I moved last month. It was a very quick decision. We had been asking our landlord to move us to a 2 bedroom for years (that is not an exaggeration) now – but because we didn’t have kids, they wouldn’t move us. Luckily one day we got a phone call saying a 2 bedroom was available and so we jumped at the chance – even though that meant we had a weekend to move everything. The best thing was that we moved from one of the apartment buildings to another on the complex so it wasn’t too complicated to move. Even better, was we got some men from church to help us move. It is amazing how many things 2 people can have in 5 years of marriage.
Well this next series of posts is going to be a tour of the new flat. I realize that this is going to be quite boring for most, but my mom has asked for pictures several times and her wish is my command (most the time!). So today you get the…. Sitting Room (alright, try to contain your excitement!).
These are the French doors to the outside world (the curtains and carpet where here when we moved in. They are nice, but not my style.). This is one of the things we LOVED when we viewed the flat. Upon studying this picture it also looks like something one might see while dying…. “head to the white light!!”
This is the sitting room. We have soooooooooo much more room now. The washing is drying (I couldn’t take it all down to take a picture, the sun shines so rarely we always take advantage.)
The piano and my American magazines – when I find them over here its like I’ve won the lottery. The blue on the wall was our first try at painting the room – it is horrible in person so this weekend we are going to try take two – with a light brown.
The View Outside – these are all taken from the doors in the Sitting Room:
Those trees are lovely but in the spring the amount of things that flew through the open doors from the tree was quite annoying – I think Autumn might be worse! But the shade is so nice in the warmer weather – so I shouldn’t complain (I will, but I shouldn’t).
The church car park. It is a rare occasion when there are no cars there. It makes for a good seat for weddings and awkward seats for funerals. Funny story: The first week we were here, I had the music BLASTING to give me motivation to do the unpacking and cleaning with the doors and windows open wide. The song Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis came on and I was singing along. I happened to look out the door and noticed that there was a funeral going on. The hearse had just pulled up and there were a lot of people standing outside solemnly. I decided that the music (especially that song) wasn’t appropriate for a funeral and promptly turned it off. I am a bit more careful now.
The view looking right. There is the Zebra crossing right there and that building is the town museum. Open only 2 days a week and never busy! I’ve never been there. The metal gate is a favourite for the nieces and the twins that I babysit. There are always fights over who gets to swing it open – it’s the simple things right?!?
This is the view looking left. That is the alley way to the car park. We are quite secluded here (only 4 have doors this side of the building).
The view looking down. We are on the 2nd floor (if you are American) or the 1st (if you are English). Just one of those things that make my life more complicated than necessary, like on the phone when I tell the delivery person that we are in a second floor flat, only to have Chris shout out FIRST! Also a favourite spot for the kids to hang out of and give their parents regular, tiny heart attacks. (Don’t worry they are safe!!)
The view straight across to the church.
All in all it is a lovely place. We are working on decorating it, but it has given us so much more room. There will be other posts this week for the other rooms (I know, you can hardly wait).
