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It began as one of those 'harmless' conversations....one of those harmless conversations that seem to be so innocuous at the time, similar to many that possibly you and your partner have also encountered. You know the type. Both of you seem to somehow visit the same subject over and over with neither one of you fully providing the level of comprehension needed to end the conversation. Ever since I can remember Cassandra had been mentioning a beautiful house that she had always thought was such a wonderful 'Magic' house. She continuously tried to verbally direct me to it's location, "You know the one, down Oakland RH side before the church." My response was always a one of classic spousal ignorance mixed with the occasional mental tracing of street signs spoken aloud just to show that I was actually trying to understand. However, even while purposely driving the route as discussed it always seem to elude my detection.
Years later, while house hunting one weekend for a home in town for my mother who wanted to relocate closer to us from her home back east, we found ourselves around the corner looking at a house for sale on Jackson St. The search had not been going well. We were exhausted and all of us were questioning the whole idea of trying to find a place. It was then that Cassandra said since we were so close to that 'Magic' house she was always referring to we should drive by so she could finally point it out and thus end the never-ending conversation. We turned the corner and noticed there was a 'For Sale' sign in front of the house and she blurted out "let's go in!"
As I recall, my response was something kind and understanding along the lines of "Are you out of your mind?" Cassandra explained her intention was not to consider it for purchase but just to 'walk thorough' it as a nice gesture for all of us since it was right there and would provide a wonderful diversion for all of us as well as the chance to end an otherwise difficult day on a good note. Well, let me say the house is almost invisible at 40 mph and I ended up overshooting twice! Although, once we finally entered, it was over, finis, end of conversation. (literally) I repeatedly just kept reminding everyone "Say nothing, say nothing" as I myself sought to just soak it all in without interruption. Though we were only in our old (newer) house less then a year we worked and schemed to figure out how to purchase this new (older) 'Magic' House.
Today, it has been narky 5 years and we have moved many mountains (of debris, including a pigeon coup) and applied Olympian efforts to restore/renovate/remodel some aspects while meticulously leaving others just as they were in 1928. All the while, we find ourselves still marveling at the 'Magic' just below the surface.
