Kids
I am now a house owner
actually, my girlfriend and I are house owners, and what a feeling =)
After selling our apartment early January, we decided to get down to business. For almost a year, we have had our eyes out for what houses were on the market, so it wasn’t that hard finding the right house.
What was hard though, was convincing the sellers that they should accept a loss when selling. We ourselves had the same “problem” when we sold our apartment. We “got away” with a minimal loss though. The ones were buying the house from did not ;) They were looking at another house as well, which they bargained down as well. So three happy couples were made during this trade.
We knew we were looking for a house in the, more or less, perfect surroundings for our children to grow up in, as of now we only have one daughter. We also looked for a house that would require minimal work before moving in, and we also wanted everything to be as new as possible.
We found the house, a bit overpriced for us, but we decided to make a shamefully low offer, which was declined, we did that twice, raising it a bit each time off course. And eventually we reached a price that suddenly awoke the interest of the real estate agent. And within a week, he had convinced the sellers to sell for our low price, and he then helped them get a bargain on what they wanted as well.
The pictures from the house, as they looked on the real estate agents homepage can be found below. I made my own mock up of a detail plan for the house, since the house werent for sale that long, they never got around to making one them selves :)
Anyways, here it is. Enjoy =)
Holy christ
.. but, seriously, so much new stuff happening in my life, that its almost too much :)
Well, first of all, getting used to being a dad is something. Requires lots of time, and lots of sleep you don’t get :) But in the end worth it off course.
I started making an effort to loose some weight and get into a better shape, so I’m swimming 3 times a week combined with running two times a week is the way i do it for now. Its hard like hell, since my body was actually getting way to used to doing nothing since the sprained ankle back in September. Plus off course eating a bit more healthy that i used to, meaning less gravy and more vegetables etc.
I really need to get in shape, as i plan to start diving again. And thats SCUBA as well as free diving. And for that i need to be in at least a descent shape =)
Monday 11th February, my first two weeks of fraternity leave ends. And i will be going back to work again, which i actually look forward to again =)
Ohhh, and here is a picture of a tired, BUT proud dad :)
Im now a dad!
Very short summary! Yesterday (24th January 2008) my girlfriend gave birth to a beautiful girl weighing 3210 grams and 50 centimeters long. A very pretty little one :) I’m with my girlfriend in the hospital until Monday, after that i will update with pictures of the little one :)
Also, the launch of our new family site is NOW :) From this day forth, everything related to our little family will be posted on https://www.xn--snderby-mortensen-00b.dk/ so bookmark away, it is in danish.
Og pÃ¥ dansk, som i ved er jeg blevet far, og dem som vil læse mere om fødslen og vores families videre liv, kan “følge” det pÃ¥ https://www.xn--snderby-mortensen-00b.dk/ som er vores lille families nye websted. Det kommer til at foregÃ¥ 100% pÃ¥ dansk, hvor denne side ( knuspar.dk ) kommer til at fortsætte p? engelsk :)
Update: Added pictures now on https://www.xn--snderby-mortensen-00b.dk/2008/01/24/sa-kom-julie-til-verden/.
Its closing in on me!
Well, the topic makes it sound a lot worse than it is :) But there’s a few chapters in my life that’s gonna change shortly. Tuesday 22nd January, i have a drivers test, if i pass, i get my drivers license. (some would say 11 year s too late .. ) This will end a chapter in it self, as the process of taking the damned license was way to long for my liking. But it has to be done, as im about to embark on a journey into the unknown with my girlfriend .. as we are most likely only days from becoming parents. A thing that i, from friends and family, hear is the most fantastic experience you will ever have. I mean, not being able to drive a car with my pregnant girlfriend to the hospital when the time is due, would be downright catastrophic!
The passing week was also the first week where i went swimming again since i twisted my ankle :( It was a hard time swimming, as i discovered i was stiffer in my ankle than i expected. Oh well, more training will make it better. I’m expecting to become a regular guest in the swim stadium this year. Reason? Well, simple, i have been getting fatter and fatter over the past 5-6 year, and for the past few years, i have usually been a big heavier around Christmas then in the summer. But it has to change now, the past few days i have fallen over several pictures taken ~5 years ago. And i like who i looked back then better than now :( Also, my neoprene suit for diving wont fit all sizes :) And i really need to get dipping again.
Upcoming launch for a danish site/blog is immanent, as i know several from our family will prefer stuff written in danish about our baby :) More about that later :)
