THE MOMENTOUS DAY IS HERE!!!!

 AND GUESS WHAT?

Literally EVERYONE guessed correctly.

BRYLEE IS LEAVING HOME!!!

She is moving into a flatting situation, not far from here. In fact it's half way between our home and Steve's!

She will be living with a woman who owns her own home, and rents out her spare bedrooms.  Only to females.

So it's a 'safe' move for her first venture out on her own.

ABOVE:  She has spent the last week packing up all her belongings and making sure she has everything she will need.

The guys have her big unit already in the van, ready to take over to her house this morning.

I can't believe that TONIGHT it will just be Stew and I.

Yes... I shall say it:

42 years, 1 week and 1 day with kids at home and I am finally FREE.  Stew and I WILL BE JOINING THE 'EMPTY NESTERS'.

So many people have said I won't know what to do with myself.  Well I reckon I will be just fine working THAT out!  

I don't want Brylee to feel like we are happy to be 'getting rid of her'.  It's just that she IS THE LAST ONE TO LEAVE!  I would feel this way no matter who it was leaving LAST!

I DESPERATELY want to experience life with just STEW.  

Cooking for two.

Washing for two.

Cleaning up after just US.

Planning outings for just US.

Stew and I have had just a few weeks (IN TOTAL), in our 35 years together, where it's just been the two of us.

I really, really wanted this to happen before we got too old to enjoy 'us' time.

Moving forward from today, I am hoping that Stew and I will spend a bit more time going on weekends away, just enjoying 'COUPLE' time, visiting friends and family more, and not having to worry about, or work around, anyone else.

NOW.  The first correct guess on what the 'MOMENTOUS' event was, came from an ANONOMOUS commenter.

So, if that was you, please send me an email with your name and address :  stewandchris@hotmail.com,  and I will send you your little prize.

Today will of course be spent getting Brylee moved out.

Then I will be tidying up our 'new' spare double bedroom, in readiness for when we have visitors to stay.

So there ya go... that will be our day.  FUN!

ABOVE:  Bit cute.  This little family visiting the 'HAPPY TREE'... that's what the littlies call it.

Then they went home again.  😊

ABOVE:  Moving out!  She's now in her new home.  I immediately set about making her old room our spare bedroom.

ABOVE:  It looks beautiful!  It is going to be so nice to have visitors use this bedroom, instead of mattresses on the floor in the lounge!

ABOVE:  All my wool is now in that wardrobe too.  AND that's another wardrobe that needs to be painted at some point.

We have Mike and Joyce, Steve and Griffin here... yakking and hangin'.

Mike and Joyce are leaving in a little while, for their home down in Palmerston North.

I'm gunna miss them!

It's been just awesome seeing them two weekends in a row.

I am determined to visit them in Palmy in the next 2-3 months.

ABOVE:  Very sadly saying 'Bye' to Mike and Joyce.   Hopefully we see them again soon.

5.45 pm: As of an hour ago... we are ALONE!  No visitors. No kid living here.

A...L...O...N...E !

OMG what to do, what to do?

Well, Stew just polished his shoes and is ironing shirts in readiness for his return to work tomorrow!

How riveting is that?  

I'm contemplating what we shall have for dinner.  I'm a bit over left overs already.

I had chips 'n' dip at 4.30,  so I'm not even hungry yet.  Might give it a couple of hours.

9.10 pm:  We had fish 'n' chips for dinner!  Then Brylee visited for a swim, so tonight didn't feel much different!

It will happen eventually.  

Watching a bit of TV, but we are both very tired, so will be going to bed early.

Catch ya tomorrow.