Home Start and the Black Wedding

After some negotiation and innocent bluffing on my part, our offer for the apartment has been accepted!

If everything is fine with the contract and building inspection and the seller doesn't change his mind, we will have a place to call our own.

I can't quite believe it! I really didn't expect to find a unit we liked so quickly! It's been a bit surreal running around trying to organise loan approvals, solicitors, inspections etc.

We're not even sure if we'll move in before the wedding.

We'll need to do a few minor things first, like paint the walls, change the carpet, put in new blinds and replace the stove and oven. Once we buy the furniture, it'll be ready for us to move in.

Never thought I'd get excited about going to look for wall paint and blinds but I guess it's different when it's for your own home.

Just hope everything works out with this place!

Also managed to meet with the marriage celebrant this Saturday. He was quite funny and I'm sure the ceremony will be a success.

He told us of some crazy ceremonies he's been involved in, like where there were two black cats walking in front of the couple, or when the parents had to hold a broom and everybody was dressed in black. He also did one where he had to say things like, "By the power of the sun and the power of the moon, I pronounce this couple as husband and wife". David and I couldn't believe it and even considered having two black cats walk in front of us, as well as giving our parents a broom each. We also imagined breaking into chorus and singing the whole thing like in a musical. Now that would be something no one would forget!