The thing I find most interesting about today is not that I have sucessfully spent more money than I thought I was worth, bringing my week tally to 1 brand new car, and 1 106 year old house, but it is the wonderful interaction of the people around me I’ve had.
Last night I went to bed feeling cold, burdened, confused and lonely. Tonight I feel vibrant, connected, and in touch with something I sometimes feel like I’ve lost…my friends.
What made this day great wasn’t signing like 50 documents just to put an offer on a house, but it was the little things. Like having a friend here to watch it all happen because he came over to help teach Laurn guitar. Or the great comments on my blog from a pal who is going through similar stuff, or the guy who just dropped by to hang out and ended up celebrating with us. And the old friend who took time out of his lunch to pray for me, who also happens to be the only guy I know right now that I can call earlier than my Dad and he’ll be awake to listen to me when I feel confused, burdened, cold and lonely.
The investment I set out to make with this whole ordeal wasn’t ever supposed to be just about smart financial planning, it was about investing in these shared moments with friends. And I hope that we can make our new home even more welcoming and inviting, so that when we mark the next big mooent in our lives, just like tihs moment, we won’t just remember what we were doing, but we will remmber who we were doing it with.