Aug 11

Aug 11 Moving Day

I couldn't sleep last night! Soooo many thoughts and emotions going through my head - this is the day that everything really starts to change. You would think that the day everything starts to change was the day we found out I was pregnant! Don't get me wrong, it does change, but more in the decisions you make, the way you think about things, the considerations you keep in mind etc. The fact that we are actually moving today though, actually physically moving, and to the suburbs, means things are REALLY changing!!

The movers are set to come in the morning, and we're off to a bad start with the weather causing delays. The move doesn't go as smoothly as we hoped, but it's another story and one I'm not ready to go into just yet as it makes me angry (and yes as everyone keeps reminding me I must stay calm for the baby haha!)!

We have all the boxes in the new place early evening, and boy are there ALOT of boxes! We lived in a tiny 1 bedroom flat, and I mean tiny, so I really don't understand just how we could have soooo much stuff! Okay so we did have a storage room, but I must say, i'm quite impressed with how much I managed to fit in there - to Jay's despair lol!!

It's a mix of emotions while looking around, everything bare. One the one hand, this was our first proper home together after getting married. I moved into Jay's flat in London but it felt very temporary as we knew we would be moving to Australia after about 3 months, and from there on it was preparing to get everything packed up. This is the place were we really felt we started our married life, where we got used to living with each other, where we learnt to rely on each other only as our families were so far away, where we found our way as a married couple, where we really discovered each other's qualities (I really mean what we really hate and love about each other!) - it's been the place that has seen us through growing as a couple and setting us up for what life has in store for us...

On the other hand, we have so much to look forward to (and panic about!!). We are about to start a new chapter in our lives, to become parents, the first step of which we are taking now. We are moving away from the luxury of having the Opera House down the road and Sydney Harbour Bridge as our neighbour - we are moving to the suburbs - it's where grown-ups live!! :-)

I feel anxious (very!) but pleased we are making this step so that we can get on with the other hundreds of things it seems we need to do before the baby comes! I feel sad that this is the end of an era. I feel excited that we will finally have our own stuff to bring our poppet home to :-)

713, it's been an absolute pleasure. you have not failed in giving us beautiful views, spectacular sunsets and 4 years of unforgettable memories. We have one last dance to our first dance song, in front of our window overlooking the harbour, and say goodbye to 713. It could be the pregnancy hormones, but there are a few small tears - I won't lie...