Well, in the end the final completion and exchange on the house were delayed so much that we didn't end up going to Australia. It just wouldn't have been worth it for 7 days. So, we booked a last minute package holiday to Lanzarote and went there for a week. After Andrew booked the tickets I had to go and look on the map to see where it was - it is safe to say that I knew nothing about it before we got there. However, it was surprisingly interesting and enjoyable. Neither of us has ever been to a volcanic island before and there were lots of things to see and do. We hired a car for a few days and saw some of the sights. Also spent a couple of days relaxing on the beach where had his first swim in the sea. It was relaxing and fun.
We had spent the three days before we left moving and then cleaning the old flat, which was pretty tiring. But Andrew's dad came and helped us out and it all got done in time. So now we are back in Oxford (and freezing our socks off, man it has gotten cold in our absence) and tootling about our new house. We're unpacking boxes, shifting furniture about and doing some DIY. I have proudly installed three door stops using a new drill that we bought. We've put some boards up in the loft so that we can move all the junk up there (that has been very helpful for making it look like we are tidying the house).
Andrew starts work again this afternoon, so the 2 week holiday has almost come to the end and I'll try and return William to a routine (of sorts) and start going to all the mum and baby groups that we were attending before. Then I spose we'll blink and it will be Christmas. I wonder whether we'll have all our boxes unpacked by the end of the year....?
