Our daughter is trying to purchase a condo and we got word last week that it looked like the closing would happen the middle of this week. Our boss, Paul, knew what was going on with Melissa and was fine with us leaving three weeks early as the campground got through the Sturgis Bike Rally and the campground season would begin to slow down. We hated not completing our commitment to Paul but felt we needed to be there for Melissa for such a big moment in her life.
We packed up and headed out on Sunday morning and arrived in Sacramento around noon today. We had four hard days of travel. That is to say for the way we normally travel. We wanted to be here when the condo closed as there is painting to do, baseboard to replace, and heaven knows what else is on the agenda. However, Melissa was blindsided today by a glitch that everyone is feverishly working to get resolved quickly. Poor thing is so frustrated as this has absolutely nothing to do with anything she can control. She told us this evening that she knows that we can't do anything to help with the matter but that it was comforting just knowing we were here. Hopefully, this glitch can get resolved quickly as Melissa has to vacate her apartment by 8/31 so that is also an additional bit of pressure and concern to her. She is learning about the unexpected items in life that blindside you when you least expect them as adults. Sometimes "being an adult just sucks" as Melissa said.
We plan on being here at least a month so for the next few days it looks like we will be able to recover from the hard travel, get haircuts, and maybe get a bike ride or two in before we have to move Melissa.
