Shifted to a new home, moved to greater heights, literally.

We shifted to a new house on 2^nd November, 2014. Sunday. That is, from ground floor to first floor. Same house, same address, same house-owner. So, not a big deal. However, moving all the stuff, from salt to camphor (uppu tottu karpooram vare ;-D), up the narrow stairs was a bit tedious. Dearest hubby helped with the heavy objects and left for a doctor’s meeting in the morning. And a deadly combination of Mummy, Sid, and me were left to do the rest of the shifting. I could hear a sigh from my thigh muscles at the end of the day. All done and settled now.

Moving shelter means change. Some good and some bad. But I welcome all now. The old house was a 1.5 BHK. (1.5 coz one of the rooms was not eligible enough to be called as a bedroom). It was a perfect haven when I first moved in to that house as a just-married-couple. Private, closed, and comfortable. But after having a kid, the same place lacked air, light, and space. However, here are some things that will always be in my memories about my first rented house after marriage:

• This was the first house that was rented in my name. During our stay here, this house has seen me the most; more than my hubby, son, and mother.
• My son was conceived here. Need I say more? ;)
• Sid has spent most of his time in this house till now. There was this place between kitchen and bedroom where I used to place him on a mat with his toys when he had just started to sit on his own. He could see both his parents --- me working in the kitchen and his dad working on the computer in the bedroom. He would play endlessly at this particular place.
• It’s never too hot in the summer and never too cold in the winter. I still wonder how and why.

The new house in the first floor is a spacious 2BHK where one bedroom (ours, of course) is in the 2^nd floor alongside the terrace. A big hall welcomes us with an area enough for Sid to play football. A small but cupboard-filled-kitchen. A much-need private bedroom, and a much-more-needed attached bathroom for my hubby. <No grinning pls>. A beautiful terrace for bright evenings. A work area with a small balcony that views a lush green forest with a variety of chirping birds, and some crazy monkeys. Yes. The house is opposite to the army area which was not visible from ground floor due to a high fence wall. Sid’s quite scared of owls. So, to force him to sleep these days, the owl comes hooting from this forest at night. And during the day, the owl hides inside one of those trees; quite ready to come on call. :D

Here’s a snap capturing the sight from that highlighted balcony: