Our First Flat

Moving in Day - Finally it's here!

We woke up expecting a hard day, and boy did we get that in spades. Thankfully we had a crew of strong and hearty labourers to help out - biggest thanks must today go out to Claire, David, Sue and Keith. Special mentions also to Simon and Rachel, Sheila and John - for the kind donations to our sparse furniture collection.

Highlights of the day were sleeping, the occassional rest between van loads and knowing we still have shed-loads more to do. Low-lights of the day included realising the only channel we could get on the Telly was Five, featuring the classic Jason and the Argonaughts. Let's face it, it couldn't get much worse from here on in... could it?

Exchange and Completion day set, packing in full swing!

sWell, we've definitely got an exchange and complete day sorted - Friday the 5th of November, or as everyone else calls it, Henry Ni... I mean Guy Fawkes night. It's all getting very near now, and even though we've technically been packing for about a month, it's all speeding up a bit now - we're living in cardboard box land. I also got a bit bored and decided to do an aerial photo map showing where the new flat is - don't ask me why, I just felt like it. I went by the flat this morning on the way home from the dentist, and was relieved to see it was still standing - there was even a load of BT engineers fitting a new telephone pole outside. They must be preparing the area for our arrival - I shouldn't be surprised if they organise a street party in our honour... :)

Our second viewing of the property, this time with camera!

Here are some rather 'interesting' photos of our second more comprehensive look around the flat. This is where Henry was trying to convince me that we wanted to move into this property. So he did his usual Japanese tourist impression and this is the result. We're both getting excited now as the prospect of no more waiting is dawning. Although I'm not sure which Henry is more excited about, the physical labour of moving or updating this website! Feel free to join us on the journey from dump to palace with some old clothes in tow and a paintbrush at anytime, as you can see, we'll need all the help and advice we can get!