We like weekends

[rosa_heartlily]

 I managed to make some progress with Hearts of Stone, yesterday. One adventure saw Geralt possessed by a debauched ghost who had some really great lines. He made me :D

I realise that I haven't noted the fact that we are now homeowners. We have completed the purchase of our house - now we just need to pay it off! Still, that will take 17 years and cost less than paying rent forever and a day. Our lender sent us a 'welcome to your new home' hamper (even though we haven't moved!) containing tea, coffee, biscuits - and toilet roll! You can imagine it being very welcome to people who know that the coffee and loo roll are SOMEWHERE in all those boxes... For us, it was just amusing.

I am going to finally sort out the insurance (life and home) tomorrow. And then we begin the brave new world.

St Michael's were on good form, yesterday. A good sized congregation, some good-enough singing (hate unfamiliar hymns), and some candle lighting to keep them on their toes. As a good Protestant girl, I always had a slight sense of horror at the idea of lighting candles but when it was introduced at St Bride's I fell in love. It's such a simple thing but powerful. Giving people the chance to participate, even if it's in silence, is just brilliant.

OK, that's all for now. Toodles, DW.

Comments

[lassarina]

*laughing* that's a lovely gift to send, but also funny since you're already settled. (Husband and I stopped by the new house with a case of soda cans, a set of plastic/paper cutlery/plates, and a pack of toilet tissue before we ever moved in, but we were also there for a few days painting the walls, lol.)

[rosa_heartlily]

I do think it's a great idea. One of my colleagues is moving house and has the same mortgage provider as us, so he's really looking forward to his!

And getting the walls painted before you get all the furniture and stuff it must make life much easier.

[lassarina]

It really did make things easier. We were fortunate to have a couple months' overlap where we could get some repairs done and accomplish the painting, which helped a lot.