Settling In - London Style

Whew! We have a house! So excited about it. So ready to move on to the next project - getting ready for baby!

So here are a few pictures of the area and the house that I took yesterday.

This is on the walk from the train station to the house - the whole half mile on the right is a beautiful park. And that is a horse through the trees.

This is the Newham City Farm right before our street. It is a very cute petting zoo that our landlord told us if we go early Sunday morning, we can also get fresh eggs from!

The exciting kitchen table. The landlord and his wife left us flowers and a hope this is a happy and comfortable house card.

Andrew showing you the cupboards of the kitchen. Woohoo!

Tucker's room - missing a few key items - like a bed. And a dresser. But that is what the next few weeks are for!

Our bedroom - with a new duvet - oooohhhh. That is all they have out here - no sheets and blankets.

So now the computer is giving me fits - I wanted to add two more pics, but it won't do it. So that is it for now on the pictures.

Last week was a bit stressful. House hunting while 33 weeks pregnant in another country is HARD. I walked too much, stressed too much, but in the end it paid off. Spent this weekend slowly moving our bags from Stratford to Beckton and now we have an address!
29 Fulmer Road
London
E16 3TE

I am getting my exercise from all the walking though. Have to find one of those fold up rolling bags that you see folks using at grocery stores to carry stuff home in though. AM going to need to make 4 trips to the store to be able to get everything we need and carry it home. I have been walking to the store - nice walk - and then taking the bus back with the groceries. next trip is cleaning supplies, a shower curtain, hangers, and an alarm clock. Exciting!

I have had a lot of my friends/family hook me up with people they know living here - so that is nice. On Thursday I am going to meet another Jen in Greenwich for lunch. She is an American and has 2 kids that have been born here in London, and it will be nice to chat, meet a new face, and learn what hoops I have to jump through to get Tucker his US Passport.

Missing all my friends back home - thanks for all the well wishes and prayers. Love you guys!!

Well, off to meet Andrew and get some dinner and head home. More later!!

Andrew started his job today - yay! I am looking forward to hearing all about it when he gets back tonight. We had found his building when we went out Saturday so he knew where he was going. Should be exciting!

Me - I went out this morning to meet a realtor in Bermondsey. Nice place - small, but doabale. A little too far to get to a park to walk Abbey in is the only issue there. But it's weird - dogs are allowed on the buses and the tube - which is actually nice, not weird! Hopefully will look at another place this afternoon or tomorrow morning.

It is definitely taking some getting used to. Still call our house on Seldom Home 'home'. Thankfully it has been a busy weekend so we have done a lot of just getting our bearings. Today has been odd being all alone. No hubby, no dog. Just me getting work done and researching rentals, and learning the ropes.

More interesting updates soon!

London Time!

Well, it's official - we are here! Obviosuly been a bit too busy to write in the last month, but after a very good nights sleep, we got up at 7am (London time) and are ready to go this Saturday!

The trip here was uneventful. Packed 11 bags - well 9 plus two holding the computer and monitor - and all 11 got to London no problem. Took a quick one hour nap - had to - and then went out to do a little recon. Had a house viewing visit - got to the area on the tube and said no way are we living here. Check off list. Went on the tube to a place we are supposed to see today and said - can email that realtor and say no thanks as well. I think we will end up south of the Thames. Not too far a commute and more neighborhoody feel.

So, ready to head off this morning and view one more place. And make a few phone calls about others. Will take my camera today and document it all!

Love to all my friends and family who are keeping us in their thoughts and thanks for all the well-wishes and blessings!