The Big Day

For weeks now we have been crossing our fingers, our toes, our hair, well whatever we could, in hope that this house we saw would become our house. I superstitiously withheld writing about it in fear that it would just vanish in front of us. Because this house is really really nice. In fact it has all these features we thought would be ideal for a house in Brasilia.  Yet after a few days visiting houses, we felt it would be most unlikely to find all of these combined in one house. Yet this house has it all.
Then at the end of one of our tours, we were taken a bit further, on a hill. On its sides were a few really nice houses, newer, more modern, all with a view. This house was there, above us. Several things made it stand out:  a immense yard, planted with a nice selection of trees, a magnificent view of the city, a  path and a driveway in stepping stones (leaving more green to the eye than a paved entry), a immense lap pool, a sauna, an outdoor pizza oven and BBQ (churasqueria). This house has a smart design, even if haciendish, with more taste and less flash, in a simple, white and wood, way. And a good layout, with lots of light in every room.
So in any cases, immediately after we visited it, we told the agent we wanted to meet the owner to discuss the details. The next morning, a Saturday, we met him, and his family - daughter, grandma, girlfriend. He toured us around, showing us all those things he loves about his house - each trees, each feature he had invested in to make it comfy and beautiful. Eventually details were discussed and negotiated. After reaching some general agreements, my husband's office was then mandated to prepare a lease, with the help of lawyers. Even if the rent here is high, we definitely get more for our money than when we were in Beijing.
Then we started to wait. Days passed. No news. Even the agent of the owner did not pick up the phone.
I started to imagine the worst: we negotiated too low, the owner is finding a more wealthy tenant; he changed his mind, realizing he loves it too much to leave it; he does not like the standard contract we have to use, being too complicated and legally involved...
And then one day, almost one month later, the contract came back with a few requests for changes. And a signing date. And today is the date we are signing it. I still can't believe this house will become ours for a few years!
I just have to be more patient. Less than a month, and we move in!