Really, its just dirt.

It's hard to believe, looking at our estate now, but this is one of the earliest shots we have of our land.
It was about a year ago that we came across it. It really is a great block, very flat, good drainage and just the right dimensions for the house we wanted to build. The block is also in a court which I like as it is safer for Sarah and quieter for Mr Night Shift worker.
I also like the fact that we are much closer to mum's house and the beach, there are shops relatively close and public transport isn't too far away.

More photos of the early days

As you can see we were snap happy in the early days. Not that much has changed since then. I can still remember how excited we were going down to the block every weekend to see if anything had happened. We would just drive down, take photos, even take a picnic. Any excuse to walk on "our land". (Max loved it.)

Our course at this stage it wasn't really ours, we'd only put a deposit down and were waiting (and waiting and waiting) for settlement to occur.

We really didn't suffer much though. Some our of neighbours bought land when it was first released and they waited a WHOLE YEAR before settlement!



This is when we felt like things were actually moving. They started building the road, the curbs went in, we have footpaths and even crossovers. The process was slow but looking back I suppose it was all for the best. We had more time to save money, I paid off two credit cards and my car loan. Now that we are paying rent and mortgage repayments we should be feeling the pinch but thanks (in part) to the delay we're not as our financial position is so much better than it would have been if we had been six months further ahead.


Ok, so this is a bit tragic and clearly Aaron and I have too much time on our hands. This is the day the street lights went in. As you can see, we were there to catch that highly momentous occasion. I can't believe we sat in the car and took photos...but we did and here is the evidence.

The road is finished

Finally, the road was finished!!!! We couldn't believe it.

Of course then followed what seemed like the endless wait for settlement.

Once again the wait turned out to be a blessing in disguise. When settlement day finally came around there were all sorts of last minute unexpected expenses, fortunately, because we had waited so long, there was plenty of money in the coffers to cover the costs.

Yay!!!! We can start building now.