Kim39
23rd October 2005, 05:38 AM
Yep just in case some folk are wondering have they sold or haven't they, well the answer is yes and we are now on countdown. Sorry for leaving this thread so late to us departing but, since our last attempt a few months ago we didn't want to tempt fate. I do realise things can go pear shaped at the last moment, but fingers crossed our buyer has been keeping his end of the deal so far. There has been a slight hiccup regarding the search(he hadn't paid his fee) but we have been in contact with his mortgage broker and our solicitor and things are back on track. We hope to exchange on either Thursday or Friday and have completion on the 31st Oct.
Shippers are arriving on thursday, and flights are booked for Wed 2nd Nov.
Have been out today for a bit of a spending spree, seeing there ain't no mortgage to pay this month:nice1 Got a busy week ahead, what with saying goodbye to friends and still having certain items to clean before the shippers arrive. We'll get there, and hope that by Wednesday we will be in chillout mode for at least a day or two before we start saying our goodbyes to family.
Our plans are simple when we arrive. Staying with our friends who live in Cambridge and who made this move in April, they'll be picking us up at Auckland airport, along with Diny flying up from Palmy, she just wants to see our faces after we have come through ( She is killing two birds as they say as Mark is due in on the same day anyway ) just looking forward to seeing their faces again and our friends. After our initial meet up we are heading down to Cambridge, where we will spend the weekend, and then up to Auckland for a meet up with the new boss on the Monday. We are also taking a trip across to Kawerau to see Elaine's uncle (has lived in NZ for 50yrs) then back down to our friends for the rest of the week, and then Diny and Mark are coming up from Palmy and taking us down to there gaff and then the holiday mode will kick in. Spending a good few weeks having a ball and making sure that the area's we are looking to settle in are appropiate to our needs. No decisions have been made regarding our housing situation as it comes down to what the company is prepared to offer me in destination, but i'm sure we can deal with that a little further down the line. Just need to chill to begin with, as the last few months has taken it out of us.
So its finally happening to us after 18 months of trying and to be honest it feels quite surreal. I know our emotions are going to take over, over the next few days, and when we eventually start living the dream. But hey this is what its all been about i suppose.
So over the next few days we are hoping that everything marry's up and we can be sitting on that plane come the 2nd knowing that the stress has finally finished here, but know full well that there are going to be tough times ahead in the future for us too. We'll cross those when we reach them.
If any of the NW crew read this we'll see you on Saturday at the meet to say our "see ya later" (don't really like saying goodbye as it sounds too final).
Kim
Shippers are arriving on thursday, and flights are booked for Wed 2nd Nov.
Have been out today for a bit of a spending spree, seeing there ain't no mortgage to pay this month:nice1 Got a busy week ahead, what with saying goodbye to friends and still having certain items to clean before the shippers arrive. We'll get there, and hope that by Wednesday we will be in chillout mode for at least a day or two before we start saying our goodbyes to family.
Our plans are simple when we arrive. Staying with our friends who live in Cambridge and who made this move in April, they'll be picking us up at Auckland airport, along with Diny flying up from Palmy, she just wants to see our faces after we have come through ( She is killing two birds as they say as Mark is due in on the same day anyway ) just looking forward to seeing their faces again and our friends. After our initial meet up we are heading down to Cambridge, where we will spend the weekend, and then up to Auckland for a meet up with the new boss on the Monday. We are also taking a trip across to Kawerau to see Elaine's uncle (has lived in NZ for 50yrs) then back down to our friends for the rest of the week, and then Diny and Mark are coming up from Palmy and taking us down to there gaff and then the holiday mode will kick in. Spending a good few weeks having a ball and making sure that the area's we are looking to settle in are appropiate to our needs. No decisions have been made regarding our housing situation as it comes down to what the company is prepared to offer me in destination, but i'm sure we can deal with that a little further down the line. Just need to chill to begin with, as the last few months has taken it out of us.
So its finally happening to us after 18 months of trying and to be honest it feels quite surreal. I know our emotions are going to take over, over the next few days, and when we eventually start living the dream. But hey this is what its all been about i suppose.
So over the next few days we are hoping that everything marry's up and we can be sitting on that plane come the 2nd knowing that the stress has finally finished here, but know full well that there are going to be tough times ahead in the future for us too. We'll cross those when we reach them.
If any of the NW crew read this we'll see you on Saturday at the meet to say our "see ya later" (don't really like saying goodbye as it sounds too final).
Kim