Originally posted 14th March 2007 on MySpace
Well… we are finally in our house. Moving weekend as you know was 3rd and 4th March. We had a lorry for 2 days and they were manic!
We started off in Hull picking stuff up from my parents and grandparents before going to Chesterfield to finish emptying the flat. After off-loading in Rotherham we then had a 6-hour drive to South London to Phil's parents finally arriving about 2am on the Sunday. Spent Sunday packing up before getting back on the road about 4pm only to be stuck on the M25 for an hour!
Finally arrived back in Rotherham at 10pm. We had to unload that night because the lorry had to be back in Hull at 8.30 on the Monday morning so by the time we had done that we finally got to sleep – in the lorry as the house wasn't officially ours until the Monday – about 1am! We made it back to Hull about 15 minutes late which considering was a minor miracle!
Finally got the phone call from the solicitor about 10am to say the money was on its way to the vendors and the house would be all hours about 1pm when we could contact the estate agents for the keys. All a bit irrelevant as we had become good friends with the vendors so we already had the keys but still nice to know.
So… we have been in the house 10 days and it looks like home. I had all last week off sorting and emptying boxes. There are still a fair few boxes to empty and the garage is a mess, but we are getting there.
We get connected to the Internet on Friday so until then my access is limited as I can only use it during my breaks at work. In the meantime, thank you to you all for your kind words, messages and support and I'll be replying properly as soon as I can.
It may have only taken us 7 weeks to move but it felt like 7 years and we are so glad it's all over. Here's to never moving again lol…
P.S. Most annoying moment of the last 2 weeks – the phone call to BT asking how much it would cost to get reconnected so we had telephone and internet access. I was told I could have a quote but had to pay £25 first before they could continue! It's ok though – I would have got it back with my first bill. Grrrrrr! Unsurprisingly we are going with cable instead (Virgin Media in fact), avoiding BT completely!
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