Sealing the deal - 11/2/09

Pre-interview nerves from Em, and tetchiness from me! Spending 3 weeks with only each other has been 99% perfect, but the 1% sometimes shows, but going to the gym and having some time apart helps resolve the pointless tensions.

One’s best is done to ease the nerves of Emily en-route to Tawa College for her interview. After a missed train, and not insignificant walk she gets to the interview on time. I walk around the town of Tawa, which nestled in it’s pleasant surroundings, I decide quickly would not be our perfect base (despite its thirteen churches and only one bar – perhaps I missed some). Tawa was a dry town until 4 or so years ago. Fortunately Emily is advised to make a similar decision by her interviewer (on location), and is also offered the job!! Smiles aplenty.

The early evening is spent sweatily scaling Mt Vic once more, to view a house in Roseneath. After the many steps down through some civilised jungle, we find the house, which has a lot of character, and we like pretty well instantly. We chat with the flatmates (Rhys, Pete and Ben) for a while, and take a less extreme route back to our hostel accommodation).

After steak (/veggie sausage) dinner, we have a beer and do some admin. Excitedly we received a call from Ben to offer us the place in Roseneath. We accept. Deals sealed.