The start of a new beginning.....

We're on our way to a new beginning.  That next stage of life, so to speak.

On our way to Hervey Bay and Gympie, we stopped in for a coffee and something to eat, and came across these baby swallows under the eaves of the building.  As mom and dad flew in and out feeding them as they went.  A sign of things to come, perhaps?

 

Chris had a Scout meeting on Sunday, so we decided to organize a trip to Hervey Bay to see the new house again.  We organized a few Air Conditioning guys to come and give a quote for the new house.  And we could take photos and  measurements for various things as well. 

This is our house at Hervey Bay.  It's one year old and never been lived in.  The feeling of the place is great happiness and high expectations.

  

This is a new pallette to work on.  It needs landscaping and a few other things.  But this is a new opportunity to get the creative juices flowing.

 

Out of all the houses we looked at;   this was the only house that we saw that had a large flowing, living area as you walked in the door.

The furniture you see isn't ours.  The house hasn't been handed over yet, as we're still waiting on contracts to finalize (which is another story).

But we felt really at home here.  It's the right size, easy to take care of, full of potential, and spacious for a 3 bedroom home.

It's surrounded by families, minutes to the ocean, minutes to the boat ramps, minutes to the shops.

And you wouldn't believe it, but there's even STREET CLEANERS!!  Ah,...welcome back to suburbia. 

Many changes are taking place at the moment.  And just as I said previously, things are starting to heat up.  Although, the contract, once again, has been delayed.  One of the signing parties is out of the country, so the contract has to be put off until they get back and another week draws out.  But confidence is high from the real estate agent.  The buying party seems to be very happy with everything and is eager as well.  Well, THAT'S always a good sign.

So, we're still waiting.  I'm trying to convince Chris to start packing up, but he keeps assuring me that we shouldn't do it yet and that there's still plenty of time to do that.  We've organized what furniture we're keeping;  and now that Chris has sold his saddle on E-Bay, he'll start selling off some of the furniture we won't need for the new house.  So this will keep him busy for a while too.  In the meantime, we're both anxiously awaiting the start of our new stage.