A Place For Grumpbumps
No one I know likes moving. I've moved at least 12 times in my life and I've cried during a lot of them. A new place is always exciting, even when you are moving for sad reasons (like breaking up with a boyfriend - four times). But this move into our new house has been so satisfying. It sounds conceited or perhaps like I am being a braggart but Mr. Grumpbump and I deserved this house. With everything going so much in our favor, I feel like I'm tempting fate by talking about how happy I am over the turn of events. Also, it does us no service to chalk this up to fate or karma. The facts are that Mr. Grumpbump and I made this happen. I don't think I've ever believed that line coming out of other people - but now I feel like it completely a legitimate explanation for why some things in life happen the way they do. (I don't believe this across the board because lots of bad things happen to very good people through no fault of their own.) I just think it ch…