Smudge--
No, he's not our dog. Smudge is the Gilbert family dog--they got him when Martin was about 13 or so. He's the dumbest animal I've ever seen, but he's so good natured and loving. Martin would like us to get a dog, but I told him we can't have one until we have a baby as it is approximately the same level of committment!
Lots of stuff has happened over the last week or so. First things first--Martin and I have a house to live in now! Our new address will be:
Hogpenny Cottage, #43A
Algernon Street
Grimsby
Lincolnshire
I don't know the post code yet. It'll be DN32 6 something something. Apparently the last two digits of your post code are VERY specific--they tell where you are within about two houses. I'll keep everyone posted. I don't know what our new phone number will be yet. Later!
We went to Ikea and bought a bed, and now we have all the essentials--sofa, TV, bed, nightstands, table, chairs, etc. We even have a microwave (luxury!). They're not as nice as what we had before, with the exception of our new mattress, but we'll gradually get nicer things. The important thing right now is having a place of our own.
Speaking of Ikea, I'd never been before, and it was an experience. We rented a huge van from Enterprise and drove to Leeds. Once we were there, we spent about 3 1/2 hours just wandering around their showroom. That place is enormous! We were both a little shell-shocked when we got out, it was that exhausting.
We drove to Scunthorpe and saw a movie in town, and we didn't park in our usual place as the van was too big to fit in the multi story car park. When we got back to the van we discovered it had been broken in to. Luckily, nothing was stolen. But we did have to drive around with no window for another day, and it rained! We called the police, and they basically told us we shouldn't have parked there. This area has a really high crime rate!
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