Today is our birthday and we are enjoying a quiet celebration for two. Kathleen had to work, but John managed a trip to the golf course. We're heading out for dinner and maybe a movie in a few minutes here.
The biggest news of the last week is that we have purchased a house! A small bungalow built in 1924 and located in the neighbourhood of Inglewood, a few blocks east of Westmount mall. The home has plenty of charm and character and we can definitely envision a happy home. There is work to be done, some right away and some over the next year, but we are excited to get started!! We've now officially met all the conditions of the sale, so everything should be finalized by Tuesday of next week. We take posession on November 1st, though we think we'll take advantage of an empty house to paint and renovate before we move in.
What is exciting us most about the house is that just across the alley is the home of Adam, Shelly and Zac - brother, sister-in-law and nephew of the bride. This happened entirely by accident, but the opportunity to be closer and spend more time with them is lovely. As Zac said, "Now we can see each other... WHENEVER WE WANT TO!!" We are having dinner over there on Sunday night for a family birthday celebration, and are planning to stand on the back porch and look across the yard at our new little house.
Well, that's it for now! More on the house to come in the next week, we're sure. The Bridal Expo is this Sunday so Kathleen is heading there with some girlfriends to exercise her judging muscles. We hope to get a DJ out of it!
1 comment:
Mazel Tov! as we say in the Highlanders. If I am making Mapquest work, you are just southwest of the City airport (as opposed to being SW of Nisku International, which is not the same thing). The house looks nice, and it is as well to have a piece of the ground *now*, as you can now sit back and watch the Continent's Hottest Economy (TM) make money as you sleep.
Uncle Jim
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