We bought a house!!
We looked for a total of 5 weeks - once I saw this one though, I was gone. I nearly jumped off my seat when I saw it advertised. The morning of the auction I was so close to vomiting. At the auction I could barely stand still and felt like vomiting the whole time. Michael did the bidding - thank god, there is no way I would have done it in a restrained fashion. I would have jumped in with our maximum from the word go.
So we have now bought our very first house. We settle on the 14th September, but we are going to put a front fence up, polish the floors and paint the front 3 rooms. So we'll probably move in the last week in september. Verrrry exciting.
And now onto the bad news.
Tomorrow I am having surgery. I've had chronic sinusitis since February, and am pretty much sick 24/7. I've been seeing an Ears, Nose and Throat Surgeon, and at my appointment last wednesday he told me to make an appointment for surgery. I had the surgery in 2008, and it was the worst pain I've ever been in. I am quite upset that I have to have it again.
One of the worst parts is that I won't get to do my Tailored Blazer course. I have to have two weeks off work. I will be better for the Melbourne Sewers' Meet-Up though! Something for me to look forward to. It is probably more accurate to call it the Aussie Sewers' Meet-Up though - we have sewers from Victoria, NSW and Tasmania coming!! Awesome!!
Big congrats! How super duper exciting! It looks like I house I would LOVE to live in :)
ReplyDeleteDevastating news about the surgery though - I really hope for your benefit that it will have a better outcome than previously - I'll be thinking of you!
Dear Rachel....what a momentous day...what a great family shot...I remember my eyes 'twitched' from anxiety at our auction.
ReplyDeleteI am sorry to hear of this awful surgery...lets hope for a great result. I will be thinking of you. x.
I remember those horrible feeling at ours I'll never go through that again! Congratulations on being the winning bid! Was there much competition?
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to hear about your surgery, I hope it all goes well. :)
Thanks Kat. There were 3 couples bidding - one bowed out $30000 before the sale price, and the other one came in after that and was asking their parents for $1000 lots for the last $5000!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the house! That is very exciting news. Good luck for the surgery tomorrow xo
ReplyDeleteFirstly, a huge congratulations on the house...how exciting for you all!
ReplyDeleteSecondly, good luck for tomorrow and I wish you a speedy recovery! My dad recently had similar surgery and I know how painful it is, so thinking of you!xx
Congrats about the house and massive comiserations about the surgery. I hope you recover fast and are fit and healthy for the meet-up!
ReplyDeleteOh yay congratulations! Oh no surgery sucks! Hopefully it'll fix all your problems though and that'll be that! No idea what else to say but best of luck for the surgery and see you when I see you!
ReplyDeleteThinking of you for the surgery!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic piece of news with your new house. Congratulations on surviving the auction too, I don't have the nerves for that either. Best wishes also for your surgery and for a quick recovery.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the purchase of your beautiful home! Best wishes for the surgery and a speedy recovery and that you'll back to doing all the things you love soon.
ReplyDeleteYay for the new house and all the happy memories you'll make there! Sorry to hear about the surgery. I hope this time 'round it's not so painful. G'luck x
ReplyDelete<> Congratulations on the house, and good luck with your surgery!
ReplyDeleteWow! Congratulations on your new home! It's just lovely from the outside and I'm looking forward to more pic of the inside. :) Ugh, sorry to hear about the surgery :( Make sure they give you good meds for pain control.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your home purchase - really exciting!! Hope the surgery resolves your problem - good luck!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations and commiserations - hope the surgery goes well.
ReplyDeleteYay for the house, Boo for the surgery. I sold fabrics to a male surgeon who makes his own shirts and 2 ER nurses who were at the Ear, nose and throat conference a few weeks ago. Seems they're a crafty bunch!;)
ReplyDeleteWow! Congrats, homeowner!
ReplyDeleteHope the op went well, and that you are resting up well and planning loads of lovely sewing projects!
Congratulations on the house purchase and good luck for your surgery. I may be able to make the sewing meetup too as I will be in Melbourne that weekend. I will do my best and hope to see you at Tessuti!
ReplyDeleteI hope you are making a recovery from your surgery. What a lot to deal with all at once! I'm hoping to come along to the meet up on Saturday. Is the location confirmed?
ReplyDeleteCheers!
Congratulations on your house. So exciting!!!!!!!!! I really hope your surgery went well.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your new house! How FREAKING exciting! We're just renovating our kitchen at the moment, so it's heaps of fun!!!
ReplyDeleteWishing you all the very best with your health for the surgery, fingers crossed it's all smooth sailing xoxo