bike rack

We've been in our apartment for almost 2 weeks now, and we're loving every minute of it! There's still lots of little things to be done, but we're getting there.

Last week the bike rack went up. It's a Broder shelf from Ikea, probably normally meant for garages. We have a friend who used it for his bikes, so we went for it too. We just need to attach something to the wall behind the bikes to protect the wall from being banged up by the handlebars. Justin would like you all to note his "pretty" Cervelo sitting up top. Personally, I think the Orbea behind it is even prettier ;-).













Our first "dinner guest" (if take away counts!). Jens, Justin and I normally go to Island Cafe every few weeks together for dinner, but this time we brought Island Cafe to us :-). Notice Pico trying to get in on the dinner action too!

bye bye old, hello new

4th June, 2010 - moving day.

Saying goodbye to our old apartment...



...and hello to our new apartment!

We're here!

Laying on the bed with the chis, in my NEW bedroom :-) Feeling very exhausted after 2.5 hours of trail running/hiking with a friend for race training. It was hot and the trails had mostly disappeared under new growth of scratchy bushes since we did the same race last year. Anyhow, the ocean breeze through the window and the sound of the waves below are helping me forget my tired legs.

It was very exciting to move in yesterday! It felt very surreal after coming here every day for the past couple of months, but this time we didn't have to leave and go back to our rented apartment. Last night we finally got to stay!
















Left: packing up our old apartment. Right: removalists

As soon as I finished work yesterday at 3:15pm, I rushed home and found the removalists packing up the last of our belongings. I followed them over to our new place on my bike, and helped point fingers and give directions ("Over there. That goes here." :-)). When they left and closed the door behind them, it was a funny feeling to know that the place was now ours to live in. I only had a few minutes of solitude though, and then my contractor arrived to do a couple of things.

Justin and I spent the evening unpacking boxes. Most of my time was in the kitchen, wiping out all of the cupboards before putting stuff away. It is so exciting to use everything or the first time, like cooking a pizza in the new oven last night, having a shower (SO nice not having to shower in a bath!), and I even used the toilet yesterday when I didn't need to go, just so I could try it out! :-)













Today has consisted of more unpacking and organising in amongst dragon boating and trail running. I look forward to the school holidays in 3 weeks when I will really try to organise things well, set up the place, do some decorating, and clean! (there's so many things to clean, like paint that has gotten onto window frames, sticky tape residue on bench tops, etc). Over the next couple of weeks, small tasks will still continue with our contractor, such as installing the kitchen and laundry taps (our only working sink at the moment is in the bathroom), building the broom cupboard, kitchen splashbacks, etc.

clean up begins

A small amount of cleaning up in our apartment has started, while work still goes on still. Most of the plastic covering on the floor has been taken off so we can see our dark floors again! With some of the furniture in (wardrobes, cabinets, shelves) and the painting done, I can start to see now what the look of the apartment will be.













Left: Grey wall in bedroom. Right: Kitchen sink













Left: Wardrobe in computer/bike room. Right: Justin assembling a mirror

june 1st - 3 days til move

Just ignore me in the video, feeling silly talking to the camera :)

laundry & bathroom cabinets

31st May - my birthday! No need for presents because I've got a brand new apartment! Here are photos of the laundry and bathroom cabinets.















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