What a difference a week makes

2 Saturdays ago I was feeling anxious in the morning, so I decided that I needed to sit with some tea. Since I had just gotten a new box of tea, I decided to try the Kenyan green tea. While I have had this tea a couple of times before, I have noticed that each batch comes out differently as it is an artisinal small batch tea. The first bag I ever tried was great. The second bag I got was horribly bitter if brewed per instructions, but was fantastic when brewed in a gaiwan. I noticed a slight whiff of smoke when I opened this bag. Uh oh, smoked tea tends to give me an upset stomach. Still, I had to try it and see what was going on. Since I was feeling a bit tense, I decided to use my gong fu set.
When looking at my tea pets, I decided that I needed to drink with my bat. I was contemplating the meditating monks since I was feeling tense, but they weren't conveying their zen vibes to me. Bats are supposed to be good luck in certain parts of the world, and gosh darn it, my bat is cute and seemed to be the perfect size for my tea tray that day. The reason why I was feeling a bit anxious is that I was going to an open house for a condo that I thought would be in my price range to buy. I wasn't actually meeting with a loan officer to learn what my loan options were, and to make a budget of how much I could borrow, but I wanted to see the place because these properties are extremely rare and sell almost instantly. The only reason I even knew it was on the market was thanks to a friend who lived in a neighboring building. Thankfully I was the only person at the open house. Someone had looked at it before me and left, so it was just the realtor and me there. I absolutely loved the condo as soon as I saw it, and thanks to the realtor's understanding and patience with an anxious first time home buyer, she got the loan officer on the phone, payments were figured, applications were filled out online, and I managed to get a letter of pre approval on Monday. My offer was accepted Monday night. Holy crap, I'm buying a condo! It's such a huge relief because the horrible conditions in my current apartment have really been wearing on me, and I knew that I needed to get out. Part of me still can't believe it. Everyone I know assures me that buying a home is both terrifying and exciting at the same time. I have so much to do, but this time I'm really looking forward to moving.

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