There is a small chance that some people my read this blog. There is an even smaller chance that some of them may be in the legal profession. However, I am not going to offer any opinions about the conveyancing processes. Let me just say that I can understand why people say moving house is so stressful - and ours was about the simplest transaction you could get.
This Friday, ten weeks after our first viewing, we will get the keys to Pinewood. With luck we will spend our first four days building Ikea furniture, sorting out utilities, and getting quotes for refurbishment work, hopefully leaving some time for some celebratory visits to local pubs & restaurants, walks on the beach, and trips to nearby Tenby.
For the journey down the car will be laden with all manner of domestic items, and the list of other things we'll need grows by the day. We're effectively replicating our existing home from scratch, which is both enormous fun and daunting at the same time.
The excitement hasn't disappeared, though it waned a little when the legal processes dragged on. In fact, it was the anticipation of Pinewood fulfilling those dreams we'd had in Mexico which kept us as lighthearted and relaxed as we were during the last 2 months of the purchase. That is the purpose of the place, after all: to help keep us relaxed and calm and to give us a focus outside of normal life. And it won't be just Alexis & me that get the boost from the Saundersfoot vibe: James & Grace will no doubt enjoy the freedom and options for chilling out; Mum & Dad, likewise, and Martin, and Pam & Nick. Then there is the myriad close friends that we hope will either join us there for long weekends or take advantage of a free week to go end enjoy the atmosphere for themselves.
For now, I'm just focused on trying to get everything in the car for the journey down, and looking forward to the start of the next phase of the Pinewood experience.
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