The Sparks are going to Washington!

Well it's really happening...The Sparks are going to Washington!

We went to DC on our hectic "look-see" visit a few weeks ago, and after 5 non-stop days of looking at houses, furniture, cars, visiting the office, having dinners and soaking up the atmosphere of Old Town we decided that we could probably put up with a couple of years living in Washington!

We've just found out that our offer to rent a lovely house in Old Town Alexandria has been accepted, and we're just waiting on the lease paperwork to come through. We've not actually seen the house in person...we got our relocation agent and some friends to look at it for us. This is taking the concept of "personal shoppers" to the extreme!! Everyone told us it was lovely, and it certainly looks gorgeous in the photos.

Now we just need to get on with the practicalities...deciding what furniture (and other bits and pieces) to take with us, packing and shipping it all, sorting out the house at this end...and the million and one other things that I've not thought about yet!! And all to be done in around 4 weeks....it's going to be hectic!