Got the keys!

Received the keys to our home yesterday. The builder provides a personalized name plaque for the house (most people hang this on the front wall of the house). This is what we named it ... get the meaning? hahaha.

We were also given a welcome hamper containing some cheese, biscuits, a bottle of champagne and two wine glasses.

Had been ultra busy coordinating for various contractors to come on specific dates next week but it's pretty much been organised, phew! In the midst of all the hoohaas surrounding our home, I had totally forgotten about our engagement anniversary date on 22 Feb ... yeah, we are hopeless romantics that we even wish each other happy engagement anniversary every year. BUT Kiwi G didn't forget. He left me a card on the table. I was so surprised and touched; especially when he had been sooooo busy lately.

Anyway, we have decided to stay on at the rented apartment until the floor tiling to our new home is completed since the required 21 day's notice of tenancy termination ends only on 14 March. We're probably moving on 10 March. That would give us time to clean up & arrange for steam cleaning on the vacated apartment for handover. It is a requirement for rental properties here to have the entire place spick and span and all carpets steam/dry cleaned or else they won't return our one month's rental bond.