned to move into base housing after the wedding to avoid leasing or renting somewhere we were just going to leave. That isn't until October, though, and every day, because of our current living situation, that seemed farther and farther and farther away.

So recently, the comapny that runs the base housing here decided they were going to allow single airmen to move into base housing, to fill up their empty spots. Buddy got really excited about that, until he realized that I am a total rule-stickler, and wouldn't live in base housing without permission - I can't get on and off base, etc, without a pass, which I can't have until we're married. Then he managed to work some magic where I have to go through a background check and stuff and his 1st sgt is writing a memo for me after he meets me, so I can have a year long pass to go on and off base and live there.

So he applied, we were immediately accepted, and we're #12 on the waiting list. 3 or 4 people above us have already been offered houses and 3 or 4 more people above us don't want to move until april, may, june or even later. The company is having houses renovated, and they're becoming available, fresh from renovations, 10 every month. So we'll be offered a house, guaranteed, in the beginning of Feb, with 30 days to take possession, so we're moving in March.

Also, since we're moving into base housing, we'll do a DITY move, and end up actually making money on the move.

**** boring crap over!*****

The news, as you'd expect, did not go over well. Threats involving Brinkley-theft were made. The situation seems to be okay for now, but there's no way it's going to go smoothly with our roommate. We're giving enough notice, though, that she will have until mid-April to find someone to be her roommate. Which is more than fair, really, though she doesn't see it that way. However, there's nothing that can be done to change it.

CN: MOVING. HOORAY.
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Re: AW: Yessssssssssss!!

  • High five.  Congrats!
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  • Glad you're getting out of that crazy!
  • TJ--I'm so happy to hear that your living situation is changing for the better!  Congrats.
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  • That's awesome, congrats!
  • It's about time something great happens re: you're living situation!! Congratulations :)!!!
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  • Thank you everyone.

    I am excited to get out of this situation, but I'm equally exicted about the house itself - a kitchen both of us fit in at once, and a gas stove. Two things I have always wanted since... I moved in here almost a year ago to this house with the weirdo tiny one person kitchen and unevenly heating electric stove.
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  • Great news! 

    I was excited to see your subject.  :)
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  • Yay! I'm still not sure I understand entirely why you were in that situation to begin with, but it doesn't matter because you're moving!
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  • tlv - ridiculous housing market, ridiculous bills, upside down on the mortgage, etc. Just a bunch of ridiculous mundane stuff.

    While a few people on this board did have a blast one FFF discussing how my living situation actually translated to red flags in my relationship (because that makes sense, I think people just like saying "red flag"), one thing that has been excellent about P&E is no one has ever said,

    "Well why don't you just.... " blah blah blah?

    You mean, why don't we just do that completely and totally obvious solution? Gosh, why didn't we think of that? Oh, except we did think of it and shot it down because we LIKE living with Buddy's ex-wife, not because it's not a viable solution.

    No one here ever did THAT, for which I am infinitely grateful, because I cannot even count the number of people who said to us, "Well, have you thought about moving out?" GOSH WHY DID THAT NEVER OCCUR TO US?

    I have residual rage.
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  • Congratulations! I am so glad to hear that you guys are getting out of there and moving on to better pastures.
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  • That is great news!  I'm soooo happy for you ;)
  • That's awesome! Just to clarify: Buddy owns the house with the housemate/ex, right? Is he still going to keep his 'half' of the house or will that be split? 
  • That is great news!!  I'm happy for you guys and hope your roommate doesn't make it too hard on you both between now and then.
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  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_aw-yessssssssssss?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:2e398f4e-846d-42ce-a672-62e7439dbc7fPost:e146add4-df53-4370-8475-ae1d93542012">Re: AW: Yessssssssssss!!</a>:
    [QUOTE]That's awesome! Just to clarify: Buddy owns the house with the housemate/ex, right? Is he still going to keep his 'half' of the house or will that be split? 
    Posted by thesuninherhead[/QUOTE]

    I'm curious about this too.
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