So this is what I'm imagining...

Apparently, the good 'ole Florida Sunshine doesn't stretch all the way to SC.... I guess the FL sunshine also makes you oblivious to the whether conditions past your immediate 20 mile radius...

Thankfully, the above picture is not my house... But that is the mental picture I had this afternoon about 2:30... I looked down at the phone and saw that it was my realtor.. YEAH... flip open the phone, all cheery, thinking she'd going to give me the great news that I have an offer on my house... Ummmm,,, No... What I got instead was a somewhat irritated realtor(although I still can't figure out what she had to be irritated about)... Kind enough to let me know that apparently, at some point in time last night, the pipes in my master bathroom busted.

The neighbors I used to say were so nosey,, saved my hide.. They looked out there bedroom window this morning and saw puddles in my yard... Bubba (yes, my neighbors name is Bubba) came over to find water GUSHING out the side of my house, from underneath the siding... Lovely... He grabbed the keys I left with them, turned off the water, and the phone tree started...

So here I am, 700 miles away... panicked, with a realtor who's only response was call me and let me know when I need to let someone in... I call NATIONWIDE (who I now love),,, the poor customer service rep had the distinct misfortune of having to tell me the adjuster probably wouldn't call me until Tuesday or Wednesday, due to the holiday,,,, ' so go ahead and do what's needed, but save your receipts, it MAY be reimbursable'.... Wasn't his fault, so I let him go..

To my shock and amazement, the adjuster called me within 5 minutes,,, yes 5... and within 30 minutes from that call, the contractor had called me, to let me know they'd be there tonight to start taking care of the water, and would call me tomorrow to update me... He then let me know that the adjuster had told him the house was on the market,,, so he would do everything he could to get it taken care of a quickly as possible...

Now, those of you that know me,,, know full well, I am definitely a 'half empty' kind of girl... But in trying to stick with the whole new years resolution stuff... I am going to choose to believe that they mean it,,, that it will look great when they are done, and that the one person who wanted to buy my house won't want to see it when the bathroom is ripped apart...

All in all, could have been much worse... My neighbor, said she would do what ever I needed in regards to letting workers in and making sure the house was locked up etc.... Boy I guess I missed out on that one, how nice f her was that !? She's definitely getting a HUGE gift/flower/chocolate basket on Monday!!!

Lots to be thankful for,,, let's hope I feel that way in a few days (see half empty)..