Our House

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Life is good.

On Tuesday (May 13) we went and looked and a duplex in Vic West, just over the bridge from downtown. It’s two blocks from our favourite pub (Spinnakers) and a block from a decent grocery store, a liquor store, a walk-in clinic, a branch of our bank and a decent Chinese restaurant.

I think Chris and I both knew before we even went upstairs that we’d be making an offer, and we did!

Unless something goes wrong (and we did the house inspection yesterday and it went fine, so probably nothing will) we will take possession of 232 Henry Street on May 19th.

We knew it was meant to be when the sellers proposed that as our possession date.

On May 19th 2002, at about 5pm, Chris arrived in Victoria and we laid eyes on each other for the very first time. We went for supper at Spinnakers. On May 19th 2007 at 5pm we take possession of our first house.

It has a great open floor plan, it’s immaculate, it has three bedrooms, three bathrooms, two skylights, and a great walk-in closet in the master bedroom. It’s on a quiet, cherry-tree lined street, and it’s a pleasant walk downtown. Probably not one I’d want to do every day to work, but certainly lovely to wander down for lunch and shopping on a Saturday, or to stroll home from work on a lazy Friday afternoon when the weather’s nice.

And it’s even better for living without a car than where we live now!

We will miss our nextdoor neighbours, and Bubby Rose’s Bakery, and being so close to Beacon Hill Park, but we’re gaining access to the Galloping Goose regional trail system, we’re just as close to the water and a park where we can sit and watch the floatplanes take off and land, and it’s going to be OURS.

Life is good.

Update: Life

Wow. Let's see.

Since I last posted.... Terri, Maid of Honour, had her baby! His name is Carter, and as I write this he is just past three weeks old. He's a very happy baby with a full head of hair who loves to eat and loves to be cuddled. He's very quiet and easy going, which of course is easy at that age when you're surrounded by people who love you, which he is. I hosted the baby shower at someone else's place due to crazy cat syndrome, and it was great! good company, good food, no stupid games.

Chris and I were both going through the process of applying for new jobs, me within my current work unit and he in a totally different part of government doing very different work. We both signed letters of offer on Wednesday, I started the Monday before I signed and he starts on the 26th of this month.

With that in place, on thursday we went and got preapproved for a mortgage, friday we met with a realtor, this morning we looked at some places and tonight we put in an offer.

The place we offered for has three bedrooms, three bathrooms, three skylights and three walk in closets. It's in very good shape, has lovely blonde hardwood floors, and it has a great layout. It's on two really good bus routes, so it's even better for our no-car lifestyle than where we live now.

Do we sound really busy yet?

I can't even get over how fast life is moving, and how quickly the things I've been dreaming about are materializing. I feel unbelievably fortunate.

Now if I could just find a wedding dress, life would be peachy keen!