Just got out of bed because I can't sleep - this is nothing to do with Slimming World but my Diary.
I am over excited because tomorrow we are going to see our new house for the first time - WOW and big WOW.
Quick synopsis - we rented out a house in Nottingham when we went to live in Spain - was good for 10 years and then when our brilliant tenant left we got lots of grief from 6 monthers who thought a dripping tap was a major concern and 1/4 of the rent went to someone to fix it. Decided that when we retired properly - i.e. getting a pension - we would get rid of all that and buy our retirement home. Put it on the market October 2012 and sold it within a couple of weeks (another story)
So we have looked and looked - we wanted - a brilliant kitchen - by the sea and easy walking - near to shops (especially M & S - a family joke) ideally a bungalow but must have a downstairs loo if a house - no garden as we don't want to come back to a mess AND it must be detached (my OH most wanted).
We had been to Llandudno in North Wales for a week-end and really liked it - ticked most of the boxes but could not find the house at the right price that we liked without doing work to it then in November I was on the net and found a likely one . I rang up and made an appointment to see this half finished house and went to view it the next day - walked into it and knew it was MY house - looked at my OH and he said OK - so we told the builder we wanted it and he could not believe it - he had 3 other people looking at it but they came back with other family members to look and decide time and again. Me - I know what I want when I see it even if it is a pair of trousers or a house.
We went to Australia the next day and left it to our solicitors to sort it out.
But the best of it is that it is a one off - built on small piece of land used by the family builders as their store room in the middle of town so it is not a big house.
SO - tomorrow we are going to see our new house for the first time - I am so excited - hope we like it
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Just borrowed decent camera from son so hopefully will get some good photos of house before we mess it up.