Wednesday, June 11, 2008

So long Sydney

After such a long time deliberating we have decided to move to Newcastle. It was an incredibly hard decision, but we have finally made it and are now doing what we must to make the transition a reality.

Mosman has been an interesting place to live. Really it is a beautiful suburb with lots of big old trees and lovely parks. It’s been great for the kids. It’s also the suburb where people walk their cats on leashes, designer dog water bowls sit outside expensive clothes shops for the clientele’s pampered pooches, mums at the kid’s playground bring china cups and saucers to drink their tea, and the median price of a house is almost $2 million.

Our good news is we have found a house in Newcastle and relocate in five weeks. The excitement of finally owning our own home is hard to contain, and to have space inside and a garden for the kids is something we have only dreamt about.

It has three bedrooms plus a study, two bathrooms, three toilets, two living areas, a dining room, modern kitchen and separate laundry, gas fireplace and air conditioning, a large private terrace and good sized manicured fenced garden. It is split level with polished floorboards and lots of storage. There are good schools close by as well. We can’t decide on what it is about the house that we like the most – the space, garden or more than one toilet. But the one thing we can both agree on is how much we will love having a dishwasher.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

hi, we have been away a couple of weeks on our annual treck to the yorkshire dales. So pleased you have found your first family house, and especially pleased that it is near Nannooooo. I look forward to more updates as time goes on. Love from Aunty Kathy

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