We have a home!

It has been a rather hectic and exhausting week since arriving back in Melbourne. A priority was to find a home; made challenging due to the strong demand in the rental market. Merrilyn had researched the candidate areas and schools and narrowed our search down to the inner eastern suburbs. Within this area we located four properties that we felt were suitable.

Well the wonderful news is that today - only a week after arriving - we signed the leased on our preferred house. It is located in Surrey Hills and only about 500 metres from our preferred Primary School for James. We wanted this area as it is where we plan to purchase. So we get the opportunity to live in the area and make sure that it is what we want.

The house itself is a four bedroom Federation style home that been recently renovated to add a large kitchen and living area. It combines the charm of high ceilings and ornate fireplaces with modern bathrooms and kitchen. We are looking forward now to moving in over the coming weeks.

Of course there is much yet to do. Today we were out shopping for a bed for James. When we left he was stil sleeping in a cot!

Being a larger home we look forward to entertaining with our friends and family. Tonight we feel that we have a taken a big step towards re-settling back in Melbourne.