After spending over a week driving around nearby towns (well nearby to where we'll be moving) we looked at a LOT of houses, and know all the areas quite well. I'll tell you one thing; DON'T ever take a house based on how nice the photo's on the internet look, that's one lesson I became very aware of. I don't know how they do it, but those real estate photo's are incredibly deceiving, it's all about what they don't photograph.
Anyway it was a fun week, exhausting, but fun. And on the long drive home we got the phone call to tell us that our application was successful on the house I liked the best! It was so hard, some houses were nicer but in bad locations, some were on beautiful blocks but not convenient to anything, some were bigger but smelly and kinda gross... So we had to do some weighing-up and working through.
Anyway the house we'll be moving to is so cute. It's unusual and hard to describe (half brick, half Queenslander, big shady verandas), it's not as new or spacious as others, but I loved it right away. I don't know why, there was just something about it. It's nestled in amongst palm trees and backs onto the bush. It's green and lush and only a short walk to a gorgeous, practically deserted beach.
It's a 15min drive back into town, (and I was sooo relieved to see the town does have sushi, so I'll be fine). The suburb we'll be in doesn't have much itself, just the essentials: a corner store, a fancy café, an art gallery, a hairdresser and a bottle shop, and that’s it. What else do you need? It's surrounded by bush and beaches.
I know, it's sounding idillic isn't it? But wait... it's called Emerald Beach! hehehehe, I'm almost giddy at how "golden" it all sounds. So anyway, now I'm getting excited. The next 3 weeks leading up to the move are going to be full-on. And I'm still supressing the sadness that will errupt when I acknowledge that we'll be moving 7hrs away from all our friends, but at least now I know we'll be going somewhere so lovely they will all be dying to visit.
p.s. the photo above is an attempt at a before/after, from/to kinda thing.
6 comments:
wow, it does sound idyllic. congrats!
Oh Flossy!
It looks and sounds wonderful- can't wait to see more photos!!
Yay! I'm so happy you found a house! That must have relieved quite a bit of stress. I missed hearing from you while you were gone, so I'm glad to have you back. The new place sounds lovely and I can't wait to see pictures!
Glad you found somewhere that you love - can't wait to see some pics! And of course you have to wear your ruby slippers when you fo for a walk on Emerald Beach :)
is that really the ocean like practically in your backyard? and all that green goodness? i'll hop the next boat from albuquerque and meet you on the coast.
i'm so glad you had a nice trip - you really can't go wrong with big shady verandas!
Good to hear. Congrats on your work in the new shop, I love how you just walked in and announced youself.
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