Hunt over, me found hut

Well that was quick.

We have already found a place to live, deal gets finished up this week, sale closes end of March and we move in April 1. It feels almost impulsive to have found a real estate agent on a Monday, gone to see places Thursday and Friday night, then gone to re-see three condos in one building Saturday night and bought one. Just like that. But under the surface of what seems quick is hours and days and weeks of agonizing, not to mention surfing MLS.ca, so we felt like we knew every place possible in Chilliwack.

Finally I'm a homeowner . . .well, an apartment owner. Took me long enough. (By me of course I mean we.) Fourth floor two-bedroom plus den of a four-storey condo with really great high ceilings and pretty darned good views. Not tons of space, but we were living in less than 600 square feet in Toronto and this is over 1,000 square feet so we can't complain. Well, we can and we will probably, but we shouldn't.

Anyway, all very exciting and tumultuous times around here and in our lives. Joanne's practice is really getting busier, my old friend and the person whom I replaced here at the Times has come back so we have a tight and super-solid news team, Joanne has bought a wedding dress, and now we have bought a condo.

On Feb. 18 I said this should be my year since it is the Chinese year of the pig and I'm a pig. (Although so is Stephen Harper so should that make me nervous?)

For now here's a couple of snapshots of the outside of the front of the building and our place. Better ones with views from inside should follow soon.



Note the tall windows, which are only on the fourth floor. Not quite floor to ceiling but really high and that is south-facing too, so really nice and bright. Probably will be real hot in the summer too . . . hmmm . . .



Here, obviously, is the front of the building and Jo.