But they were Tears of Joy

Yesterday after work I had to go to the mortgage company to sign one last piece of paper. Upon arriving, they promptly told me that they had received final approval on everything (the loan, the docs we signed, etc, etc!) from the underwriter and that we should officially close tomorrow (which, by now, is today)!

Someone had until 1pm to get the paperwork to where ever it had to be so that we could get the keys by Friday and it got there at 12:57pm; so, it really came down to the wire! My mortgage people (they're husband and wife) were so happy and congratulatory. I was beside myself with happiness and excitement! A happiness I don't know I've ever felt. It was a different type of happiness, hard to explain.

I talked to the mortgage people for longer than I wanted and got a whole new slew of information; then, we thanked each other, exchanged pleasantries and I left.

I walked to my truck feeling a whole new sense of relief, calm and excitement. I thought, "I can't believe this is over. I can't believe we did it! I can't believe everything happened on time and we should get the keys tomorrow!"

When I got in the truck the radio automatically came on and my new favorite country song that I've been dying to hear for days was playing:

"And a little bit of chicken fried

A cold beer on a Friday night
A pair of jeans that fit just right
And the radio up
I like to see the sunrise
See the love in my woman's eyes
Feel the touch of a precious child
And know a mother's love"

And I just started crying! I was overwhelmed! But, it was a good overwhelmed and tears of joy. Don't know if I've ever cried tears of joy before!

I'm just so proud of Dave and me!